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Add Charts to a SQL Report
Does anyone know whether this can be done dynamically, on-the-fly, during runtime (with or without programming code)?
I am designing a report whose data source is a SQL database that collects data from other computers within a network environment. The number of these computers is not necessarily known. It could be 1 computer, it could be 100 computers; there is no way to know at the time the SQL report is deployed (to the reporting server) exactly how many computers will be sending data to the SQL database. Regardless, I want the report to be able to display a different chart for each possible computer.
Is the only way that I can do this is to go ahead and add 100 charts to the design of the report and then hide the charts that are not needed? Or is there a way to dynamically add the exact number of charts to the report at runtime? If so, how?
Thank you
I am designing a report whose data source is a SQL database that collects data from other computers within a network environment. The number of these computers is not necessarily known. It could be 1 computer, it could be 100 computers; there is no way to know at the time the SQL report is deployed (to the reporting server) exactly how many computers will be sending data to the SQL database. Regardless, I want the report to be able to display a different chart for each possible computer.
Is the only way that I can do this is to go ahead and add 100 charts to the design of the report and then hide the charts that are not needed? Or is there a way to dynamically add the exact number of charts to the report at runtime? If so, how?
Thank you
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Yes, every time one of these computers sends data to the SQL Server database, the computer includes a unique identifier along with its data. That's not a problem.
I know how to use a single chart, along with parameters, to determine which data is displayed during report execution. I could, for example, have a parameter that allows only data from Computer#1 to be viewed and then switch the parameter to Computer#2, and re-execute the report. I also know how to use a multi-select parameter to filter the chart, if desired. But this is *not* what I am looking for.
What I want is to have a separate chart for each computer that writes data to the database. The type of chart (column, line, pie, whatever) does not concern me.
Because I am not sure how many computers there will be, I am not sure how many charts I will need. So I want to know how to spawn charts on-the-fly (programmatically, if necessary) during report execution. Is this do-able and if so, how? Or am I doomed (required) to embed the maximum number of possible charts in the report during the development or design phase?
Thank you
I know how to use a single chart, along with parameters, to determine which data is displayed during report execution. I could, for example, have a parameter that allows only data from Computer#1 to be viewed and then switch the parameter to Computer#2, and re-execute the report. I also know how to use a multi-select parameter to filter the chart, if desired. But this is *not* what I am looking for.
What I want is to have a separate chart for each computer that writes data to the database. The type of chart (column, line, pie, whatever) does not concern me.
Because I am not sure how many computers there will be, I am not sure how many charts I will need. So I want to know how to spawn charts on-the-fly (programmatically, if necessary) during report execution. Is this do-able and if so, how? Or am I doomed (required) to embed the maximum number of possible charts in the report during the development or design phase?
Thank you
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ValentinoV,
Thank you greatly. Embedding charts into a tablix, where the tablix is grouped by a unique ID allowed me to accomplish exactly what I wanted; it successfully generates a different chart for each computer (unique ID). With great pleasure these points are awarded to you.
With my upmost Thanks....!
Thank you greatly. Embedding charts into a tablix, where the tablix is grouped by a unique ID allowed me to accomplish exactly what I wanted; it successfully generates a different chart for each computer (unique ID). With great pleasure these points are awarded to you.
With my upmost Thanks....!
That's nice to hear, thanks! Good luck with the project!
For starters, all of the data entry activities done by 'these computers' will have to have a UserID of some sort inserted as a column in the tables where you want to generate reports 'by user'.
Also, expand on 'different chart'. Same chart but populated with a different user's data? Different charts (bar, pie) for different users?