Report Server 2005 rdl file explanation
Hi
Im new to reporting server - and such have picked up legacy reports where i have started working at..
I am interested in this report - code attached.
What Im trying to do is execute the sql behind the report for testing of performance.
So I need to be able to produce an output like the user sees when they run the report but through sql server .
When I read the xml im not clear about what happens.
I have tracked down that the main stored procedure that is 'xPLT_WTAAbsenceSpanNPD' is called - it take parameter for begin and end date.
So when I call it I get some results back.
File attached.
But then there is another stored procedure called 'xPLT_RepDefaultDates' that is called.
if i call xPLT_RepDefaultDates it doesnt take any parameters - resutls attached.
can some explain in easy terms what the xml is doing and how its interacting
i think its building a view to the user that takes the main stored procedure and processes it through the 2nd one and populates the screen with an mix of both ??
but not sure how to do this in sql code at the backend .. ??
thanks
Mo
xPLT-RepDefaultDates-results.xls
Im new to reporting server - and such have picked up legacy reports where i have started working at..
I am interested in this report - code attached.
What Im trying to do is execute the sql behind the report for testing of performance.
So I need to be able to produce an output like the user sees when they run the report but through sql server .
When I read the xml im not clear about what happens.
I have tracked down that the main stored procedure that is 'xPLT_WTAAbsenceSpanNPD' is called - it take parameter for begin and end date.
So when I call it I get some results back.
File attached.
But then there is another stored procedure called 'xPLT_RepDefaultDates' that is called.
if i call xPLT_RepDefaultDates it doesnt take any parameters - resutls attached.
can some explain in easy terms what the xml is doing and how its interacting
i think its building a view to the user that takes the main stored procedure and processes it through the 2nd one and populates the screen with an mix of both ??
but not sure how to do this in sql code at the backend .. ??
thanks
Mo
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Report xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2005/01/reportdefinition" xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner">
<DataSources>
<DataSource Name="OODB">
<rd:DataSourceID>3c8a3922-c0e2-47b0-a281-68aa8c865b70</rd:DataSourceID>
<DataSourceReference>OODB</DataSourceReference>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<InteractiveHeight>21cm</InteractiveHeight>
<ReportParameters>
<ReportParameter Name="FromDate">
<DataType>DateTime</DataType>
<Prompt>From Date:</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
<ReportParameter Name="ToDate">
<DataType>DateTime</DataType>
<Prompt>To Date:</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
</ReportParameters>
<rd:DrawGrid>true</rd:DrawGrid>
<InteractiveWidth>29.7cm</InteractiveWidth>
<rd:GridSpacing>0.25cm</rd:GridSpacing>
<rd:SnapToGrid>true</rd:SnapToGrid>
<RightMargin>0.5cm</RightMargin>
<LeftMargin>0.5cm</LeftMargin>
<BottomMargin>0.5cm</BottomMargin>
<rd:ReportID>11acbfee-e564-43ac-b3ad-7278fa6c0825</rd:ReportID>
<PageWidth>29.7cm</PageWidth>
<DataSets>
<DataSet Name="MainData">
<Fields>
<Field Name="EmployeeID">
<DataField>EmployeeID</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="NPDDay">
<DataField>NPDDay</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.DateTime</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="PrevWorkDayAbs">
<DataField>PrevWorkDayAbs</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.DateTime</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="NextWorkDayAbs">
<DataField>NextWorkDayAbs</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.DateTime</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="Surname">
<DataField>Surname</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="Forenames">
<DataField>Forenames</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="Centre">
<DataField>Centre</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="Team">
<DataField>Team</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
</Fields>
<Query>
<DataSourceName>OODB</DataSourceName>
<CommandType>StoredProcedure</CommandType>
<CommandText>xPLT_WTAAbsenceSpanNPD</CommandText>
<QueryParameters>
<QueryParameter Name="@p_BeginDate">
<Value>=Parameters!FromDate.Value</Value>
</QueryParameter>
<QueryParameter Name="@p_EndDate">
<Value>=Parameters!ToDate.Value</Value>
</QueryParameter>
</QueryParameters>
</Query>
</DataSet>
<DataSet Name="DefaultDates">
<Fields>
<Field Name="DefaultFromDate">
<DataField>DefaultFromDate</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.DateTime</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="DefaultToDate">
<DataField>DefaultToDate</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.DateTime</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
<Field Name="HolYear">
<DataField>HolYear</DataField>
<rd:TypeName>System.Int32</rd:TypeName>
</Field>
</Fields>
<Query>
<DataSourceName>OODB</DataSourceName>
<CommandType>StoredProcedure</CommandType>
<CommandText>xPLT_RepDefaultDates</CommandText>
</Query>
</DataSet>
</DataSets>
<Code />
<Width>21cm</Width>
<Body>
<ColumnSpacing>1cm</ColumnSpacing>
<ReportItems>
<Table Name="table1">
<ZIndex>1</ZIndex>
<DataSetName>MainData</DataSetName>
<Top>1.75cm</Top>
<Width>20cm</Width>
<Details>
<TableRows>
<TableRow>
<TableCells>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="EmployeeID_1">
<rd:DefaultName>EmployeeID_1</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>6</ZIndex>
<Value>=Fields!EmployeeID.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox7">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox7</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>5</ZIndex>
<Value>=Trim(Fields!Surname.Value) & ", " & Trim(Fields!Forenames.Value)</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="Centre">
<rd:DefaultName>Centre</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>4</ZIndex>
<Value>=Fields!Centre.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="Team">
<rd:DefaultName>Team</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>3</ZIndex>
<Value>=Fields!Team.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="NPDDay">
