BI Data Source – SSAS

Simon Kingaby Business Intelligence , , , , , ,

Well now.  It turns out that PerformancePoint for SharePoint has quite a few nifty little features (after reading the help topics on the blank PerformancePoint site), but to work with it properly I need to have some data in a SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) Cube.  Since we are still in the stone ages and … Continue reading BI Data Source – SSAS

On a Different Track

Simon Kingaby Business Intelligence , , , ,

The other thing I am working on is presentation of BI data. Our current toolset is the Microsoft stack: SQL Server 2008 R2 (I know, I know, it's 2014 already, sheesh!) SSAS PowerPivot Excel 2010 (yes, it is 2014...  the wheels on the bus move a little slower here) SharePoint 2010 (I know again) PerformancePoint … Continue reading On a Different Track

Welcome to another new Era

Simon Kingaby Mobile Development ,

I recently attended a Telerik webinar and won a 5 month free subscription to the new Telerik Platform! Woohoo! Today I activated the subscription and over the next few weeks I will be checking it out. My hope: to build a cross-platform Business Intelligence app/dashboard that works on iPhone/iPad, Android Phone/Pad, and Win7 and 8 … Continue reading Welcome to another new Era

Implementing the RowViewModel – Part 2

Simon Kingaby IdeaBlade DevForce, MVVM, RowViewModel, Silverlight Development

Part 2 – Getting Data into the Grid In Part 1, we setup the projects necessary for a standard business application using IdeaBlade DevForce for the Model, MVVM Light for the ModelView and a Telerik RadGridView in the View. In Part 3, we will follow through the binding process to see some of the challenges … Continue reading Implementing the RowViewModel – Part 2

Implementing the RowViewModel – Part 1

Simon Kingaby IdeaBlade DevForce, MVVM, RowViewModel, Silverlight Development

  Part 1 – Setting up the Projects In my earlier post here, I introduced the concept of a RowViewModel to make editable grids using the MVVM pattern.  In this post, I will demonstrate how to implement the RowViewModel using a combination of IdeaBlade DevForce for the Model, MVVMLite for ViewModel support and Telerik’s Silverlight … Continue reading Implementing the RowViewModel – Part 1

webMethods pub.db:call Examples

Simon Kingaby webMethods , ,

I cannot find any examples of the mappings needed to use the pub.db:call in webMethods 8.0.1.  The documentation is helpful, but is barren of any examples.  Basically the provided documentation defines little more than name, rank, serial number and description of each built-in service.  In the absence of any examples, in the documentation or anywhere … Continue reading webMethods pub.db:call Examples

Why can’t I debug into my Windows Workflow?

Simon Kingaby Debugging, Testing, Windows Workflow , , , , , , ,

I had a test project that I was using to Unit Test my Windows Workflow activities. Green across the board. I put all the activities together into a workflow and set up the test for the workflow, but the Output Parameters were always empty. I put breakpoints in the code. The debugger never stopped at … Continue reading Why can’t I debug into my Windows Workflow?