Business Objects as datasource

Hi!
I've read somewhere that it is possible to use business objects as a data
source for the reporting services.
Can someone tell me where I can find further information about it?
Thanks
Klaus Aschenbrenner
MVP Visual C#
www.csharp.at, www.anecon.com
http://weblogs.asp.net/klaus.aschenbrennerWhere do you have seen that?
It's marvelous if it's possible...
Nicolas
"Klaus Aschenbrenner" wrote:
> Hi!
> I've read somewhere that it is possible to use business objects as a data
> source for the reporting services.
> Can someone tell me where I can find further information about it?
> Thanks
> Klaus Aschenbrenner
> MVP Visual C#
> www.csharp.at, www.anecon.com
> http://weblogs.asp.net/klaus.aschenbrenner
>
>|||I am not sure of the datasources of the previous versions of BusinessObjects
but the current version BO XI uses a MySQL backend but you can use MSDE or
SQL Server if you so choose. So as long as you can connect to the server with
a valid login you shouldn't have any problems reporting off of it just like
any other SQL Server database.
"Nicolas BRESSAN" wrote:
> Where do you have seen that?
> It's marvelous if it's possible...
> Nicolas
> "Klaus Aschenbrenner" wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I've read somewhere that it is possible to use business objects as a data
> > source for the reporting services.
> > Can someone tell me where I can find further information about it?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Klaus Aschenbrenner
> > MVP Visual C#
> > www.csharp.at, www.anecon.com
> > http://weblogs.asp.net/klaus.aschenbrenner
> >
> >
> >|||I think he means business objects not Business Objects (i.e. his own
business objects not the company).
Assuming I have the right interpretation you can create your own data
extension that would allow you to do this but it is not trivial. With VS
2005 and RS 2005 there will be two new controls: a webform and a winform
control. They have a local mode where you had it a dataset and a report and
away it goes. Since you can create a dataset in dotnet out of business
objects this should work for you. Note that local mode does have some
limitations (for instance no subscriptions).
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Carl" <Carl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F32A8134-66D3-438B-97B6-0E066051EF8C@.microsoft.com...
>I am not sure of the datasources of the previous versions of
>BusinessObjects
> but the current version BO XI uses a MySQL backend but you can use MSDE or
> SQL Server if you so choose. So as long as you can connect to the server
> with
> a valid login you shouldn't have any problems reporting off of it just
> like
> any other SQL Server database.
>
> "Nicolas BRESSAN" wrote:
>> Where do you have seen that?
>> It's marvelous if it's possible...
>> Nicolas
>> "Klaus Aschenbrenner" wrote:
>> > Hi!
>> >
>> > I've read somewhere that it is possible to use business objects as a
>> > data
>> > source for the reporting services.
>> > Can someone tell me where I can find further information about it?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Klaus Aschenbrenner
>> > MVP Visual C#
>> > www.csharp.at, www.anecon.com
>> > http://weblogs.asp.net/klaus.aschenbrenner
>> >
>> >
>> >|||I am also interested in finding out how to report off of my own business
objects in RS2005. Is there a simple way, without going through web services
or dataset, to use my business objects as datasource? Even a simpler
experiment: how do I use a collection of simple objects (strings, for
instance) as my datasource in RS2005? DataDynamic's ActiveReports allows you
to pass a collection to a report as its datasoure without any extra work,
such as going through a web service or transforming the collection to a
dataset, etc.;
Thanks in advance.
Pierre
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> I think he means business objects not Business Objects (i.e. his own
> business objects not the company).
> Assuming I have the right interpretation you can create your own data
> extension that would allow you to do this but it is not trivial. With VS
> 2005 and RS 2005 there will be two new controls: a webform and a winform
> control. They have a local mode where you had it a dataset and a report and
> away it goes. Since you can create a dataset in dotnet out of business
> objects this should work for you. Note that local mode does have some
> limitations (for instance no subscriptions).
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>
> "Carl" <Carl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F32A8134-66D3-438B-97B6-0E066051EF8C@.microsoft.com...
> >I am not sure of the datasources of the previous versions of
> >BusinessObjects
> > but the current version BO XI uses a MySQL backend but you can use MSDE or
> > SQL Server if you so choose. So as long as you can connect to the server
> > with
> > a valid login you shouldn't have any problems reporting off of it just
> > like
> > any other SQL Server database.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Nicolas BRESSAN" wrote:
> >
> >> Where do you have seen that?
> >>
> >> It's marvelous if it's possible...