<rd:DefaultName>NPDDay</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<Format>d</Format>
<TextAlign>Center</TextAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>2</ZIndex>
<Value>=Fields!NPDDay.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="PrevWorkDayAbs">
<rd:DefaultName>PrevWorkDayAbs</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<Format>d</Format>
<TextAlign>Center</TextAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>1</ZIndex>
<Value>=Fields!PrevWorkDayAbs.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="NextWorkDayAbs">
<rd:DefaultName>NextWorkDayAbs</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<Format>d</Format>
<TextAlign>Center</TextAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<Value>=Fields!NextWorkDayAbs.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
</TableCells>
<Height>0.5cm</Height>
</TableRow>
</TableRows>
</Details>
<Style>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
</Style>
<Header>
<TableRows>
<TableRow>
<TableCells>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="EmployeeID">
<rd:DefaultName>EmployeeID</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>Gainsboro</BackgroundColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<VerticalAlign>Middle</VerticalAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>13</ZIndex>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Associate</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox4">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox4</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>Gainsboro</BackgroundColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<VerticalAlign>Middle</VerticalAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>12</ZIndex>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Name</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox1">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox1</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>Gainsboro</BackgroundColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<VerticalAlign>Middle</VerticalAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>11</ZIndex>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Centre</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox6">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox6</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>Gainsboro</BackgroundColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<VerticalAlign>Middle</VerticalAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>10</ZIndex>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Team</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox12">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox12</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>Gainsboro</BackgroundColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<TextAlign>Center</TextAlign>
<VerticalAlign>Middle</VerticalAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>9</ZIndex>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Non-Production
Day</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox2">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox2</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>Gainsboro</BackgroundColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<TextAlign>Center</TextAlign>
<VerticalAlign>Middle</VerticalAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>8</ZIndex>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Previous Work Day (Absent)</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox8">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox8</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>Gainsboro</BackgroundColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>9pt</FontSize>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<TextAlign>Center</TextAlign>
<VerticalAlign>Middle</VerticalAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>7</ZIndex>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Next Work
Day (Absent)</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
</TableCells>
<Height>1cm</Height>
</TableRow>
</TableRows>
</Header>
<TableColumns>
<TableColumn>
<Width>2cm</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>5.25cm</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>1.75cm</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>2.5cm</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>2.75cm</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>3cm</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>2.75cm</Width>
</TableColumn>
</TableColumns>
<Height>1.5cm</Height>
<Left>0.5cm</Left>
</Table>
<Textbox Name="textbox3">
<Top>0.25cm</Top>
<Width>20.5cm</Width>
<Style>
<BackgroundColor>LightGrey</BackgroundColor>
<BorderColor>
<Default>White</Default>
</BorderColor>
<FontSize>16pt</FontSize>
<TextAlign>Center</TextAlign>
<VerticalAlign>Middle</VerticalAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Left>0.25cm</Left>
<Height>1cm</Height>
<Value>="Absences Spanning Non-Production Days: " & format(Parameters!FromDate.Value,"dd/MM/yyyy") & " -> " & format(Parameters!ToDate.Value,"dd/MM/yyyy")</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
<Height>3.5cm</Height>
</Body>
<Language>en-GB</Language>
<PageFooter>
<PrintOnFirstPage>true</PrintOnFirstPage>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox44">
<Top>0.25cm</Top>
<Width>7.75cm</Width>
<Style>
<FontSize>8pt</FontSize>
<Format>g</Format>
<TextAlign>Left</TextAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<ZIndex>1</ZIndex>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Left>0.25cm</Left>
<Height>0.5cm</Height>
<Value>= "Report Date/Time: " & format(NOW(),"dd MMM yyyy HH:mm")</Value>
</Textbox>
<Textbox Name="textbox30">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox30</rd:DefaultName>
<Top>0.25cm</Top>
<Width>4.25cm</Width>
<Style>
<FontSize>8pt</FontSize>
<TextAlign>Right</TextAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Left>16.5cm</Left>
<Height>0.50265cm</Height>
<Value>="Page" & " " & Globals!PageNumber & " of " & Globals!TotalPages</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
<Height>1cm</Height>
<PrintOnLastPage>true</PrintOnLastPage>
</PageFooter>
<TopMargin>0.5cm</TopMargin>
<PageHeight>21cm</PageHeight>
</Report>
xPLT-RepDefaultDates-results.xls
ASKER
my mistake - sprocs attached ...
