Data source name not found and no default driver specified

Ahhh, another chance to give back to the community. It's bittersweet. It feels good to contribute, but you really go through the fire to figure out something that no one else has.

This one is an error message that I was getting from SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). I recently inherited a package (isn't that a nice excuse :) and I switched the connection string from Windows integrated to SQL auth. Pretty standard operation, wouldn't you say? Well, I've been around the block enough to not be totally shocked when I got a few error messages:

An error occured on the SSIS Listener Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Package/Connection manager "JOESPLACE\MSSQLSERVER.TEST" : SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR.  An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80004005.
An OLE DB record is available.  Source: "Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers"  Hresult: 0x80004005  Description: "[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified".

An error occured on the SSIS Listener Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.TaskHost/Execute SQL Task : Failed to acquire connection "JOESPLACE\MSSQLSERVER.TEMPEST". Connection may not be configured correctly or you may not have the right permissions on this connection.

An error occured while processing the file C:\temp.txt. Details: There was an error executing the SSIS package C:\test.dtsx.  Please check the event log for more information.

Okay, so there's an error in the connection string. Let the troubleshooting begin. The thing about this little guy is that he just wouldn't go away. I tried a bunch of different changes to the connection string; nothing worked.

This package is a little different because we're using a variable to specify the table. I suspected that this had something to do with it, so I tried a bunch of different things. It must have been after I switched to an existing table and then back to the table variable that it started working. I didn't know it at the time, because I was being a little sloppy with my trial-and-error.

Anyway, after I got it to work, I compared the dtsx files before and after. Then, starting with the original version, I made one change at a time until it worked. Turns out that the fix was totally a one-liner. Aaarrggghhh! ...and here it is:

<property id="5852" name="OpenRowset" dataType="System.String" state="default" isArray="false" description="Specifies the name of the database object used to open a rowset." typeConverter="" UITypeEditor="" containsID="false" expressionType="None">[dbo].[TEMPEST]</property>

In the original file, the entry was blank; that's it.

A couple more bizarre things about this problem:

• The package would run in Visual Studio, but not after being published.
• I deleted the [dbo].[TEMPEST] table and it still worked.

I meant to fix this a while back, but just now got around to it. I think the problem was actually that I was missing the driver in the connection string, just like the error message suggests. Evidently, you can't just use any old .NET connection string; it has to have the driver in it. Ugh.

Built-in SSRS 2008 Roles

I couldn't find a satisfactory permission matrix for the built-in SSRS 2008 roles, so I'm publishing one here. This is a pretty comprehensive list; you may have to maximize your browser window for this!

For completeness, I'll mention that you can manage these roles by connecting to a Reporting Services instance and browsing the Security folder.

If you connect to the database engine, you can find the permissions encapsulated in the TaskMask column of the Roles table, in the ReportServer database. I would avoid editing the permissions there.

Enjoy!

	Built-in Role	System Administrator	System User
	Description	View and modify system role assignments, system role definitions, system properties, and shared schedules.	View system properties and shared schedules.
	TaskMask	110101011	001010001
Task	Description
Manage roles	Create, view, modify and delete role definitions.	X
Manage report server security	View and modify system-wide role assignments.	X
View report server properties	View properties that apply to the report server.		X
Manage report server properties	View and modify properties that apply to the report server and to items managed by the report server.	X
View shared schedules	View a predefined schedule that has been made available for general use.		X
Manage shared schedules	Create, view, modify and delete shared schedules used to run reports or refresh a report.	X
Generate events	Provides an application with the ability to generate events within the report server namespace.
Manage jobs	View and cancel running jobs.	X
Execute Report Definitions	Start execution from report definition without publishing it to Report Server.	X	X

