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Reporting Services 2000 versus 2005
This course applies equally to Reporting Services in both SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000. All topics are applicable to both versions because for the functionality covered by this course, the versions are identical. The instructor will point out the minor differences during class. Specifically, the end-user experience, administrative tools and developer’s report designer are the same. Everything covered in this class applies to both versions.
If you are looking for new features in SQL Server 2005
see Alto’s SQL 2005 Skills Update class.
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In this course, you will learn how to use SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services to create, execute, and manage reports. You will learn how to create tabular, matrix (cross-tab), and chart reports. You'll explore creating reports with groups, expressions, conditional formatting, and parameters. The reports you create in the course will employ shared data sources, interactive sorting, and drill-down capabilities. You'll explore the deployment and printing of reports and the export of reports to PDF, Excel, and other formats. You'll gain a thorough understanding of Reporting Services security, report snapshots, subscriptions, and the use of custom assemblies. You'll also discover how to integrate reports into your ASP.NET and WinForms applications using URL access and the Reporting Services Web Service API, without requiring users to use Internet Explorer. Finally, you'll learn how to empower your users to create ad-hoc reports using Report Builder and Report Model projects.
In this course, you will learn to:
- Create complex reports employing expressions, the global collections, and conditional formatting.
- Create reports with nested groups and multiple parameters.
- Manage reports.
- Secure reports using integrated security and SSL.
- Program reports using URL Access, the Reporting Services Web Service API, the Report Viewer controls, and custom assemblies.
- Employ report caching and create report snapshots.
- Create standard and data-driven report subscriptions.
- Empower users to create ad-hoc reports using Report Builder and the models you create using Report Model projects.
Introducing SQL Server Reporting Services
- Tour of Features
- Reporting Services Architecture
- Reporting Services Terminology
- Reporting Services Editions
- Taking Reporting Services for a Spin
Creating Reports
- Deconstructing Reporting Services
- Shared Data Sources
- Creating Reports from Scratch
Calculations and Formatting
- Creating Expressions
- Using the Global Collections
- Formatting Items
- Conditional Formatting
Grouping and Sorting
- Creating Groups
- Calculating Totals and Percentages
- Interactive Sorting
- Creating Drill-Down Reports
Report Parameters
- Creating Report Parameters
- Creating Drop-Down Parameters
- Multi-Valued Parameters
- Debugging Parameter Issues
Creating Matrix Reports and Charts
- Creating a Basic Matrix Report
- Matrix Subtotals
- Creating a Basic Chart
- Exploring the Charting Possibilities
Managing Reporting Services
- Deploying Reports and Data Sources
- Exporting Reports and Printing
- Using the Web-Based Report Manager
- Using SQL Server Management Studio-based Reporting Services Manager
Reporting Services Security
- Two Parts to Reporting Services Security
- Securing Access to Reports
- Data Source Security
Programming Reporting Services
- The Many Reporting Services APIs
- Integrating Reporting Services into Applications using URL Access
- Using the Report Viewer Controls
Advanced Reporting Services Programming
- Using the Reporting Services Web Service
- Working with Custom Assemblies
Snapshots and Subscriptions
- Caching and Snapshots
- Creating Standard Subscriptions
- Creating Data-Driven Subscriptions
- Managing Subscriptions
Ad-Hoc Reporting with Report Builder
- The Report Builder Architecture
- Creating Report Model Projects
- Running Report Builder
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