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2793: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS)

Course Length: 3 Days

Overview:
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.

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 Objectives:
Upon successful completion of 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

Course Content

Lesson 1: Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services

• Overview of SQL Server Reporting Services
• Installing Reporting Services
• Reporting Services Tools
• Lab 1: Using Reporting Services Tools
• Exercise 1: Exploring Report Designer
• Exercise 2: Exploring Report Manager

Lesson 2: Authoring Basic Reports

• Creating a Basic Table Report
• Formatting Report Pages
• Calculating Values
• Lab 2: Creating a Simple Report
• Exercise 1: Creating a Basic Table Report
• Exercise 2: Formatting Report Pages
• Exercise 3: Adding Calculated Values

Lesson 3: Enhancing Basic Reports

• Interactive Navigation
• Displaying Data
• Lab 3: Enhancing a Report
• Exercise 1: Using Dynamic Visibility
• Exercise 2: Using Document Maps
• Exercise 3: Initiating Actions
• Exercise 4: Using a List Data Region

Lesson 4: Manipulating Data Sets

• Defining Report Data
• Using Parameters and Filters
• Using Parameter Lists
• Lab 4: Manipulating Data Sets
• Exercise 1: Using parameters to restrict query results
• Exercise 2: Using parameters to filter report data
• Exercise 3: Creating dynamic parameter lists
• Exercise 4: Using parameters with a stored procedure
• If Time Permits: Displaying all categories in a parameter list

Lesson 5: Using Report Models

• Creating Report Models
• Using Report Builder
• Lab 5: Working with Report Models
• Exercise 1: Creating a Report Model
• Exercise 2: Using Report Builder to Create a Report

Lesson 6: Publishing and Executing Reports

• Publishing Reports
• Executing Reports
• Creating Cached Instances
• Creating Snapshots and Report History
• Lab 6: Publishing and Executing Reports
• Exercise 1: Publishing Reports
• Exercise 2: Executing a Report On Demand
• Exercise 3: Configuring and Viewing a Cached Report
• Exercise 4: Configuring and Viewing a Snapshot Report

Lesson 7: Using Subscriptions to Distribute Reports

• Introduction to Report Subscriptions
• Creating Report Subscriptions
• Managing Report Subscriptions
• Lab 7: Implementing Subscriptions
• Exercise 1: Creating a Standard Subscription
• Exercise 2: Creating a Data-Driven Subscription

Lesson 8: Administering Reporting Services

• Server Administration
• Performance and Reliability Monitoring
• Administering Report Server Databases
• Security Administration
• Lab 8: Administering Reporting Services
• Exercise 1: Using Reporting Services Configuration Manager
• Exercise 2: Securing a Reporting Services Site
• Exercise 3: Securing Items

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