> >>
> >> Nicolas
> >>
> >> "Klaus Aschenbrenner" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi!
> >> >
> >> > I've read somewhere that it is possible to use business objects as a
> >> > data
> >> > source for the reporting services.
> >> > Can someone tell me where I can find further information about it?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> > Klaus Aschenbrenner
> >> > MVP Visual C#
> >> > www.csharp.at, www.anecon.com
> >> > http://weblogs.asp.net/klaus.aschenbrenner
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
>
>|||I have used the local mode passing it a table (not a dataset, it wants a
table). Reading the help there is the ability to use your own business
objects. Personally, filling a table is pretty easy and isn't a bad way to
go.
Server mode you can do web service or create a data processing extension. I
am not aware of any other way in server mode to do this.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"pcho" <pcho@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6D08FD6E-2055-4096-9123-14207F7CA7FE@.microsoft.com...
>I am also interested in finding out how to report off of my own business
> objects in RS2005. Is there a simple way, without going through web
> services
> or dataset, to use my business objects as datasource? Even a simpler
> experiment: how do I use a collection of simple objects (strings, for
> instance) as my datasource in RS2005? DataDynamic's ActiveReports allows
> you
> to pass a collection to a report as its datasoure without any extra work,
> such as going through a web service or transforming the collection to a
> dataset, etc.;
> Thanks in advance.
> Pierre
>
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> I think he means business objects not Business Objects (i.e. his own
>> business objects not the company).
>> Assuming I have the right interpretation you can create your own data
>> extension that would allow you to do this but it is not trivial. With VS
>> 2005 and RS 2005 there will be two new controls: a webform and a winform
>> control. They have a local mode where you had it a dataset and a report
>> and
>> away it goes. Since you can create a dataset in dotnet out of business
>> objects this should work for you. Note that local mode does have some
>> limitations (for instance no subscriptions).
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>>
>> "Carl" <Carl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F32A8134-66D3-438B-97B6-0E066051EF8C@.microsoft.com...
>> >I am not sure of the datasources of the previous versions of
>> >BusinessObjects
>> > but the current version BO XI uses a MySQL backend but you can use MSDE
>> > or
>> > SQL Server if you so choose. So as long as you can connect to the
>> > server
>> > with
>> > a valid login you shouldn't have any problems reporting off of it just
>> > like
>> > any other SQL Server database.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Nicolas BRESSAN" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Where do you have seen that?
>> >>
>> >> It's marvelous if it's possible...
>> >>
>> >> Nicolas
>> >>
>> >> "Klaus Aschenbrenner" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Hi!
>> >> >
>> >> > I've read somewhere that it is possible to use business objects as a
>> >> > data
>> >> > source for the reporting services.
>> >> > Can someone tell me where I can find further information about it?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks
>> >> >
>> >> > Klaus Aschenbrenner
>> >> > MVP Visual C#
>> >> > www.csharp.at, www.anecon.com
>> >> > http://weblogs.asp.net/klaus.aschenbrenner
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>>|||Thank you very much for your answers Bruce. Could you please point me to the
direction where I can find more information on local mode v.s. server mode?
Thanks again!
Pierre
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> I have used the local mode passing it a table (not a dataset, it wants a
> table). Reading the help there is the ability to use your own business
> objects. Personally, filling a table is pretty easy and isn't a bad way to
> go.
> Server mode you can do web service or create a data processing extension. I
> am not aware of any other way in server mode to do this.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "pcho" <pcho@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6D08FD6E-2055-4096-9123-14207F7CA7FE@.microsoft.com...
> >I am also interested in finding out how to report off of my own business
> > objects in RS2005. Is there a simple way, without going through web
> > services
> > or dataset, to use my business objects as datasource? Even a simpler
> > experiment: how do I use a collection of simple objects (strings, for
> > instance) as my datasource in RS2005? DataDynamic's ActiveReports allows
> > you
> > to pass a collection to a report as its datasoure without any extra work,
> > such as going through a web service or transforming the collection to a
> > dataset, etc.;
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Pierre
> >
> >
> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> I think he means business objects not Business Objects (i.e. his own
> >> business objects not the company).
> >>
> >> Assuming I have the right interpretation you can create your own data
> >> extension that would allow you to do this but it is not trivial. With VS
> >> 2005 and RS 2005 there will be two new controls: a webform and a winform
> >> control. They have a local mode where you had it a dataset and a report
> >> and
> >> away it goes. Since you can create a dataset in dotnet out of business
> >> objects this should work for you. Note that local mode does have some
> >> limitations (for instance no subscriptions).
