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Course Outline
Well designed data-entry applications should allow fast data manipulation for production databases. Actions such as inserts, updates and deletes use locks to protect data integrity, but these can slow down or even prevent the reporting process. This is obviously a problem with in large enterprises, where intensive database activity is the norm.
This is where Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) steps in, with Report Server Database and .NET-based web-interface management components .
Course Content
This course has been created to cover all the main aspects SQL Server Reporting Services. Reporting Services can be used to generate reports against most databases, for example Oracle, as well as SQL Server and Analysis Services. Available as a public or closed course at our London training centre, or can be tailored to your team's requirements and delivered onsite as a bespoke, customised training course.
This course has been developed for real-world, commercial scenarios by our expert instructors. See below for detailed syllabus. If you have a technical question, please email [email protected]
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Training Course Outline
Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services
Overview
Reporting Services (SSRS)
Report Server
Report Designer
Report Builder 3
Report Manager
SharePoint Report Center
Designing reports – fundamentals
Report Wizard
Report Designer
Report Builder 3
Tablixes (tables and matrixes)
SQL relational reports
MDX cube reports
DMX data mining reports
Using report templates and report parts
Previewing reports
Deploying reports to Report Manager and SharePoint
Designing reports – further techniques
Formatting (including dates and currency)
Using expressions
Conditional formatting (and green-band reporting)
KPIs for SSRS 2008
KPIs for SSRS 2008 R2 (and data bars)
Grouping and drill-down
Totals and running totals
Sorting
Charts and guages
Parameterised SQL reports
Parameterised MDX reports
Multiple reports
Drill-down, drill-through, and drill-across
Subreports
Jump reports
Linked reports
Alternative visualisation
Exporting reports to Excel and PDF
Report Viewer and creating a customised intranet site
Reports on PowerPivot
PowerPivot on reports
Exporting reports to PowerPivot and Excel pivot tables
Exporting reports to a data feed
Reports in PerformancePoint
Administration
Configuration Manager
Report Manager
SharePoint integration
Caching reports
Report snapshots
Report subscriptions (emailing reports)
Security
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Feedback
4.8 out of 5 average
"Our tailored course provided a well rounded introduction and also covered some intermediate level topics that we needed to know. Clive gave us some best practice ideas and tips to take away. Fast paced but the instructor never lost any of the delegates"
Brian Leek, Data Analyst, May 2022
“JBI did a great job of customizing their syllabus to suit our business needs and also bringing our team up to speed on the current best practices. Our teams varied widely in terms of experience and the Instructor handled this particularly well - very impressive”
Brian F, Team Lead, RBS, Data Analysis Course, 20 April 2022