Note: xPLT_WTAAbsenceSpanNPD uses many other objects - views, sprocs, and functions I have not included them - only just the first sproc and the 2nd sproc that is called from the rdl file.
I have also attached the results of an old report that was run by a user from reporting services - so this shows how the data should look compared to my raw data.
We dont need to worry about the column names being different in the user report and my one - as I can handle that formatting once the data is correct.
xPLT-WTAAbsenceSpanNPD.txt
Absence-Spanning-Non-2DProductio.xls
Note: xPLT_WTAAbsenceSpanNPD uses many other objects - views, sprocs, and functions I have not included them - only just the first sproc and the 2nd sproc that is called from the rdl file.
I have also attached the results of an old report that was run by a user from reporting services - so this shows how the data should look compared to my raw data.
We dont need to worry about the column names being different in the user report and my one - as I can handle that formatting once the data is correct.
xPLT-WTAAbsenceSpanNPD.txt
Absence-Spanning-Non-2DProductio.xls
ASKER
also attached the code for rep default day sproc
xPLT-RepDefaultDates.txt
xPLT-RepDefaultDates.txt
i am not sure what you are trying to do? i mean what you actually want so that i can suggest based upon it.
ASKER
ok again
the rdl contains the report and im guessing the format for the results that they user sees.
Im trying to run the report without using report server - but instead using just the sql code on the backend - ultimately I can then test its performance and also schedule the running of the code on another server ...
but thats not important i just want to be able to get my results when running the stored procedures contained in the rdl - to look and have the same data as when the report runs ...
I am getting raw data from running NPD stored procedure but its missing the Non Production day absences that will make it correct - hence if you look at the results file for NPD execution you can see that the names of some of the employees are duplicated - this is because the absence days are not populated - and thats where the RepDefaultDays comes into action
I want to be able to do in sql code what the rdl file is doing ... for the user when they run the report.
But I dont understand from the rdl file how NPD procedure call is interacting with RepDefaultDays
From a sql point of view - it would be one stored procedure that does all the processing in one go - not like the behaviour in the rdl file..
Im not an expert on xml or rdl files hence the question
the rdl contains the report and im guessing the format for the results that they user sees.
Im trying to run the report without using report server - but instead using just the sql code on the backend - ultimately I can then test its performance and also schedule the running of the code on another server ...
but thats not important i just want to be able to get my results when running the stored procedures contained in the rdl - to look and have the same data as when the report runs ...
I am getting raw data from running NPD stored procedure but its missing the Non Production day absences that will make it correct - hence if you look at the results file for NPD execution you can see that the names of some of the employees are duplicated - this is because the absence days are not populated - and thats where the RepDefaultDays comes into action
I want to be able to do in sql code what the rdl file is doing ... for the user when they run the report.
But I dont understand from the rdl file how NPD procedure call is interacting with RepDefaultDays
From a sql point of view - it would be one stored procedure that does all the processing in one go - not like the behaviour in the rdl file..
Im not an expert on xml or rdl files hence the question
ASKER
any updates ?
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thanks
Default Dates SP would be used to pass the date range to the first SP WTA to pull in the results.
If i get the SP CODE, i should be able to clearly tell how this is working
for checking the perf, you can use SP WTA.. and test the performance.
the RDL file is always stored in XML format. and this XML format is stored in report server Database.