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >>
> >>
> >> "Carl" <Carl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:F32A8134-66D3-438B-97B6-0E066051EF8C@.microsoft.com...
> >> >I am not sure of the datasources of the previous versions of
> >> >BusinessObjects
> >> > but the current version BO XI uses a MySQL backend but you can use MSDE
> >> > or
> >> > SQL Server if you so choose. So as long as you can connect to the
> >> > server
> >> > with
> >> > a valid login you shouldn't have any problems reporting off of it just
> >> > like
> >> > any other SQL Server database.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Nicolas BRESSAN" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Where do you have seen that?
> >> >>
> >> >> It's marvelous if it's possible...
> >> >>
> >> >> Nicolas
> >> >>
> >> >> "Klaus Aschenbrenner" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Hi!
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I've read somewhere that it is possible to use business objects as a
> >> >> > data
> >> >> > source for the reporting services.
> >> >> > Can someone tell me where I can find further information about it?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Klaus Aschenbrenner
> >> >> > MVP Visual C#
> >> >> > www.csharp.at, www.anecon.com
> >> >> > http://weblogs.asp.net/klaus.aschenbrenner
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>|||This will get you started:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.reporting.webforms.localreport.aspx
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"pcho" <pcho@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7B54CB73-A909-483A-A340-29E2C1D8BEC8@.microsoft.com...
> Thank you very much for your answers Bruce. Could you please point me to
> the
> direction where I can find more information on local mode v.s. server
> mode?
> Thanks again!
> Pierre
>
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> I have used the local mode passing it a table (not a dataset, it wants a
>> table). Reading the help there is the ability to use your own business
>> objects. Personally, filling a table is pretty easy and isn't a bad way
>> to
>> go.
>> Server mode you can do web service or create a data processing extension.
>> I
>> am not aware of any other way in server mode to do this.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "pcho" <pcho@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6D08FD6E-2055-4096-9123-14207F7CA7FE@.microsoft.com...
>> >I am also interested in finding out how to report off of my own business
>> > objects in RS2005. Is there a simple way, without going through web
>> > services
>> > or dataset, to use my business objects as datasource? Even a simpler
>> > experiment: how do I use a collection of simple objects (strings, for
>> > instance) as my datasource in RS2005? DataDynamic's ActiveReports
>> > allows
>> > you
>> > to pass a collection to a report as its datasoure without any extra
>> > work,
>> > such as going through a web service or transforming the collection to a
>> > dataset, etc.;
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>> > Pierre
>> >
>> >
>> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I think he means business objects not Business Objects (i.e. his own
>> >> business objects not the company).
>> >>
>> >> Assuming I have the right interpretation you can create your own data
>> >> extension that would allow you to do this but it is not trivial. With
>> >> VS
>> >> 2005 and RS 2005 there will be two new controls: a webform and a
>> >> winform
>> >> control. They have a local mode where you had it a dataset and a
>> >> report
>> >> and
>> >> away it goes. Since you can create a dataset in dotnet out of business
>> >> objects this should work for you. Note that local mode does have some
>> >> limitations (for instance no subscriptions).
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Carl" <Carl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:F32A8134-66D3-438B-97B6-0E066051EF8C@.microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am not sure of the datasources of the previous versions of
>> >> >BusinessObjects
>> >> > but the current version BO XI uses a MySQL backend but you can use
>> >> > MSDE
>> >> > or
>> >> > SQL Server if you so choose. So as long as you can connect to the
>> >> > server
>> >> > with
>> >> > a valid login you shouldn't have any problems reporting off of it
>> >> > just
>> >> > like
>> >> > any other SQL Server database.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Nicolas BRESSAN" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Where do you have seen that?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It's marvelous if it's possible...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Nicolas
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Klaus Aschenbrenner" wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > Hi!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I've read somewhere that it is possible to use business objects
>> >> >> > as a
>> >> >> > data
>> >> >> > source for the reporting services.
>> >> >> > Can someone tell me where I can find further information about
>> >> >> > it?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Klaus Aschenbrenner
>> >> >> > MVP Visual C#
>> >> >> > www.csharp.at, www.anecon.com
>> >> >> > http://weblogs.asp.net/klaus.aschenbrenner
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>|||Hi Bruce, I have read something in Microsoft's marketing material and I was
wondering if you could clarify one point for me. The exact quotation is as
follows:
Visual Studio Integration
In addition to creating reports in a Report Server project, report design is
now completely integrated with Visual Studio language projects. You can embed
reports directly in any Windows Forms or ASP.NET Web application. The data
access options of embedded reports are a natural extension of the Visual
Studio data facilities. Not only can you use traditional databases as a
source of data for your reports, you can use object collections as well.
