Overview
This course teaches students how to implement a Reporting Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to use the development tools to create reports, and how to use the Reporting Services management and administrative tools.
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who need to implement reporting solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to: - Describe SQL Server Reporting Services and its components. - Create a Reporting Services report. - Enhance a Reporting Services report. - Create and manipulate data sets. - Use report models to implement reporting for business users. - Configure report publishing and execution settings. - Implement subscriptions for reports. - Administer Reporting Services. - Implement custom Reporting Services applications.
Prerequisite Comments
Conceptual understanding of the push and pull distribution/subscription paradigm.
Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment.
Experience with Windows services (starting and stopping)
Experience creating service accounts and permissions
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server
Before attending this course, students must have:
•Exposure to creating reports in Microsoft Access or other third-party reporting products, such as Crystal Reports.
•Conceptual understanding of the push and pull distribution/subscription paradigm.
•Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment.
•Experience with Windows services (starting and stopping)
•Experience creating service accounts and permissions
•Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including:
•SQL Server Agent.
•SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE).
•SQL Server System tables.
•SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).
Outline
Lesson 1: Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
Overview of SQL Server Reporting Services
Installing Reporting Services
Reporting Services Tools
Lesson 2: Authoring Basic Reports
Creating a Basic Table Report
Formatting Report Pages
Calculating Values
Lesson 3: Enhancing Basic Reports
Interactive Navigation
Displaying Data
Lesson 4: Manipulating Data Sets
Defining Report Data
Using Parameters and Filters
Using Parameter Lists
Lesson 5: Using Report Models
Creating Report Models
Using Report Builder
Lesson 6: Publishing and Executing Reports
Publishing Reports
Executing Reports
Creating Cached Instances
Creating Snapshots and Report History
Lesson 7: Using Subscriptions to Distribute Reports
Introduction to Report Subscriptions
Creating Report Subscriptions
Managing Report Subscriptions
Lesson 8: Administering Reporting Services
Reporting Server Administration
Performance and Reliability Monitoring
Administering Report Server Databases
Security Administration
Upgrading to Reporting Services 2008
Lesson 9: Programming Reporting Services
Querying for Server Information Using a Web Service
Automating Report Management
Rendering Reports
Creating Custom Code
