Missing Schemas in Crystal Reports - sql-server

A little bit of an odd issue here.
I have a database, hosted on SQL Server 2008 R2 (SP2), that has 10 different schemas that could be used for reporting purposes:
Please note, for company compliance reasons, I did redact this image to the bare essentials.
Now, when I go to create a report, and connect to the database in question, the only schemas that are presented to me are those starting with lm_:
Again, redacted...
Now, for the purpose of the report I need to build, I need to be able to select against tables that are in one of the ls_ schemas.
My question is, in Crystal Reports 2013, how do I make all available schemas visible for use in a report?
Other important things to note:
I am able to log into SSMS as the same account I am using to connect to the database in Crystal Reports, and am able to successfully run queries against the schemas in question.
The account I am connecting to the database as, in both SSMS and CR, has full administrative access/capabilities against all schemas in the database in question
Points 1 and 2 would suggest that this is not a security related issue
I am connecting to the database in CR through an ODBC connection created on my system through ODBC Data Source Administration (32-bit) - as a System DSN
The ODBC Data Source uses the same administrative account being used directly in CR and SSMS
Thank you in advance for your help. Please let me know if there is any additional information that I can provide to help solve this issue.

I faced similar issue few years back, and as per my experience it has nothing to do with database and it is within the crystal reports where a registry value is set to minimum value which will restrict the display of schemas or tables
Check below link which will show you the path to change registry.
forumtopics.com/busobj/viewtopic.php?p=1004707
I would suggest you to first take back up of the original data and then change the value

Maybe this:
On the menu bar, select File –> Options.
Click the “Database” tab.
Uncheck the “Stored Procedures” option.
Someone on another forum said that worked but he did not know why.

There is a setting in Crystal under File-->Options-->Database where one can set owner like %. Perhaps your Crystal install has an old setting limiting your visible schemas?

For any one in 2022 who is facing this problem. Check the following:
Open odbc, 32 bits odbc.
Select your datasource and click configure
Click details
Select Metadata tab
Uncheck Disable Schema support and click Ok.
Solved, this is tested and working

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MS SQL Server Management Studio - How to create new schema

I want to create a new schema in SSMS with the Schema - New dialog box but I can't find how.
I know it's supposed to open when I right click on the Databases/xyz/Security/Schemas folder in the Object Explorer and select New Schema... but all I get is a query to create it.
I just started an edX course called Developing SQL Databases, there are no instructions there concerning the SSMS settings, the only instructions say that I should be able to get the Schema - New dialog box. I asked there in the discussion but nobody replies, actually there's no activity there whatsoever so probably nobody even knows I asked.
I did google it but the only relevant results I found say the same thing, right-click, New Schema... and the dialog box opens. But it doesn't.
So, what am I missing?
Expand the database in the Object Explorer, and right-click the Security folder, then select "New" (the Security folder under the database, NOT the Security folder under the server).
I realize your question is how to do this in SSMS, but the tsql code for this is only five words.
create schema MyNewSchema authorization dbo;
That seems much simpler to me.
Be sure you are searching in a right folder.
the security folder is under the database , not under the server.
as next screenshot:-
UPDATE:-
This issue is repeated here, and the soluation was the following:-
Full uninstall Manual
deletion of all MSSQL-folders in
AppData{Local|Roaming}
Reinstall
Checking for any updates
and everything is as expected, so try these steps.

DataGrip / DBeaver cannot resolve table / column names

I'm connected to my universities' SQL server (Microsoft driver). I've tried using both DataGrip from Jetbrains and DBeaver to connect. Everything seems to be fine when I execute a query, however neither DataGrip nor DBeaver is giving me help with table or column names. In fact, DataGrip keeps telling me "Unable to resolve..." even if I type in the whole name (as I said the query executes just fine). Example screen shot:
I'll be really grateful for any suggestions.
This issue is related to DataGrip's intellisense, a similar issue was posted to IntelliJ's community forms here.
This answer relates to DataGrip 2017.1.5 (is likely applicable to other versions as well):
After creating the initial connection to your server, open the Database tool window using:
(ALT + F1) or
(View -> Tool Windows -> Database).
Listed beneath your server connection you will see a "Schemas..." item, double click it. This will expand into a list of all DB schemas you have access to on that server.
Select the schemas you are interested in, and additionally expand each DB schema to select all child schemas for that DB.
Click the refresh button in the schema selection window to synchronize your settings (two arrows pointing at each other in a circle).
Image of Database Toolbar with DB/Schema selection
If they are DBO owned tables, qualify then as dbo.MyTable. Datagrip seems to want a schema (DBO) for objects in order to use intellisense.