Report Designer, as shown in a language project, is highlighted in Figure 9.
The URL of the above quotation is:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/2005ssrs.mspx
In the second last sentence: "Not only can you use traditional databases as
a source of data for your reports, you can use object collections as well.",
what is meant by "object collections" here?
Again, my objective is to report right from a collection of objects (simple
or complex), no datasets, no web services, no XML, how do I do it?
Thank you very much again in advance!
Pierre
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> This will get you started:
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.reporting.webforms.localreport.aspx
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "pcho" <pcho@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7B54CB73-A909-483A-A340-29E2C1D8BEC8@.microsoft.com...
> > Thank you very much for your answers Bruce. Could you please point me to
> > the
> > direction where I can find more information on local mode v.s. server
> > mode?
> >
> > Thanks again!
> >
> > Pierre
> >
> >
> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> I have used the local mode passing it a table (not a dataset, it wants a
> >> table). Reading the help there is the ability to use your own business
> >> objects. Personally, filling a table is pretty easy and isn't a bad way
> >> to
> >> go.
> >>
> >> Server mode you can do web service or create a data processing extension.
> >> I
> >> am not aware of any other way in server mode to do this.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >>
> >> "pcho" <pcho@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:6D08FD6E-2055-4096-9123-14207F7CA7FE@.microsoft.com...
> >> >I am also interested in finding out how to report off of my own business
> >> > objects in RS2005. Is there a simple way, without going through web
> >> > services
> >> > or dataset, to use my business objects as datasource? Even a simpler
> >> > experiment: how do I use a collection of simple objects (strings, for
> >> > instance) as my datasource in RS2005? DataDynamic's ActiveReports
> >> > allows
> >> > you
> >> > to pass a collection to a report as its datasoure without any extra
> >> > work,
> >> > such as going through a web service or transforming the collection to a
> >> > dataset, etc.;
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >> >
> >> > Pierre
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I think he means business objects not Business Objects (i.e. his own
> >> >> business objects not the company).
> >> >>
> >> >> Assuming I have the right interpretation you can create your own data
> >> >> extension that would allow you to do this but it is not trivial. With
> >> >> VS
> >> >> 2005 and RS 2005 there will be two new controls: a webform and a
> >> >> winform
> >> >> control. They have a local mode where you had it a dataset and a
> >> >> report
> >> >> and
> >> >> away it goes. Since you can create a dataset in dotnet out of business
> >> >> objects this should work for you. Note that local mode does have some
> >> >> limitations (for instance no subscriptions).
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Carl" <Carl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:F32A8134-66D3-438B-97B6-0E066051EF8C@.microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I am not sure of the datasources of the previous versions of
> >> >> >BusinessObjects
> >> >> > but the current version BO XI uses a MySQL backend but you can use
> >> >> > MSDE
> >> >> > or
> >> >> > SQL Server if you so choose. So as long as you can connect to the
> >> >> > server
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > a valid login you shouldn't have any problems reporting off of it
> >> >> > just
> >> >> > like
> >> >> > any other SQL Server database.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Nicolas BRESSAN" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Where do you have seen that?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> It's marvelous if it's possible...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Nicolas
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Klaus Aschenbrenner" wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Hi!
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I've read somewhere that it is possible to use business objects
> >> >> >> > as a
> >> >> >> > data
> >> >> >> > source for the reporting services.
> >> >> >> > Can someone tell me where I can find further information about
> >> >> >> > it?
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Klaus Aschenbrenner
> >> >> >> > MVP Visual C#
> >> >> >> > www.csharp.at, www.anecon.com
> >> >> >> > http://weblogs.asp.net/klaus.aschenbrenner
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>|||From MSDN Library (you should also be able to search this on the msdn
website). I searched on Localreport business objects:
The LocalReport object does not have the ability to execute queries or fetch
data; instead data must be supplied to it as instances of ADO.NET DataTables
or as a collection of business objects.
Also found this: Walkthrough: Using a Business Object Data Source with the
ReportViewer Windows Forms Control in Local Processing Mode
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms251784.aspx
--
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"pcho" <pcho@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48D5B693-BB64-49BB-839C-E2531D002723@.microsoft.com...
