I've downloaded the pbix of a report from a colleague. I'd like to view the SQL query that was used to pull the data into this report. When clicking on 'edit queries' I can see the output of the query, but not the query itself. How do I view the query itself? Note I would like to see the query before any steps Power BI takes. I found something in 'advanced editor' that looks code-like but it doesn't seem to be the raw original code.
Click on the table/query on the left pane. On the right side you see the steps he applied in the query designer and under Home > Advanced Editor you see the whole code what happended.
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I have access to the Navision SQL Server database and the corresponding Microsoft Dynamics NAV interface.
I want to migrate the 'Aged Acc. Receivable DII' report. Once I select the report and go to Tools > Designer I can see the 'DataItem' list, and when I select any of those and press F9 I see the C/AL Editor as per below.
Selecting another 'Data Item' provides another code. My initial question would be, which code from the 'Data Item' refers to the 'Preview' button in the 'Aged Accounts Receivable - IRES' window?
From the code I understand there are 3 tables joined (Customer, Cust_ Ledger Entry and Detailed Cust_ Ledg_ Entry) but I can not manage to output the same result that in the report produced in the interface. I'm guessing this is a generic report. Is there a query that could be used to generate the same output? Or documentation that would explain how the report is created?
Oh man, i don’t know where to start. MS seems to finally buried Navision 5 along with it’s documentation on msdn. But it is still should be possible for you to open local documentation with F1. Just make sure you are pressing it while your input cursor is on the code. This will open developer’s docu. You will not find there any explanations about how data is structured for output, but you will be able to find how things works.
Back to your questions. You need all the code you see in triggers. And might happen you will need code from the layout that you have not yet discovered. Preview and print buttons doing the same except for the global variable CurrReport.Preview is set to true.
To see if there is any other code open View-Sections, select any section and F9. Code will also be different per section.
The form you are asking is called RequestForm, hence the menu called View-Request page. F9 on the page and any elements on it.
Also, see the button that is third from the right on toolbar on your screen. That is Properties. Many things have properties. For example DataItem’s properties will tell you have child and parent are linked.
If you can open report in the designer then you probably have a developer’s license uploaded to database. Where is the developer then?) It should also allow you to export objects to text file. The you will be able to read every last bit of the code. When window with dataitems is active (for previously mentioned commands as well) press File-Export and select text format. Fob will produce binary output, not useful for you.
I have been gathering data from a view for reporting purposes quite some time related to volume, SLA, etc...
However I want to know what tables make up the view itself..I am currently using SQL Server 2012 and I have been asked some questions on the underlying data within the view...however we have hundreds of tables and I don't know where to look..
Just wondering if there is a quick way to check which tables make up a view..
Thanks.
You have a few options:
Right-click the view and click "Design" (as already mentioned)
Right-click the view. Select "Script View as" > "CREATE to" > "New Query Editor Window"
Right-click the view. Select "View Dependencies". Then select the "Objects on which depends" radio button.
Hope that helps you out.
Marius
In MySQL Workbench, after editing a column, table, or whatever, it will show the query for that action.
I could not find a similar feature in SQL Server 2016. I just want to view the SQL for the action I perform, such as editing a column.
Is it possible?
Something I've always set is Auto generate change scripts which can be found within the options:
This shows the script and prompts you to save it.
If I don't want it so that every time I do a change it prompts me I use the Generate Change Script icon (first icon below):
This is usually greyed out until you make a modification then you can click it. However the annoying thing is you have to click the icon to generate the script prior to saving the modification.
Downloaded SSMS 2016
The icon has slightly changed. In 2016 this is what you are looking for:
You will want to use the first icon on the toolbar above.
There is also a menu that appears called Table Designer. From there you can also generate the change script. This isn't a new feature in 2016 it was something I noticed when looking for the icon.
For each model element, there is the option in EA 10 to create internal requirements, constraints and scenarios. All of them end up in reports if you use the pre-defined Basic Template.
However, if you select "structured specification" instead of the default "description" text field for a scenario, then I end up with the steps of the structured specification being ignored in the report output.
How can I have them included in reports?
It sounds like you need to create your own reporting template. This may seem a bit daunting first time out and the template editor is pretty ornery, but luckily you can use an existing template as a starting point.
Hit F8 to bring up the Generate Documentation dialog, then select the Templates tab. Click New, specify a name and select a template you like to be copied. Don't bother with a template group, and leave the fragment checkbox unchecked.
In the editor, scroll down about halfway (assuming you selected to copy the Basic template) and locate the yellow scenario > tag.
Now in the checkbox tree on the left, scroll down do Package - Element - Scenario. Note that Scenario is checked, but Structured Scenarios is not. Check it.
In the editor, note the new structured scenarios > tag. Remove the right-click-to-insert text, then right-click and select Insert Field, then State etc.
It's more than a little fiddly, but if the Basic template is good enough to begin with you should be able to add the structured scenarios with a minimum of effort.
For more information, see the help file under Reporting - RTF Documents. Note that the individual fields aren't listed in the help file, you need to open up the template editor to see what specific information you can extract to your report.
I am using the Query Designer in SQL Server Management Studio (on an Express 2008 database). I created a new Query, chose Design Query in Editor from the Query toolbar and was presented with a cool graphical query designer (a bit like the one in ACCESS). I selected the fields, which generated the T-SQL, and executed the query and thought awesome! However, I can then only modify the T-SQL manually, I cannot get back into the graphical designer as all the Query Designer toolbar options are grayed out. Am I missing something?
Highlight the query text, then right-click, and select "Design Query in Editor...".