Display dataset query in the report - SSRS

To display a dataset query in the report, simply place the following code in a textbox expression:

=datasets!datasetname.commandtext

Group Header continued... - CR

To display 'continued' or similar when a group continues onto a new page, firstly ensure Repeat Group Header is checked in Group Expert then add the following formula to the Group Header:

IF InRepeatedGroupHeader THEN {?School} & " continued"
ELSE {?School}

Show Database name - SQL

To show the database name:


SELECT DB_NAME() AS DataBaseName


This also proves useful in Crystal Report development where 'test' and 'live' databases in use. Simply add the above code to a Command in Database Expert and show the DatabaseName field in the report header.

Auxiliary CTE of Months - SQL

WITH CTE_Months
AS
(
SELECT Mths ='January ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='February ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='March ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='April ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='May ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='June ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='July ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='August ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='September ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='October ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='November ' UNION ALL
SELECT Mths ='December '
)
SELECT Mths FROM CTE_Months

Auxiliary Months of Year Table - SQL

IF OBJECT_ID('dbo.CalendarMonth') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.CalendarMonth;
GO

CREATE TABLE dbo.CalendarMonth
(
mon nvarchar(10) NOT NULL
);

INSERT INTO dbo.CalendarMonth(mon)
SELECT 'January ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'February ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'March ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'April ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'May ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'June ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'July ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'August ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'September ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'October ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'November ' UNION ALL
SELECT 'December '

If, for example you are trying to provide an output of sales data for every month and the sale table doesn't have records for all 12 months, by creating an OUTER JOIN to the Calendar table, each month is returned.

IF OBJECT_ID('dbo.yearsales') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.yearsales;
GO
CREATE TABLE dbo.yearsales
(
sales int NOT NULL,saledate smalldatetime NOT NULL
)


INSERT INTO dbo.yearsales (sales, saledate)
SELECT '4','Jan 1 2009 12:00AM' UNION ALL
SELECT '5','Feb 1 2009 12:00AM' UNION ALL
SELECT '1','Apr 3 2009 12:00AM' UNION ALL
SELECT '11','May 5 2009 12:00AM' UNION ALL
SELECT '1','Jun 15 2009 12:00AM' UNION ALL
SELECT '4','Aug 5 2009 12:00AM' UNION ALL
SELECT '3','Oct 12 2009 12:00AM' UNION ALL
SELECT '17','Nov 2 2009 12:00AM' UNION ALL
SELECT '19','Dec 14 2009 12:00AM'

SELECT yearsales.sales, yearsales.saledate, DATENAME(month, yearsales.saledate) AS salesmonthname, CalendarMonth.mon
FROM yearsales RIGHT OUTER JOINCalendarMonth ON DATENAME(month, yearsales.saledate) = CalendarMonth.mon