Azure SQL Data Warehouse ''NoCount' Error

I just got approved for the Azure SQL Data Warehouse Preview, and just finished "provisioning" my new server and database. I followed a link to a 'Getting Started' page from Microsoft (Get started: Connect ...), and read that the two best (only?) ways of querying the database were through sqlcmd and Visual Studio 2013.
I ignored this advice first, and fired up SSMS, connected to the database, and then tried to open a new query window. I immediately received the following error: 'Unable to apply connection settings. The detailed error message is: 'NoCount' is not a recognized option.' After clicking OK, the query window did open up, but many T-SQL statements did not work such as a simple:
CREATE TABLE dbo.tblTest (acct_id nvarchar(255) NOT NULL)
I would receive a 'Command(s) completed successfully.' message, however no table was created.
Ok, I fired up Visual Studio 2013, connect to my Azure SQL Data Warehouse, and open it up in SQL Server Object Explorer. I right-clicked the specific database, and selected 'New Query', enter the same T-SQL CREATE TABLE statement as above, then hit execute. Once I hit execute, I get the exact same error message as above. This time around I was able to open a new query window at least, but after attempting to execute the query I still get the 'NoCount' is not a recognized option error.
I'm completely new to data warehouses, and still very much a beginner with T-SQL and SQL Server as well. But, I haven't been able to find anything that would explain why I'm receiving these errors, and right now I'm basically at a standstill until I can understand what's going on. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
I've experienced this. Your connection isn't actually recognised as a SQL DW connection. I bet your query window is a .sql file, not a .dsql as it needs to be.
Go back into the Azure portal and use the link to connect using SSDT from there. You should get a connection in the SQL Server Explorer pane which looks different, and when you start a New Query based on it, you should get a .dsql window, not a .sql one.
Have you checked the version of SSDT that you are using? It sounds like you may be on a version prior to 12.0.50623, which doesn't take into account that SET NO COUNT is not supported by SQL Data Warehouse at the moment. Newer versions of SSDT have adjusted for this. We recommend updating SSDT here and then connecting using the SQL Server Object Explorer with the directions in our documentation.
I am running Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise, and what I had to do to get this error resolved was install SSDT October 2015 Preview in Visual Studio. The link I used is: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt204009.aspx
Prior to installing this, I had the latest released version for VS2015...had to install the Preview to get it to work. Also, it solved the issue where I was not able to see ANY of the tables in the Azure Data Warehouse database - just a couple of views, which made querying difficult (could still get a list of available tables from sys.tables)
I hope this helps somebody!

Reporting Services 2008 - The user or group name 'xxx' is not recognized. (rsUnknownUserName)

I got a SSRS 2008 web edition instance (which was migrated from 2005 standard edition) and I need to change some security for a new folder I`ve just created.
When I go on report server web page (http://rsServerName.xyz/Reports), enter the new folder, go on folder properties, then when I click on Security, web page returns an error The user or group name 'xxx' is not recognized. (rsUnknownUserName)
I`ve checked the user in database - it exists, it has some items (reports) assigned to it, seems fine just like other users from database.
I first thought to just go into database and remove the entries from PolicyUserRole for users that aren't allowed into that folder, but there's also some info in SecData, and maybe some other places, and also found that microsoft doesn't support any queries against their reportserver database, so that might not be the brightest idea :)
Does anyone know any other way to remove the security from a specific folder ? Or maybe things to look at for this user name that it fails ? Another thing to mention, all security problems started when server was migrated from 2005 standard to 2008 web edition.
Thanks.
The only possible way to fix this was to remove the user completely and add it back. During the migration described above several user's permissions were affected, and the only way to fix was to re-create them from scratch - not elegant, but worked.
Solution - find the user, remove, add back.

