Advanced Network Technologies

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 using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Studio. 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.

After completing this course, students will be able to:
Create complex reports employing expressions, the global collections, and conditional formatting.
Create reports with nested groups and multiple parameters.
Manage reports using both the browser-based Report Manager and SQL Server Management Studio-based Report Manager.
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