> Hi Bruce, I have read something in Microsoft's marketing material and I
> was
> wondering if you could clarify one point for me. The exact quotation is
> as
> follows:
> Visual Studio Integration
> In addition to creating reports in a Report Server project, report design
> is
> now completely integrated with Visual Studio language projects. You can
> embed
> reports directly in any Windows Forms or ASP.NET Web application. The data
> access options of embedded reports are a natural extension of the Visual
> Studio data facilities. Not only can you use traditional databases as a
> source of data for your reports, you can use object collections as well.
> Report Designer, as shown in a language project, is highlighted in Figure
> 9.
> The URL of the above quotation is:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/2005ssrs.mspx
> In the second last sentence: "Not only can you use traditional databases
> as
> a source of data for your reports, you can use object collections as
> well.",
> what is meant by "object collections" here?
> Again, my objective is to report right from a collection of objects
> (simple
> or complex), no datasets, no web services, no XML, how do I do it?
> Thank you very much again in advance!
> Pierre
>
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> This will get you started:
>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.reporting.webforms.localreport.aspx
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "pcho" <pcho@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7B54CB73-A909-483A-A340-29E2C1D8BEC8@.microsoft.com...
>> > Thank you very much for your answers Bruce. Could you please point me
>> > to
>> > the
>> > direction where I can find more information on local mode v.s. server
>> > mode?
>> >
>> > Thanks again!
>> >
>> > Pierre
>> >
>> >
>> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have used the local mode passing it a table (not a dataset, it wants
>> >> a
>> >> table). Reading the help there is the ability to use your own business
>> >> objects. Personally, filling a table is pretty easy and isn't a bad
>> >> way
>> >> to
>> >> go.
>> >>
>> >> Server mode you can do web service or create a data processing
>> >> extension.
>> >> I
>> >> am not aware of any other way in server mode to do this.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >>
>> >> "pcho" <pcho@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:6D08FD6E-2055-4096-9123-14207F7CA7FE@.microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am also interested in finding out how to report off of my own
>> >> >business
>> >> > objects in RS2005. Is there a simple way, without going through web
>> >> > services
>> >> > or dataset, to use my business objects as datasource? Even a
>> >> > simpler
>> >> > experiment: how do I use a collection of simple objects (strings,
>> >> > for
>> >> > instance) as my datasource in RS2005? DataDynamic's ActiveReports
>> >> > allows
>> >> > you
>> >> > to pass a collection to a report as its datasoure without any extra
>> >> > work,
>> >> > such as going through a web service or transforming the collection
>> >> > to a
>> >> > dataset, etc.;
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance.
>> >> >
>> >> > Pierre
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I think he means business objects not Business Objects (i.e. his
>> >> >> own
>> >> >> business objects not the company).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Assuming I have the right interpretation you can create your own
>> >> >> data
>> >> >> extension that would allow you to do this but it is not trivial.
>> >> >> With
>> >> >> VS
>> >> >> 2005 and RS 2005 there will be two new controls: a webform and a
>> >> >> winform
>> >> >> control. They have a local mode where you had it a dataset and a
>> >> >> report
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> away it goes. Since you can create a dataset in dotnet out of
>> >> >> business
>> >> >> objects this should work for you. Note that local mode does have
>> >> >> some
>> >> >> limitations (for instance no subscriptions).
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> >> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Carl" <Carl@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:F32A8134-66D3-438B-97B6-0E066051EF8C@.microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >I am not sure of the datasources of the previous versions of
>> >> >> >BusinessObjects
>> >> >> > but the current version BO XI uses a MySQL backend but you can
>> >> >> > use
>> >> >> > MSDE
>> >> >> > or
>> >> >> > SQL Server if you so choose. So as long as you can connect to the
>> >> >> > server
>> >> >> > with
>> >> >> > a valid login you shouldn't have any problems reporting off of it
>> >> >> > just
>> >> >> > like
>> >> >> > any other SQL Server database.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Nicolas BRESSAN" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Where do you have seen that?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> It's marvelous if it's possible...
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Nicolas
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "Klaus Aschenbrenner" wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> > Hi!
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > I've read somewhere that it is possible to use business
>> >> >> >> > objects
>> >> >> >> > as a
>> >> >> >> > data
>> >> >> >> > source for the reporting services.
>> >> >> >> > Can someone tell me where I can find further information about
>> >> >> >> > it?
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Thanks
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Klaus Aschenbrenner
>> >> >> >> > MVP Visual C#
>> >> >> >> > www.csharp.at, www.anecon.com
>> >> >> >> > http://weblogs.asp.net/klaus.aschenbrenner
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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