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6236A: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

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: Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
• Lab Exercise 1: Exploring Report Designer
• Lab Exercise 2: Exploring Report Manager

Lesson 2: Authoring Basic Reports

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

Lesson 3: Enhancing Basic Reports

• Interactive Navigation
• Displaying Data
• Lab: Enhancing Basic Reports
• Lab Exercise 1: Using Dynamic Visibility
• Lab Exercise 2: Using Document Maps
• Lab Exercise 3: Initiating Actions
• Lab Exercise 4: Using a List Data Region
• Lab Exercise 5: Creating a Tablix Report
• Lab Exercise 6: Adding Chart Subreport to Parent Report

Lesson 4: Manipulating Data Sets

• Defining Report Data
• Using Parameters and Filters
• Using Parameter Lists
• Lab: Manipulating Data Sets
• Lab Exercise 1: Using Parameters to Restrict Query Results
• Lab Exercise 2: Using Parameters to Filter Report Data
• Lab Exercise 3: Creating Dynamic Parameter Lists
• Lab Exercise 4: Using Parameters with a Stored Procedure
• Lab Exercise 5: Displaying All Categories in a Parameter List

Lesson 5: Using Report Models

• Creating Report Models
• Using Report Builder
• Lab: Using Report Models
• Lab Exercise 1: Creating a Report Model
• Lab 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: Publishing and Executing Reports
• Lab Exercise 1: Publishing Reports
• Lab Exercise 2: Executing Reports
• Lab Exercise 3: Configuring and Viewing a Cached Report
• Lab 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: Using Subscriptions to Distribute Reports
• Lab Exercise 1: Creating a Standard Subscription
• Lab Exercise 2: Creating a Data-Driven Subscription

Lesson 8: Administering Reporting Services

• Reporting Server Administration
• Performance and Reliability Monitoring
• Administering Report Server Databases
• Security Administration
• Lesson: 5 Upgrading to Reporting Services 2008
• Lab: Administering Reporting Services
• Lab Exercise 1: Using Reporting Services Configuration Manager
• Lab Exercise 2: Securing a Reporting Services Site
• Lab Exercise 3: Securing Items

Lesson 9: Programming Reporting Services

• Querying for Server Information Using a Web Service
• Automating Report Management
• Rendering Reports
• Creating Custom Code
• Lab: Programming Reporting Services
• Lab Exercise 1: Using URL Access to Display a Report
• Lab Exercise 2: Building a Reporting Services Web Service Client
• Lab Exercise 3: Using the Report Viewer Control

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