This three-day instructor-led course teaches students how to implement a Reporting Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to use the Reporting Services development tools to create reports, and how to use the Reporting Services management and administrative tools to manage a Reporting Services solution.

This course incorporates material form the Official Microsoft Learning Product (OMLP):

• 6236:Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services.

What You'll Learn

• 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

Who Needs to Attend

IT professionals and developers who need to implement reporting solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

Prerequisites

• 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)
• Course 6182: Implementing and Managing SQL Server 2008

• SQL Server 2008 R2 for Administration (M6231)

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services

• Overview of SQL Server Reporting Services
• Installing Reporting Services
• Reporting Services Tools

2. Authoring Basic Reports

• Creating a Basic Table Report
• Formatting Report Pages
• Calculating Values

3. Enhancing Basic Reports

• Interactive Navigation
• Displaying Data

4. Manipulating Data Sets

• Defining Report Data
• Using Parameters and Filters
• Using Parameter Lists

5. Using Report Models

• Creating Report Models
• Using Report Builder

6. Publishing and Executing Reports

• Publishing Reports
• Executing Reports
• Creating Cached Instances
• Creating Snapshots and Report History

7. Using Subscriptions to Distribute Reports

• Introduction to Report Subscriptions
• Creating Report Subscriptions
• Managing Report Subscriptions

8. Administering Reporting Services

• Reporting Server Administration
• Performance and Reliability Monitoring
• Administering Report Server Databases
• Security Administration
• Upgrading to Reporting Services 2008

9. Programming Reporting Services

• Querying for Server Information Using a Web Service
• Automating Report Management
• Rendering Reports
• Creating Custom Code

Labs

Lab 1: Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services

• Exploring Report Designer
• Exploring Report Manager

Lab 2: Authoring Basic Reports

• Creating a Basic Table Report
• Formatting Report Pages
• Adding Calculated Values

Lab 3: Enhancing Basic Reports

• Using Dynamic Visibility
• Using Document Maps
• Initiating Actions
• Using a List Data Region
• Creating a Tablix Report
• Adding Chart Subreport to Parent Report

Lab 4: Manipulating Data Sets

• Using Parameters to Restrict Query Results
• Using Parameters to Filter Report Data
• Creating Dynamic Parameter Lists
• Using Parameters with a Stored Procedure
• Displaying All Categories in a Parameter List

Lab 5: Using Report Models

• Creating a Report Model
• Using Report Builder to Create a Report

Lab 6: Publishing and Executing Reports

• Publishing Reports
• Executing Reports
• Configuring and Viewing a Cached Report
• Configuring and Viewing a Snapshot Report

Lab 7: Using Subscriptions to Distribute Reports

• Creating a Standard Subscription
• Creating a Data-Driven Subscription

Lab 8: Administering Reporting Services

• Using Reporting Services Configuration Manager
• Securing a Reporting Services Site
• Securing Items

Lab 9: Programming Reporting Services

• Using URL Access to Display a Report
• Building a Reporting Services Web Service Client
• Using the Report Viewer Control