About This Course
Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
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.
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Audience Profile
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.
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At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
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Describe SQL Server Reporting Services and its components.
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Create a Reporting Services report.
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Enhance a Reporting Services report.
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Create and manipulate data sets.
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Use report models to implement reporting for business users.
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Configure report publishing and execution settings.
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Implement subscriptions for reports.
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Administer Reporting Services.
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Implement custom Reporting Services applications.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft SQL
Server Reporting Services
The students will be introduced to the role that Reporting Services plays in an
organization's reporting life cycle, the key features offered by Reporting
Services, and the components that make up the Reporting Services architecture.
Lessons
- Overview of SQL Server Reporting
Services
- Installing Reporting Services
- Reporting Services Tools
Lab : Introduction to Microsoft SQL
Server Reporting Services
- (Level 200) Exploring Report Designer
- (Level 200) Exploring Report Manager
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Describe the features of SQL Server Reporting Services.
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Install Reporting Services.
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Describe the Reporting Services tools.
Module 2: Authoring Basic Reports
The students will learn the fundamentals of report authoring, including
configuring data sources and data sets, creating tabular reports, summarizing
data, and applying basic formatting.
Lessons
- Creating a Basic Table Report
- Formatting Report Pages
- Calculating Values
Lab : Authoring Basic Reports
- (Level 200): Creating a Basic Table
Report
- (Level 200): Formatting Report Pages
- (Level 200): Adding Calculated Values
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 3: Enhancing Basic Reports
The students will learn about navigational controls and some additional types of
data regions, and how to use them to enhance a basic report.
Lessons
- Interactive Navigation
- Displaying Data
Lab : Enhancing Basic Reports
- (Level 200) Using Dynamic Visibility
- (Level 200) Using Document Maps
- (Level 200) Initiating Actions
- (Level 200) Using a List Data Region
- (Level 200) Creating a Tablix Report
- (Level 200) Adding Chart Subreport to
Parent Report
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 4: Manipulating Data Sets
The students will explore data sets to a greater depth, including the use of
alternative data sources and interacting with a data set through the use of
parameters. Students will learn how to dynamically modify the data set
underlying a data region by allowing parameters to be sent to the underlying
query, as well as will learn to use best practices to implement static and
dynamic parameter lists when interacting with queries and stored procedures.
Lessons
- Defining Report Data
- Using Parameters and Filters
- Using Parameter Lists
Lab : Manipulating Data Sets
- (Level 200) Using Parameters to
Restrict Query Results
- (Level 200) Using Parameters to Filter
Report Data
- (Level 200) Creating Dynamic Parameter
Lists
- (Level 200) Using Parameters with a
Stored Procedure
- (Level 200) Displaying All Categories
in a Parameter List
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 5: Using Report Models
The students will learn how to create a report model so that business users can
create their own reports without using the full Report Designer development
environment. Students will also learn how to use Report Builder to create a
report from a report model.
Lessons
- Creating Report Models
- Using Report Builder
Lab : Using Report Models
- (Level 200) Creating a Report Model
- (Level 200) Using Report Builder to
Create a Report
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Create Report Models.
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Use Report Builder.
Module 6: Publishing and Executing
Reports
The students will learn the various options you can use to publish reports to
the report server and execute them.
Lessons
- Publishing Reports
- Executing Reports
- Creating Cached Instances
- Creating Snapshots and Report History
Lab : Publishing and Executing Reports
- (Level 200) Publishing Reports
- (Level 200) Executing Reports
- (Level 200) Configuring and Viewing a
Cached Report
- (Level 200) Configuring and Viewing a
Snapshot Report
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 7: Using Subscriptions to
Distribute Reports
The students will learn how to implement subscriptions so that you can
distribute reports either automatically by e-mail or by publishing reports to a
shared folder.
Lessons
- Introduction to Report Subscriptions
- Creating Report Subscriptions
- Managing Report Subscriptions
Lab : Using Subscriptions to Distribute
Reports
- (Level 200) Creating a Standard
Subscription
- (Level 200) Creating a Data-Driven
Subscription
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Describe report subscriptions.
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Create report subscriptions.
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Manage report subscriptions.
Module 8: Administering Reporting
Services
The students will learn how to administer the Reporting Services server, how to
monitor and optimize the performance of the report server, how to maintain the
Reporting Services databases, and how to keep the system secure.
Lessons
- Reporting Server Administration
- Performance and Reliability Monitoring
- Administering Report Server Databases
- Security Administration
- Upgrading to Reporting Services 2008
Lab : Administering Reporting Services
- (Level 200) Using Reporting Services
Configuration Manager
- (Level 200) Securing a Reporting
Services Site
- (Level 200) Securing Items
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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Administer the reporting server.
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Monitor performance and reliability.
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Administer the Report Server databases.
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Administer security.
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Upgrade to Reporting Services 2008.
Module 9: Programming Reporting
Services
The students will learn how to query Reporting Services information
programmatically and how to automate report management tasks. Students will also
learn how to render reports without relying on Report Manager, and how to extend
the feature set of a report server by creating custom code.
Lessons
- Querying for Server Information Using a
Web Service
- Automating Report Management
- Rendering Reports
- Creating Custom Code
Lab : Programming Reporting Services
- (Level 200) Using URL Access to Display
a Report
- (Level 200) Building a Reporting
Services Web Service Client
- (Level 200) Using the Report Viewer
Control
After completing this module, students will be able to:
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