16th September 2008

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The hierarchy data in SQL Server 2008 is best used to implement organization chart as well as tree based kind of variables. In this article, Nidal demonstrates this data type in a step-by-step way. He examines each step in detail with the help of relevant SQL statements and screenshots of the final result.

http://aspalliance.com/1722_SQL_Server_2008_New_Features__Hierarchy_Data_Type

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CodePlex is Microsoft’s open source project repository. It is built using Microsoft Team Foundation System and as such has until recently required the use of Team Explorer to access. However, due to the extreme popularity of Subversion (SVN), an open source tool for source control configuration, CodePlex has just announced support for TortoiseSVN (an SVN client). You can read the full details in the official announcement, here, and access the root of the SVN tree via the web here.

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With the ability to pass a table or a number of rows as parameter, SQL Server has reduced the repeated number of calls between your application components. Table-value parameters are going to change the way you work with SQL Server programming. Nidal examines this feature in detail with the help of relevant SQL statements along with step-by-step analysis and screenshots.

In this article Suresh examines the commonly used 13 .NET Framework tools, such as gacutil.exe, aspnet_regiis.exe, aspnet_compiler.exe, etc. with the help of detailed explanations. He provides the description of relevant commands and options in tabular format and also the usage examples for some of the tools followed by relevant analysis. After finishing the article you will know the purpose and utility of each of these tools in a nutshell.

In this video Mohammad Azam demonstrates how to use the ValidationGroup property with user controls. Each user control by default fires the validation of the other one. Using the ValidationGroup property he is able to control which validation is firing. [5:42]

The Analysis services project has a series of predefined steps that you can follow to create your end result. In this article, Nidal examines the work flow steps of SQL Server Analysis Services in detail. He begins with a short introduction to SQL Server Analysis Services and then provides comprehensive explanation of the concept with the help of related screenshots.

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In this article, Eric shows us how to give the same report a different style for your different customers with minimal involvement from the developer. After providing a brief overview and requirements specification, he outlines the formatting options with the help of source code and screenshots. Toward the end of the article, Eric demonstrates how to set different styles for your application and also provides the relevant project which you can download and work on.

This article demonstrates the creation of sub-reports using Crystal Reports. After providing a short overview of the database design, the author delves deeper into the report building process in a series of steps with associated screenshots. Towards the end of the article, he shows us how to display the report on a web page.

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In this second part of the series, Eric shows the reader how to create a burndown chart using Reporting Services, Visual Studio 2008, and Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 for an agile project. After giving a short introduction and the requirements, he examines the creation of burndown reports with the help of relevant SQL statements and screen shots.

In this first part of the series, Eric shows the reader how to create two reports using Reporting Services, Visual Studio 2008, and Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 for an agile project. After giving a short introduction and the requirements, he examines the creation of scenario story report with the help of relevant SQL and screen shots.