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Can you perform a mass change of the datasource of many reports? 1

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minifelt

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Jun 5, 2007
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I have over a hundred reports that point to one database. I need to change the database name and database location for all these reports (the new database schema that the report will be pointing to is essentially the same). Is there a way to perform a mass change of the datasource of all these 100 reports? We are starting to build a business warehouse in my company and we will be changing the data sources of reports quite a bit. It's very resource intensive to change the datasources of the reports one report at a time. Would greatly appreciate a quick and efficient solution for this task.

Thank you much.
 
I think Rpt.inspector as advertised on this site will do the job for you. I think you can down load for free and try it out for 30 days.

Ian
 
Thank you Ian. The tool works well. However, one needs to know the new database schema and map the fields accurately for it to work properly. In my case, I don't have the database schema and I'm trying to figure it out as I go along. So I guess the tool doesn't work that well. But it's a good tool. May come in handy for some other applications.
 
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