	Built-in Role	Browser	Content Manager	My Reports	Publisher	Report Builder
	Description	May view folders, reports and subscribe to reports.	May manage content in the Report Server. This includes folders, reports and resources.	May publish reports and linked reports; manage folders, reports and resources in a users My Reports folder.	May publish reports and linked reports to the Report Server.	May view report definitions.
	TaskMask	0010101001000100	1111111111111111	0111111111011000	0101010100001010	0010101001000101
Task	Description
Set security for individual items	View and modify security settings for reports, folders, resources, and shared data sources.		X
Create linked reports	Create linked reports and publish them to a report server folder.		X	X	X
View reports	View reports and linked reports in the folder hierarchy; view report history snapshots and report properties.	X	X	X		X
Manage reports	Create, and delete reports; and modify report properties.		X	X	X
View resources	View resources in the folder hierarchy; and view resource properties.	X	X	X		X
Manage resources	Create, modify and delete resources, and modify resource properties.		X	X	X
View folders	View folder items in the folder hierarchy; and view folder properties.	X	X	X		X
Manage folders	Create, view and delete folders; and view and modify folder properties.		X	X	X
Manage report history	Create, view, and delete report history snapshots; and modify report history properties.		X	X
Manage individual subscriptions	Each user can create, view, modify and delete subscriptions that he or she owns.	X	X	X		X
Manage all subscriptions	View, modify, and delete any subscription regardless of who owns the subscription.		X
View data sources	View shared data source items in the folder hierarchy; and view data source properties.		X	X
Manage data sources	Create and delete shared data source items; and modify data source properties.		X	X	X
View models	View models in the folder hierarchy, use models as data sources for a report, and run queries against the model to retrieve data.	X	X			X
Manage models	Create, view, and delete models; and view and modify model properties.		X		X
Consume reports	Reads report definitions		X			X

SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services RS.EXE Supporting Forms Authentication

I've decided to expand the scope of my blog to more than just Identity Management. Recently, I've been submerged in the BI space, and since I'm not sure when I'll resurface, I'd like to contribute some of the cool stuff I've been doing back to the community.

I'm currently working on a scale-out deployment of SSRS that uses Forms authentication. Everything is working well with the security extension, and now we're focusing on moving everything into Stage. Good time for the scripting utility, rs.exe, right? Well, if you didn't already know, rs.exe isn't supported with Forms authentication. Wow, what a bummer.

What's more, I can't use the RSScripter, which is a very cool and useful app for generating scripts for rs.exe.

So, what do I do? I could write my own utility. We already have a web service client to integrate SSRS with an in-house app. I would just need to add a bunch of management features to it... and add commands to extract and load... and make it generic enough to reuse... and then maintain it. Nah, that sounds like a lot of work. Let's just use .NET Reflector on the original rs.exe app!

I've reassembled rs.exe with the ability to preserve the RS authentication cookie, which is required with Forms authentication. Hopefully someone out there finds this useful!

http://rs1.codeplex.com/

BTW, the RSScripter also doesn't support Forms authentication, because rs.exe doesn't, and RSScripter is dependent on rs.exe. Leave me a comment if you need a version of RSScripter that works with Forms auth.

Good luck!

Update 2011-06-22: RS1.EXE works with SSRS 2008 R2 with SP1

Compilation failed. Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information.

If you've recently upgraded FIM to RTM and you're getting the following error message when you compile your custom activities, then you probably need to copy the new Microsoft.IdentityManagement libraries out of the GAC.

"Compilation failed. Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information."

copy /y C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WFExtensionInterfaces\4.0.2592.0__31bf3856ad364e35\Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WFExtensionInterfaces.dll .

copy /y C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.IdentityManagement.Activities\4.0.2592.0__31bf3856ad364e35\Microsoft.IdentityManagement.Activities.dll .

copy /y C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WebUI.Controls\4.0.2592.0__31bf3856ad364e35\Microsoft.IdentityManagement.WebUI.Controls.dll .

Query/enumerate all declarative workflow templates in an SPWeb and programmatically read the XOML files

It took me all day to figure this one out. You'd think something like this could be done through the object model, but it's not available in WSS. Here's a complete copy of my console app, with all trial/error code left in. I hope this helps someone out there!

Edit: Sorry, I left out some details. What can I say; I was a little weary after a grueling battle with Sharepoint. Anyway, the workflows I'm talking about here are declarative Sharepoint workflows, meaning that you assemble them in Sharepoint Designer.

Also, I was able to read the XOML files through the object model, but I wouldn't call it the most direct route. You'd think that you could read the workflow templates through the object model, but they don't show up in SPWeb.WorkflowTemplates, SPWorkflowAssociation.BaseTemplate is null (probably because it's declarative), and there is no Workflow.asmx service in WSS (not sure if that would even suffice).

