Can you use SQL in SharePoint?

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Can you use SQL in SharePoint?

With Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010, you can connect to a variety of databases, including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and other databases that are accessible by using the OLE DB protocol. By default, your Microsoft SharePoint site does not contain any database connections.

Does SSRS require SharePoint?

The Reporting Services add-in for SharePoint products is required but a Reporting Services report server is not.

How do I view SQL Server reports?

In the Monitoring workspace, expand Reporting, and then select Reports. Select the report for which you want to view the SQL statement and then, in the Home tab, in the Report Group group, select Edit. The Report Builder window opens. In the Report Data pane, expand Datasets to view the data sets for the report.

How does SharePoint store data in SQL Server?

When you create a new List-Item in SharePoint, it is stored in the appropriate List-Item table in SQL down to an individual page. You can only store so many rows in an 8KB page, so depending on the type of list item, it may be stored across one or multiple pages.

How do I deploy report viewer?

Add the Report Viewer control to a new web project

  1. Create a new ASP.NET Empty Web Site or open an existing ASP.NET project. You can use .
  2. Install the Report Viewer control NuGet package via the NuGet package manager console.
  3. Add a new .
  4. Add a ScriptManagerControl to the page.
  5. Add the Report Viewer control to the page.

How do I get SQL reports?

Management Studio

  1. From the Windows start menu, type sql server and in the Apps search results, click SQL Server Management Studio.
  2. If the Connect to Server dialog box does not appear, in Object Explorer, click Connect and then select Reporting Services.
  3. In the Server type list, select Reporting Services.

Where are SQL reports stored?

Report server items are always stored in libraries or in a folder within a library.

What database is used for SharePoint?

MS SQL Server
SharePoint uses MS SQL Server as a database management system for its operation but SharePoint is not designed to perform the functions of a real database. What is a SharePoint content database? A content database is a database to store SharePoint data for one or more site collections.