How to link datasets for reporting?

I have 2 datasets for a single report. One dataset(1) returns value(s), the
second dataset(2) has many records for each value(s) of dataset(1). Yes, one
to many. On the report I wish to display a result of dataset(1) with a
wrapping text box with the many values of dataset(2), then pagebreak and page
two will be the next result of dataset(1) with the many records of dataset(2)
in a wrapbox etc... I have a key column in both datasets. I need to first
figure out how to link them and use the data on report as I described. thanks
!!Read up on subreports. That is how to solve this problem.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"T" <T@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have 2 datasets for a single report. One dataset(1) returns value(s),
>the
> second dataset(2) has many records for each value(s) of dataset(1). Yes,
> one
> to many. On the report I wish to display a result of dataset(1) with a
> wrapping text box with the many values of dataset(2), then pagebreak and
> page
> two will be the next result of dataset(1) with the many records of
> dataset(2)
> in a wrapbox etc... I have a key column in both datasets. I need to
> first
> figure out how to link them and use the data on report as I described.
> thanks
> !!|||I have come across similar scenarios and tried to solved it with two
datasets, but each time I come back to include alla data in one "flat"
dataset and use gropuing instead.
Ex. If you have one dataset with adresses and one dataset with related phone
numbers. Like:
Adress
1, "MyStreet", "MyCity"
2, "MySecondStreet", "MyCity"
Phone
1, 1, "Phone", "+46-123456"
2, 1, "Fax", "+46-8-232323"
3, 2, "Phone", "+46-654321"
4, 2, "Fax", "+46-8-44444"
Then join them into one dataset instead of two, like:
1, "MyStreet", "MyCity", 1, 1, "Phone", "+46-123456"
1, "MyStreet", "MyCity", 2, 1, "Fax", "+46-8-232323"
2, "MySecondStreet", "MyCity", 3, 2, "Phone", "+46-654321"
2, "MySecondStreet", "MyCity", 4, 2, "Fax", "+46-8-44444"
Create a new Report using this Dataset.
Set property "HideDuplicates = true" on the Adress columns.
Create a group with "AddressId" as group value, if you like to SUM some
values one on "adress-level"
This way you "simulate" related datasets.
Regards Martin Bring
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"T" wrote:
> I have 2 datasets for a single report. One dataset(1) returns value(s), the
> second dataset(2) has many records for each value(s) of dataset(1). Yes, one
> to many. On the report I wish to display a result of dataset(1) with a
> wrapping text box with the many values of dataset(2), then pagebreak and page
> two will be the next result of dataset(1) with the many records of dataset(2)
> in a wrapbox etc... I have a key column in both datasets. I need to first
> figure out how to link them and use the data on report as I described. thanks
> !!