SQL Server 2005-2008 Reporting Services

COURSE OVERVIEW

In this course, you will learn how to use SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services, explore its basic architecture and gain a basic understanding of the components of SSRS 2008. You'll then explore tabular and list reports that employ datasets and data regions.

As you progress you'll learn to add custom expressions, custom functions and format your reports using Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence Studio. The reports you create in the course will employ shared data sources, interactive sorting, and drill-down capabilities. You'll then understand how Reporting Services parameters work and create parameters in ad-hoc SQL.

Next you'll be building Matrix reports and charts then explore the use of Reporting Services gauges. The Deployment of Reporting Services projects follow using a variety of formats and client-side printing. You'll gain knowledge of SSRS Security in managing of user roles and accounts and much more.

AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES

This course assumes no prior knowledge of SQL Server Reporting Services. This course does assume prior knowledge of SQL Server 2008 and the use of SQL Server Management Studio for development, Visual Studio 2008 using Visual Basic and administrative tasks. Write and run expressions, script files and diagnose problems that occur.

In this course, you will learn:

• Create tabular and list reports.
• Build expressions and how they are used within SSRS.
• Use global, field and parameter collections.
• Create Groups using the grouping pane for Details Group and Row Groups.
• Use parameters with stored procedures, with values on reports and unbound parameters.
• Create Matrix reports and see the new features of Matrix reports for SSRS 08.
• Deploy reports and use the report manager.
• Use SSRS Security, SSL and Data Source Security.
• Use Reporting Services APIs and Report Viewer Controls.
• Create a Web Service, a Web Service Subscription and Custom Assemblies.

*Course Cost does not include books. Please contact a VTEC Account Manager for details.

   

COURSE TOPICS:

Introducing SQL Server Reporting Services
Investigate what SQL Server Reporting Services can do
Explore the basic architecture of SQL Server Reporting Services
Gain a basic understanding of the components behind SQL Server Reporting Services
Learn how to create a basic report using the SQL Server Reporting Services Wizard

Creating Tabular and List Reports
Learn how to create a tabular report from scratch
Learn about datasets and data regions
Discover how to add textboxes and other controls to reports
Investigate the list data region
Learn how to work with rich text to produce mail merge style reports

Calculation and Formatting
Explore how to create expressions in your reports using
Learn how to create custom functions using the Code window
Discover the various global collections that you can reference in your expressions
Learn how to format report items using the formatting toolbars, the Properties window, and the Textbox Properties dialog box
Find out how you can use conditional formatting to make your reports more dynamic
Learn about report variables and when you might need to use them

Grouping and Sorting
Explore creating groups
Master the Reporting Services Grouping pane
Learn how to calculate group totals and percentages
Understand scope as it applies to aggregate functions
Discover interactive sorting
Find out how to create drill-down reports

Working with Parameters
Understanding how Reporting Services parameters work with stored procedure parameters
Learn how to create parameters in ad-hoc SQL
Find out how to display parameter values in report headers
Discover how to improve parameter prompts using drop-down list parameters
Dig into the use of unbound, multivalued, and cascading parameters
Learn how to solve common parameter issues

Creating Matrix Reports and Charts
Learn how to create matrix reports
Investigate Reporting Services charts
Explore the use of Reporting Services gauges

Managing Reporting Services
Understand how to plan and configure for deployment
Learn how to deploy Reporting Services projects and individual reports and data sources
Explore exporting reports to a variety of formats and using the client-side printing feature of Reporting Services
Investigate how to manage Reporting Services projects using Report Manager
Explore creating linked reports

Security
Investigate how Reporting Services secures access to reports and other Reporting Services resources
Find out how to use Report Manager to manage user accounts and roles
Learn how to enable basic authentication for reports and how to require SSL for report operations
Explore the storing of credentials within a data source

Programming Reporting Services
Discover the many application programming interfaces of Reporting Services
Learn how to use URL to integrate Reporting Services reports into your applications
Explore the use of the Report Viewer controls to create Web pages and Windows Forms that render Reporting Services reports in place
Investigate how to use the Report Views controls in local mode to display reports that don't involve Reporting Services

Advanced Reporting Services Programming
Discover the classes and methods exposed by the Reporting Services Web Service API
Learn how to call the Report Server Web Service
Investigate how to call a custom assembly from a report
Explore the potential deployment and security issues that might arise when working with custom assemblies

Snapshots and Subscriptions
Learn how to enable and control report caching
Investigate the scheduling of report snapshots
Explore the maintenance of report history
Discover how to create standard report subscriptions
Learn how to create data-driven report subscriptions

Ad-Hoc Reporting with Report Builder 2.0
Learn the differences between Report Builder 1.0 and Report Builder 2.0
Explore how to use Report Builder to build ad-hoc tabular, matrix and chart reports
Discover how to create Report Builder reports without using the wizards
Learn how to create Report Model projects using Visual Studio and deploy them to a Reporting Services server