Showing posts with label spec. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spec. Show all posts

Sunday, February 19, 2012

2005 RDL Spec vs. Reporting Services Implementation

Just found another difference with the RDL Spec (Nov 05 and Dec 03 v ersions)

The correct cardinality relationship between Sorting and SortBy is being called into question

According to Reporting Services implementation

Sorting contains 1 to many SortBy elements

According to the Spec (05), page 49

Sorting contains exactly 1 SortBy element

According to Spec Diagram (05) Data Region Page (page 5)

Sorting contains 1 to many SortBy elements

So which is correct?

The same problem occurs with Grouping and GroupExpression

Also that same diagram says that a List contains 1 to many Sorting and 1 to many Grouping elements, but inside the spec it self those relationships are described as 1 to 1.

So hopefully I can get this straightened out.

Darren

A grouping can have multiple group expressions.

A sorting can have multiple sort expressions (SortBy elements).

-- Robert