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Patrick Laitt Milne AgriGroup IT Systems Developer. Macroview .NET API With SQL SERVER And Reporting Services. Problem. Need to get data from the factory to the various managers. Existing setup using SQL Server and Foxpro ODBC connection (DTS2000). Foxpro ODBC connection has issues
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Patrick Laitt Milne AgriGroup IT Systems Developer Macroview .NET API With SQL SERVER And Reporting Services
Problem • Need to get data from the factory to the various managers. • Existing setup using SQL Server and Foxpro ODBC connection (DTS2000). • Foxpro ODBC connection has issues • 1. Have to share the DB file with Samba. • 2. Can only read table can’t enquire metaserver.
Solution • Macroview .NET API with SQL Server 2005+ with Integration Services. • Allows writing .NET code to talk to metaserver • Allow piping data from .NET code to SQL server. • Easy to understand visual graphics to represent process.
Create Start of Metascript statement For Each Row Do this Finally run script on Metaserver
Next Step – Historization Data • Need to look at performance of the factory. • Typically done by looking at trends over a given period. • Trends can be hard to read confusing and hard to deliver to your inbox every morning.
Answer! • Integration Services (seen on previous slides) + Reporting Services (embedded in MS SQL server 2005+