In this course, you will learn how to use SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services to create, execute, and manage reports. You will learn how to create tabular, matrix (cross-tab), and chart reports using Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Studio. You'll explore creating reports with groups, expressions, conditional formatting, and parameters. The reports you create in the course will employ shared data sources, interactive sorting, and drill-down capabilities. You'll explore the deployment and printing of reports and the export of reports to PDF, Excel, and other formats. You'll gain a thorough understanding of Reporting Services security, report snapshots, subscriptions, and the use of custom assemblies. You'll also discover how to integrate reports into your ASP.NET and WinForms applications using URL access and the Reporting Services Web Service API, without requiring users to use Internet Explorer. Finally, you'll learn how to empower your users to create ad-hoc reports using Report Builder and Report Model projects.
In this course, you will learn to:
Create complex reports employing expressions, the global collections, and conditional formatting.
Create reports with nested groups and multiple parameters.
Manage reports using both the browser-based Report Manager and SQL Server Management Studio-based Report Manager.
Secure reports using integrated security and SSL.
Program reports using URL Access, the Reporting Services Web Service API, the Report Viewer controls, and custom assemblies.
Employ report caching and create report snapshots.
Create standard and data-driven report subscriptions.
Empower users to create ad-hoc reports using Report Builder and the models you create using Report Model projects.
This course will be taught using Microsoft Visual Studio .
