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Remote Error in PBRS Demystified: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
When you work a lot on reports in either Power BI Report Server (PBRS), at some point you are bound to get errors that basically say: go to the server to see the real error OR enable remote errors. It’s not a big deal to go to the host server and run the report in...
Remote Error in PBRS Demystified: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
When you work a lot on reports in either Power BI Report Server (PBRS), at some point you are bound to get errors that basically say: go to the server to see the real error OR enable remote errors. It’s not a big deal to go to the host server and run the report in...
How to Create Cascading Prompts
Prompts are extremely useful because with a prompt you can limit what is displayed within a report. You can get even more granular results when you add a second or a third prompt. Adding additional prompts, however, can lead to some minor inconveniences and unintended...
How to Create Cascading Prompts
Prompts are extremely useful because with a prompt you can limit what is displayed within a report. You can get even more granular results when you add a second or a third prompt. Adding additional prompts, however, can lead to some minor inconveniences and unintended...
Accessing ConfigMgr Reports – Browser or Console
A long time ago, I learned while troubleshooting SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports. That your first step is always to open the report in a browser. Why? If it doesn’t work there, then there is no point in trying to access it via the console. Why because the...
Accessing ConfigMgr Reports – Browser or Console
A long time ago, I learned while troubleshooting SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports. That your first step is always to open the report in a browser. Why? If it doesn’t work there, then there is no point in trying to access it via the console. Why because the...
Decommissioning a Domain Controller Using Windows Server 2012
In my last post, I performed an FRS to DFSR migration in order to fix up some AD and GPO issues. Soon after that migration, one of the Domain Controllers (DCs) needed to be patched up. I installed all of the updates that were required, but as it turned out, there were...
Enabling the Ruler within BIDS or SSDT
The ruler feature within SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) and SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) (post SQL 2005) being disable by default is one of my pet peeves! Whenever I use BIDS or SSDT I have to enable the ruler and I find this very...
Query to Find the Number of Operating Systems by PC Type
In the TechNet forum, I was asked about how to query for the Number of Operating Systems (OS) by virtual machine and by computer type (desktop, laptop, or server). I thought this information might be useful for everyone, so I’m sharing my query. The results will be...