Hi All, Following SQL query will list available roles in database and the default schema they are assigned to. You can also check when it’s last modified. –Query Start Use <Your Database Name> Go
Continue reading →Hi All, With the installation of SQL Server 2012 RC0, you will also find integrated “Help Viewer 1.1“. This is pretty much like MSDN help. You can launch the Help viewer by following method.
Continue reading →Hi All, How are you doing? We all know that Change is a rule of life …. And pretty much that applied to SQL Server as well 🙂 Yes, my point is to find out the changes we have done in current SQL Server so we can deliver into the next environment i.e. UAT/Test or Production etc. People follow lots of ways to find/generate change scripts for SQL objects for their creation and modifications. But I would like to draw your attention to a facility/functionality which is provided by MS SQL Server Management Studio by default. But by default this … Continue reading →
Hi All, You can quickly create SQL scripts for SQL Server or Analysis Server using Template Browser. It does not cover all detailed scenarios, But it does cover all basic scenarios + you don’t have to worry about the script structure or any deprecated syntaxes etc.
Continue reading →Hi All, Most of us; who are working on SQL BI solutions are aware of connecting SSAS Cube using Excel (as client) for browsing. Because we know that how much the clients/financial users likes to work with Excel 🙂 In SQL 2012 RC0, there is one handy-dandy quick-link which enables us to make this whole functionality ready-made in few seconds. Believe it or not, try the following: Open “SQL Server Data Tools” (This is new name assigned to Visual Studio IDE/BIDS in SQL Server 2012 RC0) Use MultiDimensionalProject & create a cube with any method you want. Process & Deploy … Continue reading →
Hi All, I would start this topic with a small real incident happened with me. I worked on SQL 2008 for almost 2.5 years and then I mixed my work with SQL 2008 R2. Once we had some work in SQL 2005 – SSIS package. It was a minor modification by playing with few date columns. I tried to use DATE datatype unknowingly and ssis package was giving me error. I did not concentrate on the DATE datatype which I have used and rather I was searching here and there. And finally I recalled that DATE datatype is not available … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Hi all, I want to share knowledge with you regarding NOLOCK and With (NOLOCK) hint in SQL queries we use in our day-to-day work/activities. According to MSDN, “In SQL Server 2005, with some exceptions, table hints are supported in the FROM clause only when the hints are specified with the WITH keyword. Table hints also must be specified with parentheses. The following table hints are allowed with and without the WITH keyword: NOLOCK, READUNCOMMITTED, UPDLOCK, REPEATABLEREAD, SERIALIZABLE, READCOMMITTED, FASTFIRSTROW, TABLOCK, TABLOCKX, PAGLOCK, ROWLOCK, NOWAIT, READPAST, XLOCK, and NOEXPAND. When these table hints are specified without the WITH keyword, the hints … Continue reading →
Hi All, sometimes opening ReportServer or Reports (Report Manager) takes a while. On the other hand querying database for information is faster than waiting for websites to respond. Here is the quick way to check the number of SSRS reports deployed on report server, their locations (paths) and available data sources. Use <Report Server Name> Go
Continue reading →Hi guys, this was my old work when i was working on SSIS 2005 packages. But this could be good reference for the people who want to do things programmatically in SSIS.
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