Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) (Repository) - Import
Bridge Requirements
This bridge:requires Internet access to https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/ and/or other tool sites to download drivers into <TDC_HOME>/data/download/MIMB/.
is only supported on Microsoft Windows.
requires the tool to be installed to access its SDK.
Bridge Specifications
| Vendor | Microsoft |
| Tool Name | SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) |
| Tool Version | 9.0 (2005) to 15x (2019) |
| Tool Web Site | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/reporting-services/ |
| Supported Methodology | [Business Intelligence] Metadata Repository, Data Store (Physical Data Model, OLAP Dimensional Model, Stored Procedure Expression Parsing), BI Report (Relational Source, Dimensional Source, Expression Parsing, Report Structure) via .Net API |
| Data Profiling |  |
| Incremental Harvesting | |
| Multi-Model Harvesting | |
| Remote Repository Browsing for Model Selection |  |
SPECIFICATIONS
Tool: Microsoft / SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) version 9.0 (2005) to 15x (2019) via .Net API
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/reporting-services/
Metadata: [Business Intelligence] Metadata Repository, Data Store (Physical Data Model, OLAP Dimensional Model, Stored Procedure Expression Parsing), BI Report (Relational Source, Dimensional Source, Expression Parsing, Report Structure)
Component: MicrosoftSqlServerRepositoryRs version 11.2.0
DISCLAIMER
This import bridge requires internet access to download third-party libraries:
- such as https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/ to download open source third-party libraries,
- and more sites for other third-party software such as database specific JDBC drivers.
The downloaded third-party libraries are stored into $HOME/data/download/MIMB/
- If HTTPS fails, the import bridge then tries with HTTP.
- If a proxy is used to access internet, you must configure that proxy in the JRE (see the -j option in the Miscellaneous parameter).
- If the import bridge does not have full access to internet, that $HOME/data/download/MIMB/ directory can be copied from another server with internet access where the command $HOME/bin/MIMB.sh (or .bat) -d can be used to download all third-party libraries used by all bridges at once.
By running this import bridge, you hereby acknowledge responsibility for the license terms and any potential security vulnerabilities from these downloaded third-party software libraries.
OVERVIEW
The bridge imports SSRS Reports from a corresponding SQL Server Repository using the SQL Server SDK APIs.
REQUIREMENTS
In order for this bridge to connect to the SQL Server Repository and import, it is necessary to ensure that the SQL Server Client Components are installed properly and corresponding services are running locally or in your local network. The bridge uses Windows Authentication to connect to Reporting Services. Please be sure the application is logged into Windows Domain as a User which has appropriate rights to the objects you wish to import.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. What should I do when attempting to import from local server?
A. Please follow this documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/accessing-server-locally-with-fqdn-cname-alias-denied
LIMITATIONS
Refer to the current general known limitations at https://metaintegration.com/Products/MIMB/Help/#!Documents/mimbknownlimitations.html
SUPPORT
Provide a troubleshooting package with debug log. Debug log can be set in the UI or in conf/conf.properties with MIR_LOG_LEVEL=6
Bridge Parameters
| Parameter Name | Description | Type | Values | Default | Scope |
| Report Server URL | Report server well-formed URL starting with http:// or https://. For report server running in native mode, the path to the report server where the necessary reports are located (e.g. http://servername/reportserver or http://servername:portnumber/reportserver). For report server running in SharePoint integrated mode, the URL of the SharePoint site where the reports are deployed, e.g. http://servername) | STRING | http://localhost/ReportServer | Mandatory | |
| Report Server User | The User value can be a user name, a client id, or others (it can even be empty) depending on the authorization method. Refer to the AUTHORIZATION section of this bridge's main documentation. | STRING | Mandatory | ||
| Report Server Secret | The Secret value can be a password, a secret id, or others (it can even be empty) depending on the authorization method. Refer to the AUTHORIZATION section of this bridge's main documentation. | PASSWORD | Mandatory | ||
| Report Server content | Path in the report repository which identifies report or data set to import, e.g. Single path: /Testing/Sales Order Detail |
REPOSITORY_MODEL | Mandatory | ||
| Miscellaneous | MODEL IMPORT OPTIONS -backup <directory> Full path of an empty directory to save the metadata input files for further troubleshooting. DATA CONNECTION OPTIONS Data Connections are produced by the import bridges typically from ETL/DI and BI tools to refer to the source and target data stores they use. These data connections are then used by metadata management tools to connect them (metadata stitching) to their actual data stores (e.g. databases, file system, etc.) in order to produce the full end to end data flow lineage and impact analysis. The name of each data connection is unique by import model. The data connection names used within DI/BI design tools are used when possible, otherwise connection names are generated to be short but meaningful such as the database / schema name, the file system path, or Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). The following option allows to manipulate connections. These options replaces the legacy options -c, -cd, and -cs. -connection.cast ConnectionName=ConnectionType Casts a generic database connection (e.g. ODBC/JDBC) to a precise database type (e.g. ORACLE) for