SSRS ReportingService2010 change embedded DataSource to shared DataSource - ssrs-2008

I have SQL Server 2008 with SSRS installed on one server and SQL Server 2008 R2 with SSRS installed on a new server. I want to migrate 200+ reports as well as a few shared schedules and a couple data sources from the first server to the second one using the SSRS web service API. For simplicity sake since there are only a couple of shared data sources I went ahead and created those using the Report Manager interface.
Unfortunately, those who came before me embedded the data source information in each report (connection string, login, password, etc). I thought this would be a great time to change these to point to the shared data source so this would not have to be done for each report, one by one. I can create the reports on the new server just fine using CreateCatalogItem but I can't seem to determine how to properly go about changing from an embedded data source to a shared data source.
So far I have tried both SetItemReferences:
itemRef.Reference = "/Data Sources/TMS";
itemRef.Name = "TMS";
itemRef.Reference = "/Data Sources/TMS";
rs2010.SetItemReferences(catItem.Path, new ReportService2010.ItemReference[] { itemRef });
and SetItemDataSources:
ReportService2010.DataSourceReference dataSourceRef = new ReportService2010.DataSourceReference();
dataSourceRef.Reference = "/Data Sources/TMS";
ReportService2010.DataSource dataSource = new ReportService2010.DataSource();
dataSource.Name = "TMS";
dataSource.Item = dataSourceRef;
rs2010.SetItemDataSources(catItem.Path, new ReportService2010.DataSource[] { dataSource });
Both methods result in a "NotFoundException" when attempted on a report with an embedded data source but they both work just fine on reports that are already pointing to a shared data source.
Furthermore, I have searched all over Google as well as StackOverflow for a solution but have found nothing. Can anyone point me in the right direction here?

So I kept working with the SetItemReferences method and had a brilliant idea that ended up working. The final code I used is below:
List<ReportService2010.ItemReference> itemRefs = new List<ReportService2010.ItemReference>();
ReportService2010.DataSource[] itemDataSources = rs2010.GetItemDataSources(catItem.Path);
foreach (ReportService2010.DataSource itemDataSource in itemDataSources)
{
ReportService2010.ItemReference itemRef = new ReportService2010.ItemReference();
itemRef.Name = itemDataSource.Name;
itemRef.Reference = "/Data Sources/TMS";
itemRefs.Add(itemRef);
}
rs2010.SetItemReferences(catItem.Path, itemRefs.ToArray());
The problem was that I was not using the same DataSource name as what was found in the report .rdl file. I was able to determine what the name should be using the GetItemDataSources method. Since this method returns an array and may have more than one item in said array, I looped through it to create multiple ItemReferences if more than one existed though I doubt that happens very often if at all.

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I'm trying to update a polymorphic lookup column on a table via plugin code and it doesn't seem happening. Wondering what additional I’m missing.
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Check audit history of that record
Chances of any other plugin steps replacing the value back or rolling back
Try to profile/debug the plugin for clues

Add non-standard segments with nhapi

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I am using the nhapi library version 2.5, in which this node does not contain it.
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<OBR>
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See similar issue where a mirth user needed to strip that group out.

Crystal reports - server and database

Im using visual studio 2010 + Sql Server 2008.
Im trying to show my reports using CR.. well when i try to use the system in my local machine, everything is ok.
I use store procedures to create reports.
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Database: // RETRIEVES ORIGINAL DB(Local)// Its not Correct i need to get Client DB
Username: I don't use any user , what user ?
Password: I don't use any password, what password?
i saw another solutions, but i can't find what's the data that i must use in Username or password. i use Windows autenthication to login to sql..
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Dim contenido As String
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Dim ConexionCR As New CrystalDecisions.Shared.ConnectionInfo()
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There are some tutorials out there that can help you find a way to achieve this. Check out:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd193254(v=vs.100).aspx
Visual Studio 2010 Database Project Deploy to Different Environments
http://www.asp.net/web-forms/tutorials/deployment/advanced-enterprise-web-deployment/customizing-database-deployments-for-multiple-environments
EDIT: This seems to have evolved into a different issue than originally stated in the question. To dynamically get the connection string for CR from the text file, you will have to read teh text file first and put server name and database name into variables. Reading a text file, you can use something like string text = File.ReadAllText(#"C:\Folder\File.txt"); but you will need to extract server name and database name into variables. Then in order to use the variables in your connection string you use ConnectionInfo.Servername = variable1; and ConnectionInfo.DatabaseName = variable2.