"Cannot open user default database. Login failed." after installing SQL Server Management Studio Express

I have a database in a local file that is used by a program. The program has limited functionality and I needed to run some quick queries. I installed SQL Server Management Studio Express 2005 (SSMSE), connected to the SQL Server instance, attached the database file, and ran the queries. Now the original program will no longer connect to the database. I receive the error:
Cannot open user default database. Login failed. Login failed for user 'MyComputer\MyUserName'.
I've gone back into SSMSE and tried to set the default database. I've opened up Security, Logins, BUILTIN\Administrators and BUILTIN\Users. Under General, I have set the default database to the program's database. Under User Mappings, I made sure the database is ticked and that db_datareader and db_datawriter are ticked.
The program uses the connection string:
Server=(local)\Instance; AttachDbFilename=C:\PathToDatabase\Database.mdf; Integrated Security=True; User Instance=True;
I know jack-all about database administration. What else am I missing?
This may not be answering your question specifically, but it may help others with similar issue caused by different problem
In my case the problem was my user is defaulted to a database which is not accessible for any reason (can be renamed, removed, corrupted or ...)
To solve the issue just follow the following instruction
Try to login again on the login page there is other tabs select
"Connection Properties".
under the tab locate "Connect to database" and select an existing database you have access to like tempdb or master
Once you are connected to the SQL Server Instance execute the below TSQL to assign the login a new default database.
Use master
GO
ALTER LOGIN [yourloginname] WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE = TempDB
GO
Alternatively once you connected change your default database name to master via UI
Article taken from :
http://www.mytechmantra.com/LearnSQLServer/Fix-cannot-open-user-default-database-Login-failed-Login-failed-for-user-SQL-Server-Error/
This problem manifested for me when I took my default db offline. Next thing I know I couldn't login. Switching to the Connection Properties tab and selecting the drop down to change the database I want to connect to also failed.
It let me in right away once I manually typed master as the db I wanted to connect to (on the Connection Properties tab).
First, try to isolate your problem:
Take a backup of the file! Some of the steps below can, apparently, in some circumstances cause the file to vanish.
Are you sure you are connecting to the same instance through Management Studio as the program is?
If possible, try to shut down the instance that you are not expecting to use.
Set the user's default database to master and try to make the program logon.
Try to login as the user through Management Studio - since you have integrated security, you should open Management Studio as the program's user.
Are you using "User instances" - perhaps without knowing it? If so, this may be helpful: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlexpress/archive/2006/11/22/connecting-to-sql-express-user-instances-in-management-studio.aspx
I haven't worked much with files being attached in the way your program does - but you write that you attached the DB in the Management Studio as well. Have you tried detaching it there before running your program? Perhaps you are seeing the Management Studio and your program competing for exclusive access to the MDF-file?
EDIT: I added point 6 above - this is new in my own list of TODOs when troubleshooting this type of Login failed. But it does sound a lot like what you're experiencing.
EDIT2: In the first edit, new item was added to the list. So the numbers in the comments doesn't correspond with the numbers in the answer.
I finally figured this out, and my situation is different than every other I've read about tonight.
I had restored my database from a backup. I knew that there was a particular login user that I had been using, so I created that user in SSMS. However, there was already a user by that name under the database that had come in with the backup.
Since I had screwed around so much trying to fix this, I wasn't able to delete the user under the DB easily. I deleted the database and restored again. Then:
Delete the user under the Databases->[my database]->Users
Create the user again in Security->Logins (not under your DB, although that probably works too.
Go to the newly created user. Select properties. Then under User Mappings, tell it to make your database the default. Give it read and write access.
Summary: I had two users. One that came with the DB, and one that I had created. Remove the one that came with the DB and create your own.
First click on Option>> Button of “Connect to Server” Prompt.
Now change the connect to database to any existing database on your server like master or msdb.
More Details
https://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/11/04/sql-server-fix-error-4064-cannot-open-user-default-database-login-failed-login-failed-for-user/
I've also had this same problem, it turned out that I was trying to access the built in membership classes (in a view), and that .Net was trying to create the database in the App_Data folder:
#Membership.GetUser().ProviderUserKey
This will trigger the system to try and create a database based in the built in membership system, which may not be the way your system is setup.
I had a similar problem had to simply download SQL Express Utility that is capable of starting User Instances. SSEUtil is a tool written by the Visual Studio team to help troubleshoot User Instance issues, you can read more about it in the read me file that is installed with the utility.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fa87e828-173f-472e-a85c-27ed01cf6b02&DisplayLang=en.
Hope this will help.
In my case I had to set "connect to any database" right path:
On your instance, go to Security , then to Logins.
Right Click on there, you will see properties and you should click on Securables.
There it give possibility to connect to any database.

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