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

Agenda Background Architecture Designing Report Managing Report Delivering Report Further Reading

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

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

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)

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

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 });

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/

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/