QBO Queries and SpecifyOperatorOption

I'm trying to query QBO for, among other entities, Accounts, and am running into a couple of issues. I'm using the .Net Dev Kit v 2.1.10.0 (I used NuGet to update to the latest version) and when I use the following technique:
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(i.e. just create a new AccountQuery of the appropriate type and call ExecuteQuery) I get an error. It seems that the request XML is not created properly, I just see one line in the XML file. I then looked at the online docs and tried to emulate the code there:
Intuit.Ipp.Data.Qbo.AccountQuery cquery = new Intuit.Ipp.Data.Qbo.AccountQuery();
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cquery.SpecifyOperatorOption(Intuit.Ipp.Data.Qbo.FilterProperty.CreateTime,
Intuit.Ipp.Data.Qbo.FilterOperatorType.AFTER);
cquery.CreateTime = DateTime.Now.Date;
cquery.SpecifyOperatorOption(Intuit.Ipp.Data.Qbo.FilterProperty.CreateTime,
Intuit.Ipp.Data.Qbo.FilterOperatorType.BEFORE);
// Specify a Request validator
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IEnumerable<Intuit.Ipp.Data.Qbo.Account> qboAccounts = cquery.ExecuteQuery<Intuit.Ipp.Data.Qbo.Account>(context);
unfortunately, VS 2010 insists that AccountQuery doesn't contain a definition for SpecifyOperatorOption and there is no extension method by that name. So I'm stuck.
Any ideas how to resolve this would be appreciated.

EF 4 Self Tracking Entities does not work as expected

I am using EF4 Self Tracking Entities (VS2010 Beta 2 CTP 2 plus new T4 generator). But when I try to update entity information it does not update to database as expected.
I setup 2 service calls. one for GetResource(int id) which return a resource object. the second call is SaveResource(Resource res); here is the code.
public Resource GetResource(int id)
{
using (var dc = new MyEntities())
{
return dc.Resources.Where(d => d.ResourceId == id).SingleOrDefault();
}
}
public void SaveResource(Resource res)
{
using (var dc = new MyEntities())
{
dc.Resources.ApplyChanges(res);
dc.SaveChanges();
// Nothing save to database.
}
}
//Windows Console Client Calls
var res = service.GetResource(1);
res.Description = "New Change"; // Not updating...
service.SaveResource(res);
// does not change anything.
It seems to me that ChangeTracker.State is always show as "Unchanged".
anything wrong in this code?
This is probably a long shot... but:
I assume your Service is actually in another Tier? If you are testing in the same tier you will have problems.
Self Tracking Entities (STEs) don't record changes until when they are connected to an ObjectContext, the idea is that if they are connected to a ObjectContext it can record changes for them and there is no point doing the same work twice.
STEs start tracking once they are deserialized on the client using WCF, i.e. once they are materialized to a tier without an ObjectContext.
If you look through the generated code you should be able to see how to turn tracking on manually too.
Hope this helps
Alex
You have to share assembly with STEs between client and service - that is the main point. Then when adding service reference make sure that "Reuse types in referenced assemblies" is checked.
The reason for this is that STEs contain logic which cannot be transfered by "Add service reference", so you have to share these types to have tracing logic on client as well.
After reading the following tip from Daniel Simmons, the STE starts tracking. Here is the link for the full article. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee335715.aspx
Make certain to reuse the Self-Tracking Entity template’s generated entity code on your client. If you use proxy code generated by Add Service Reference in Visual Studio or some other tool, things look right for the most part, but you will discover that the entities don’t actually keep track of their changes on the client.
so in the client make sure you don't use add service reference to get the proxy instead access service through following code.
var svc = new ChannelFactory<IMyService>("BasicHttpBinding_IMyService").CreateChannel();
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If you are using STEs without WCF you may have to call StartTracking() manually.
I had the same exact problem and found the solution.
It appears that for the self-tracking entities to automatically start tracking, you need to reference your STE project before adding the service reference.
This way Visual Studio generates some .datasource files which does the final trick.
I found the solution here:
http://blogs.u2u.be/diederik/post/2010/05/18/Self-Tracking-Entities-with-Validation-and-Tracking-State-Change-Notification.aspx
As for starting the tracking manually, it seems that you do not have these methods on the client-side.
Hope it helps...