SQL Parsing, e.g. -connection.cast "My Database"="SQL SERVER". The list of supported data store connection types includes: ACCESS CASSANDRA DB2 DENODO HIVE MYSQL NETEZZA ORACLE POSTGRESQL PRESTO REDSHIFT SALESFORCE SAP HANA SNOWFLAKE SQL SERVER SYBASE TERADATA VECTORWISE VERTICA -connection.rename OldConnection=NewConnection Renames an existing connection to a new name, e.g. -connection.rename OldConnectionName=NewConnectionName Multiple existing database connections can be renamed and merged into one new database connection, e.g. -connection.rename MySchema1=MyDatabase -connection.rename MySchema2=MyDatabase -connection.split OldConnection.Schema1=NewConnection Splits a database connection into one or multiple database connections. A single database connection can be split into one connection per schema, e.g. -connection.split MyDatabase All database connections can be split into one connection per schema, e.g. -connection.split * A database connection can be explicitly split creating a new database connection by appending a schema name to a database, e.g. -connection.split MyDatabase.schema1=MySchema1 -connection.casesensitive ConnectionName Overrides the default case insensitive matching rules for the object identifiers inside the specified connection, provided the detected type of the data store by itself supports this configuration (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server, MySql etc.), e.g. -connection.casesensitive "My Database" ANALYSIS SERVER OPTIONS -library.packageId Specify packageId for NuGet package with Microsoft.AnalysisServices.dll. Default value is "Microsoft.AnalysisServices.retail.amd64". -library.version Specify version for NuGet package with Microsoft.AnalysisServices.dll. Default value is "19.20.1". -library.filter Specify filter for DLLs inside NuGet package. Result must include "Microsoft.AnalysisServices.dll". Default value is "/lib/net45/". -connection.embedded Enables processing for embedded data sources. An embedded data source, also known as a report-specific data source, is a data connection that is saved in the report definition. Embedded data source connection information can be used only by the report in which it is embedded. -d Specify to download NuGet packages if missing. Cache on first download, then reuse. -cache.clear Clears the cache before the import, and therefore will run a full import without incremental harvesting. |
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Bridge Mapping
| Meta Integration Repository (MIR) Metamodel (based on the OMG CWM standard) |
"Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) (Repository)" Metamodel MicrosoftSqlServerRs |
Mapping Comments |
| Attribute | Table Field | |
| DesignLevel | Logical Physical | |
| Name | Name | |
| NativeType | Column | |
| PhysicalName | Name | |
| BaseType | Database Field Datatype | |
| Name | Derived from the datatype | |
| PhysicalName | Derived from the datatype | |
| Class | Database Table | |
| CppClassType | Set to ENTITY | |
| CppPersistent | Set to True | |
| DesignLevel | Logical Physical | |
| Name | Name | |
| NativeType | Table | |
| ClassifierMap | DataSet | |
| Name | name | |
| Cube | OLAPCube | |
| CubeDimensionAssociation | OLAPCubeDimension | |
| DataAttribute | SQL/MDX Item | |
| Name | name | |
| Position | position | |
| DataSet | SQL/MDX Query | |
| Name | name | |
| DatabaseSchema | Database Schema | |
| DesignLevel | Logical Physical | |
| Name | Name | |
| NativeType | Schema | |
| Stereotype | Source | |
| DerivedType | Database Field Datatype Report Field Datatype | |
| DataType | Datatype | |
| Length | length | |
| Name | Derived from the datatype | |
| PhysicalName | Derived from the datatype | |
| DesignPackage | Report Data/Report Design and for each database catalog | |
| Name | Name | |
| NativeType | Logical Physical | |
| UserDefined | False | |
| Dimension | OLAP Dimension | |
| Description | Description | |
| Name | Name | |
| DimensionAttribute | OLAPDimension Attribute | |
| Name | Name | |
| FeatureMap | FeatureMap objects are used to hold the lineage of QueryItems DataAttributes, ReportDataAttributes | |
| Operation | expression text | |
| Hierarchy | OLAPHierarchy | |
| Name | Name | |
| HierarchyLevelAssociation | OLAPHierarchyLevel | |
| Name | Name | |
| Level | OLAPLevel | |
| Name | Name | |
| LevelAssociation | OLAPHierarchyAssociation | |
| Name | Name | |
| LevelAttribute | OLAPLevel Attribute | |
| Name | Name | |
| Measure | OLAP Measure | |
| Description | Description | |
| Name | Name | |
| Encoding | UTF-8 | |
| ToolVersion | 9.0 (2005) to 10.0 (2008 | |
| VendorName | Microsoft | |
| OlapSchema | OLAP DataBase | |
| DesignLevel | Logical Physical | |
| Name | Name | |
| Report | Report | |
| Description | Description | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportAttribute | ReportField | |
| DesignLevel | Logical Physical | |
| Name | Name | |
| NativeType | Query Field,BuildIn, Parameter Value | |
| ReportChart | Image | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportDataSet | Fields, Parameters, Query | |
| Description | Description | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportField | Field | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportList | List | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportMatrix | Matrix | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportPage | Page | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportPageBody | Subreport | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportPageFooter | Subreport | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportRectangle | Rectangle | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportTable | Table | |
| Name | Name | |
| ReportText | Textbox | |
| Name | Name | |
| StoreConnection | Database | |
| DesignLevel | Logical Physical | |
| Name | Name | |
| NativeType | Catalog | |
| StoreModel | Report | |
| Description | Description | |
| DesignLevel | Logical Physical | |
| Name | File Name | |
| NativeType | Report |