SQL Server Reporting Services

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Jarosław Dobrzański 2009/01/12

Agenda
Background
Architecture
Designing Report
Managing Report
Delivering Report
Further Reading

Background
Server-based solution
Part of Microsoft Business Intelligence framework
Create, manage, deliver paper-oriented and interactive Web-based reports
Competitors:
Crystal Reports
Jasper Reports
Prerequisities:
SQL Server Express 2005/2008
Reporting Services
Business Intelligence Development Studio

Architecture

Designing Report
Business Intelligence Development Studio – Visual Studio shell
Three steps:
Data – what? (query, stored procedure )
Layout – how? (MS Office paradigms)
Preview – test
Result – report as RDL (Report Definition Language) file
Alternative – Report Builder

Managing Reports
Report Manager – http://SERVER/Reports
Deployed on IIS
Aministrate single report server instance
View, search, print reports
Define role-based security
Launch Report Builder (create ad-hoc report)

Delivering Reports
Report Server - http:// SERVER /ReportServer/?XXX&rc:parameters=false&rs:Command=Render&ParamName=ParamValue
XXX – report
ParamName – parameter name
ParamValue – parameter value

Delivering Reports
ReportViewer Controls
View reports even hosted locally
For: ASP.NET and Windows apps
ASP.NET apps:
Change extension from RDL to RDLC
Configure control: use RDLC file, define DataSource
Code behind: additional logics, e.g. confirm current user can view particular report
Pass parameters:
ReportParameter p = new ReportParameter(PARAM_NAME, PARAM_VALUE);
reportViewer.LocalReport.SetParameters(new ReportParameter[] { p });

Further reading
Homepage: http:// www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting
Tutorial: Creating a basic table report: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms167305.aspx
Tips and Tricks: http :// dobrzanski.net/tag/reportingservices/

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SQL Server Reporting Services

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