So, what I ended up doing was getting the workflow name from the SPWorkflowAssociation (from the SPList), and then assembling a URL in the form of:

/Workflows/wfName/wfName.xoml

Then, I get a handle on the XOML as an SPFile, and from there I can read it into an XmlDocument.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using Ensynch;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using Microsoft.SharePoint.Workflow;

namespace EnumerateSPWorkflowTemplates
{
    class Program
    {
        private static string webUrl = 
            "http://ens-ilm01/sites/devsandbox/spworkflow/";

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            try
            {
                using (SPSite site = new SPSite(webUrl))
                using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
                {
                    foreach (SPWorkflowTemplate wf in web.WorkflowTemplates)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(EnsynchTools.PrintHeading(
                            "Workflow Template: " + wf.Name));
                        //Console.WriteLine(wf.Xml);
                        writeXml(wf.Xml);
                    }
                    foreach (SPList list in web.Lists)
                    {
                        foreach (SPWorkflowAssociation association in list.WorkflowAssociations)
                        {
                            //SPWorkflowTemplate wf = association.BaseTemplate;
                            //if (wf != null)
                            //{
                            Console.WriteLine(EnsynchTools.PrintHeading(
                                "Workflow Association: " + association.Name));
                            //Console.WriteLine(association.SoapXml);
                            writeXml(association.SoapXml);
                            readWorkflowTemplate(association);
                            //}
                        }
                    }
                    crawlFolders(web, "Workflows");
                }
            }
            catch (Exception exc)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(EnsynchTools.ExceptionDetails(exc));
            }

            Console.Write("Press enter to exit...");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        private static void writeXml(string xml)
        {
            XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
            doc.Load(new StringReader(xml));
            writeXml(doc);
        }

        private static void writeXml(XmlDocument doc)
        {
            doc.Save(Console.Out);
            Console.WriteLine("\r\n");
        }

        private static void readWorkflowTemplate(
            SPWorkflowAssociation association)
        {
            XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
            doc.Load(new StringReader(association.SoapXml));
            XmlNode node = doc.SelectSingleNode("/WorkflowTemplate");
            // Assemble the URL from the workflow name.
            XmlAttribute attribute = node.Attributes["Name"];
            string wfName = attribute.Value.Replace(" ", "%20");
            string webRelativeFolder = "Workflows/" + wfName;
            string xomlFileName = wfName + ".xoml";
            string xomlUrl = webUrl + webRelativeFolder + "/" + xomlFileName;
            try
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Trying to access " + xomlUrl);

                SPFolder wfFolder = association.ParentWeb.GetFolder(
                    webRelativeFolder);
                SPFile xomlFile = wfFolder.Files[xomlFileName];
                Console.WriteLine("Found file: " + xomlFile.Url);

                //System.Net.WebClient oWebClient = new System.Net.WebClient();
                //oWebClient.Credentials = new System.Net.NetworkCredential (
                //    "username","password","domain");
                //String sResponseData = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(
                //    oWebClient.DownloadData(xomlUrl));

                doc = new XmlDocument();
                //doc.Load(new StringReader(sResponseData));
                using (Stream xomlStream = xomlFile.OpenBinaryStream())
                {
                    doc.Load(xomlStream);
                }
                writeXml(doc);
                Console.WriteLine("\r\n");
            }
            catch (Exception exc)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(exc.Message);
            }
        }

        private static void crawlFolders(SPWeb web, string subFolder)
        {
            SPFolder rootFolder = web.GetFolder(subFolder);
            crawlFolders(rootFolder);
        }

        private static void crawlFolders(SPFolder folder)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Crawling: " + folder.Url);
            foreach (SPFile file in folder.Files)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("- " + file.Name);
            }
            // Recursively count SPFiles in SPFolders
            foreach (SPFolder subfolder in folder.SubFolders)
            {
                crawlFolders(subfolder);
            }
        }

    }
}

FIM Query Tool for FIM 2010 RC1

I forgot to mention that I updated the FIM Query Tool to work with RC1 and the new unsupported web service client. So, if you haven't already stumbled upon it, you can download the latest release and take it for a test drive:

http://fimquerytool.codeplex.com/

And please leave me any feedback on the Codeplex site or here; thanks!

Error defining Activity Information Configuration: Access denied

I know the answer to this one is trivial, but if you encounter it, I thought I'd let you know that, no, you're not going crazy. Evidently, there is no default MPR for creating Activity Information Configuration's in the FIM portal.

So, if you're defining a custom workflow, and you're adding your interface to the portal for the first time, you may get the error, "Create Resource: Access denied." Here's a screen shot:



So the fix is to define an MPR to allow you to create these guys. Note that there is already an MPR that allows Administrators to read all resources, so we'll avoid the redundancy here.

Display Name	Administration: Administrators have full control over Activity Information Configuration resources
Action Parameter	*
Action Type	Add; Create; Delete; Modify; Remove
Action Workflows	0
Authentication Workflows	0
Authorization Workflows	0
Description	Administration: Administrators have full control over Activity Information Configuration resources
Grant Right	TRUE
Principal Set	Administrators
Resource Current Set	All Activity Information Configurations
Resource Final Set	All Activity Information Configurations