All reports of the company have been designed by using BIRT. However , we decided to convert all reports into the Microsoft Reporting Tools. In addition, we use SQL Server 2008 R2 as database. Concerning this , do I have to do these reports by using Business Intelligence tool in Visual Studio or do I have to do it in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services ?
Moreover, How can I install SSRS to SQL Server and how can I install Business Tool into the visual studio?
Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) comes with SQL Server. You can install it from the SQL Server install (DVD, MSI, ISO). It's a standalone product unless you install Visual Studio in which case you use VS to access BIDS functionality instead, but this will be transparent to you, i.e. VS will open automatically when you try to open BIDS. If you already have VS, then installing BIDS will install as an add in to VS.
Alternatively you can install the Report Builder separately. I quite like this personally, you can get it here...
http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=6116
I'm not sure what you mean by SSDR, can you elaborate?
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Problem:
-- I have a VS 2005 Report Server project with many reports.
-- I moved it to a new computer with SQL Server 2008 and VS 2005 and 2010 installed.
-- I was able to port the 2005 Report Server over OK (it's still 2005 even though the server is 2008), but now I can't open up my old project in VS 2005.
As I understand it, it's because SQL Server 2005 is not installed, which would have installed the Report Server Project template in VS 2005. SQL Server 2008 uses a different type of report project template.
So my question is: is it possible to get this template from somewhere else, other than from SQL Server 2005? For example, the Visual Studio 2005 on my old computer has this template installed. Is it possible to export it in some way? Or can I download it from the web somewhere?
I really need to be able to open this project!
I don't believe so, you'd need to install the Visual Studio 2005 Business Intelligence Designer Studio (BIDS) that came on the SQL Server 2005 install.
If you're a masochist and you sound desperate enough, you can download Report Builder 1.0 and use it to edit your reports. If you've watched the Harry Potter flicks, the 1.0 version of that app is a Dementor and prepare to have the joy sucked out of your life if you have to use the tool for very long. You can browse to your reporting server instance http://myserver/Reports/ (assuming default install) and there will be a Report Builder link there which runs a clickOnce non-install. MS does not supply a local install of the tool as they have with 2.0 and 3.0
I can't find Business Intelligence Development Studio in Sql Server 2005.
I have installed Visual Studio 2008 and Sql Server 2005 Standard edition.
How can i view
You can tell if it is installed by looking at "new project" in Visual Studio. Do you have BI projects available?
If so, this is it. You can now develop BI stuff.
If not, did you check the box under client tools when installing? Run install again.
BIDS isn't a separate install but a Visual Studio plug-in
You do need to select it when installing though. You could probably run a reinstall and add it if you don't have it already.
while installing, you might have not selected the feature. in this case, re run the Installation process.
You Must Install SSDT(Sql Server Data Tools) Tools
When you Installed that , and you want Create New Project, you must see Business Intelligence Section in part of Template
Alright I know there is a lot on here about this, but I haven't gotten the information nor the answer.
I have Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2005. (I want to keep using 2008)
I have Microsoft SQL Server 2005. (Without BIDS)
Which version of BIDS should I get. If I get BIDS 2008 will it work even though I use SQL 2005.
BIDS 2008 can connect to databases of earlier versions. The question is where are you going to run the packages from if you don't have at least one 2008 server? I've not tried to schedule a 2008 package on a 2005 server, but I suspect it can't be done.
Basically, you have to have VS2005 and VS2008 Running side by side aka both installed on the computer along with BIDS for each. Luckily, hard drives are huge these days.
i found this link that actually had the answer which was:
I think what I was bascially asking is that, If I install visual studio 2008, and lets say I already had visual 2005 installed, then to create a business intellijance project I must install interation service for 2008. Integration service from 2005 is not going to work on visual studio 2008 is what it seems like.
That's correct. To create SSIS packages for SQL Server 2008 you will need to use Visual Studio 2008 with the SSIS project template that is installed when you install the SSIS components. You cannot use Visual Studio 2005 to create SSIS 2008 packages, nor can you use Visual Studio 2008 to create SSIS 2005 packages.
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Is it possible to install Management Studio by itself, and if so, is there a separate download/install exe for it?
Yes, use custom install and chose not to install the database engine.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express
and 2008 added:
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express
I believe that there is one installation, but you can pick the management tools (and not install a server).
BTW - the 2008 installer takes forever and is way more complicated than the 2005 installer.
You can get Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM - Management Studio Express here.
I believe that if you install SQL Server Management Express, you can't manage all the objects you can in the version you get from installing from the media. For example, you can't manage integration services or analysis services with management express.
The only way I've ever been able to install it is from the media; but like a previous post mentions, you don't have to install the database engine.
It's confusing for new DBAs that's for sure. I spent a significant amount of time trying to find a "SSMS.msi" on microsoft's website before I figured out it was on the media, and could be installed without installing the database engine; though you have to go to "install SQL Server Stand-alone" to get to it.
Fortunately, I'm still having a hard time trying to keep the server version and all the developers that need SSMS on the same version. If anyone knows of a way to make an .MSI (or download) one that contains all the correct versions of A.S./S.S.I.S/Database Engine I would love to hear it.
+1 for RQDQ. For 2008 I think you need 3.5 .Net Framework also. And yes it takes forever doing all kinds of validations.
you can download management studio by itself, but when you install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, management studio is also installed
I just installed SQL Server 2005 and it installed Visual Studio 2005 too. What's the point of this? Is there an option in the SQL Server installation that can prevent this. If I uninstall Visual Studio now will it mess anything up? What if I now install Visual Studio 2008 too?
The visual studio that you get is a shell called Business Intelligence Development studio and it allows you to create Analysis Services, Integration Services, and Reporting Services projects. Also it allows you to deploy those projects to your SQL Server. If you already have Visual Studio installed, it will add those project types to it.
With the Development Studio you can add .Net projects such as C# or VB to your Analysis Services or Reporting Services projects to create custom components for them. There are additional benefits, but you should just do a search for Business Intelligence Development Studio to see what else can be done.
EDIT:
I just noticed that you were asking about what happens if you uninstall Visual Studio 2008. There should be a listing under your installed Programs called Visual Studio Shell or something of that nature, which is the Business Intelligence Development Studio and is independent of the main Visual Studio 2008 install. Both of them will allow you to create the Ms SQl Projects that I listed above. When you uninstall Visual Studio 2008 it won't uninstall this application and vice verse. If you do accidentally delete it, you can always install it again using your MS SQL CDs. There are instructions on the web to do so.
The version of Visual Studio that gets installed is necessary for doing the work you need to do in SQL Server. The old tools are going away, and this is part of the new.
Personally, I miss the Enterprise manager and SQL Query Analyzer from the SQL Server 2000 days, but they aren't likely to come back.
Edit - added
OK. The above was a bit flippant for an answer.
But to answer your comment, Management Studio IS Visual Studio, configured and modified to work with SQL Server.