7th October 2008

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Now it is time to go practical in our business intelligence project as we have provided enough concepts. The first step in creating BI projects is to provide data sources to build your model out of. In this article, Nidal examines the different aspects of creating data source views using SQL Server 2008. After providing a short introduction, he outlines the procedure involved in a series of steps with the help of relevant screenshots.

http://aspalliance.com/1732_SQL_Server_Analysis_Services__Creating_Data_Source_Views

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Over this weekend, Rhino Mocks 3.5 was released and can be obtain from its download page. The documentation for this new version is also available. If you are a Rhino Mocks user go check out the new version. If you’re not a Rhino Mocks user you might be wondering what is so interesting about this software. This is one of the mock object frameworks available for the .NET Framework. These mock objects are dynamically created for testing purposes and used because they replicate the behavior of the object they mock. By using them a developer is able to test objects which are too complicated or difficult to test.

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In this article, Nidal examines the concept of Unified Dimensional Model (UDM) in SQL Server. After a short introduction, he provides a short overview of Relational and Dimensional model in addition to UDM.

Eric continues the series on how to format your Crystal reports programmatically. This can be very helpful when deploying the same reports for different customers who want a different look. He demonstrates the different formatting methods, such as custom formatting a WinForm application, and also that of Crystal objects with the help of relevant source code.

In this video Mohammad Azam demonstrates how to create custom validation rules to validation WPF applications. He creates a simple validator which validates a TextBox. [4:38]

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Eric continues the series on how to format your Crystal reports programmatically. This can be very helpful when deploying the same reports for different customers who want a different look. He demonstrates the different formatting methods, such as custom formatting a WinForm application, and also that of Crystal objects with the help of relevant source code.

Moving reports in a sizable application from Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2005 to Crystal Reports 2008 is a time consuming and frustrating transition - mostly because of some missing key information. This article helps you to avoid this pain by providing guidance based on the lessons the author has learned from her development experience. After providing a brief history and comparison of different versions of Crystal Reports, she examines the development of applications using Crystal Reports under Windows Vista 64 bit and gives some tips to avoid potential problems along with a brief outline of Redistribution of Reports.

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.

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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.