Developing Rich Reporting Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 discusses new reporting features in SQL Server 2008 R2 including increased data visualization options, geospatial mapping capabilities, and improved integration with SharePoint. It highlights self-service reporting for business users, enhanced report collaboration, and better cross-browser support. The document also covers embedded business intelligence using the new Visual Studio 2010 Report Viewer controls.

1. Developing Rich Reporting Solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Stella Chan Principal Program Manager Microsoft Corporation

3. Report components and shared data set

4. New data visualizations

5. Connectivity to SharePoint List

6. Managing reports via self-service

7. SharePoint 2010 Integration

8. Delivering reports

9. Rendering enhancements

10. Better cross browser support

12. Typical Report Life Cycle Management Delivery Authoring 2007 Sales Embedded Reporting Web Report XML

13. Authoring ReportsMany types of visualizations

14. Authoring ReportsMany types of layouts Pivot Custom Subtotals Non-pivot columns Custom Headers Multi-Pivot Stepped or Block grouping Nested controls

16. Scalable report processing

17. Central Deployment

18. Simplified deployment and host processes

19. Central deployment to SharePoint

20. OR Native Mode

21. Strong Manageability

22. Central manageability of report server content

23. Advanced report scheduling

24. Cache handling

26. Delivering ReportsViewing the report Report Server Report Manager SharePoint

27. Embedding Report in LOB appWindows Forms and ASP .NET

28. What’s new in SQL Server 2008 R2? Management Delivery Authoring 2007 Sales Embedded Reporting Web Report XML

30. Users can mix & mash different report items for their desired views

31. Report authors can treat datasets & report items as building blocks

33. Create in Report Builder and BIDS

34. Save/deploy to report server

35. Reports and report parts can reference shared datasets

36. Pass parameters

37. Add own filters and calculations

38. Dataset query results can be cached

39. Faster execution during design or view

41. SSRS Data Visualization

43. “Data intense, word-sized graphics” – Tufte

44. Automatic axis alignment. All charts can have the same data points, regardless of source data

45. Convert into full charts to support additional small multiple scenarios

46. Data Bars

47. Show a single value in a cell.

48. Min and Max are automatically determined, but are configurableSparklines Data Bars

50. Report authors can create their own sets or choose from several pre-configured sets

51. Color, icon and size can be changed based on data

52. Automatic support for comparing each member of a group against siblings

53. Can also be placed inside gaugesIndicators

54. MAPs

56. Sales by store location

57. Product sales by shelf space in a store

58. Maps are more than “maps”!

59. Where should I build a new store?

60. Use SQL Spatial functions to determine how far away your customers are from a potential location.

61. Election results by state

63. Point Layers (Cities, Customers)

64. Line Layers (Routes, roads)

65. Polygon Layers (Countries, States)

66. Tile Layers (based on Bing™ Maps)

67. Support ESRI shape files and SQL spatial

68. Show analytical data using size and color

69. Built-in distribution formulas

71. Map Components (Example 2) Point Layer SQL Spatial Query Polygon Layer Tile Layer SQL Spatial Query

72. Map Example

74. Interlaced rows for nested group

75. Via read/write report variables

76. Better page numbering and naming support via new global variables

77. Rotating Text 270 degrees

79. What’s new in SQL Server 2008 R2? Management Delivery Authoring 2007 Sales Embedded Reporting Web Report XML

80. Microsoft BI Offering BUSINESS USER EXPERIENCE BUSINESS MIDDLE TIER & 2010 Reports Dashboards DATA INFRASTRUCTURE & BI PLATFORM Reporting Services & 2008 R2 Microsoft Confidential

81. SSRS Add-In Install Report Server Report Server in SharePoint Mode Reporting Services Add-in Security Extension Data Management Report management UI Report Viewer web part SharePoint Object Model SharePoint Object Model SharePoint Integration Architecture WSS or MOSS WFE SSRS Proxy Report Server DB SharePoint Config / Content DB

83. Available for reports and shared datasets

84. New “cache refresh plan” concept

85. Each plan consists of a description, schedule and one combination of parameter values for which cache entry needs to be generated

89. Compliant format

90. Also used by SQL Server Data Services and SharePoint 2010 lists

91. Each leaf data region has one or more data feeds

92. Clients that consume ATOM feeds (e.g., PowerPivot) can pull data directly from SSRSATOM Renderer

94. IE6-8, Firefox 3, Safari

95. Improved feature parity

96. Fixed standards mode rendering problems

97. Renderer specific output

98. Via Globals!RenderFormat.Name to control visibility of report items for specific renderers

101. On-demand processing

102. Support for 2008 RDLC (tablix, chart/gauge, rich text)

103. Support for ASP.Net AJAX

104. Viewer contains its own UpdatePanels

105. Interactivity is flicker free

106. Scroll position is maintained across interactivity

107. No more frames – async/sync mode no longer impacts rendering

109. ReportDesigner (Visual Studio) DataSource Report Definition Report Data Embed Report Retrieve Data Local Mode Your Application Report Viewer(Local Mode) Report Processing

111. Events for intercepting parameters

112. “Write a custom toolbar”

113. Printing and printer settings

114. JavaScript API

115. Most toolbar functionality is available from the client

116. Events and properties expose the state of the viewer (error, report loading, loading completed)

117. UI Updates

118. Resizable multi-value parameter dropdowns

120. Uses the 2008 RPL renderer on the server. HTML and GDI transformations happen in the viewer

121. Must use AJAX

124. Report components to enhance collaboration and sharing

125. New data visualizations

126. Geo-spatial integration

127. Report as data source for PowerPivot

128. SharePoint 2010 integration

129. Better cross browser support and fluid navigation via AJAX

131. SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP3

132. ISO Image : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165365&clcid=0x409

133. x86 Build: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165367&clcid=0x409

134. x64 Build : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165368&clcid=0x409

135. IA64 Build: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165369&clcid=0x409

136. PowerPivot X86 : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=168583&clcid=0x409

137. PowerPivot X64 : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=168584&clcid=0x409

138. What’s New: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=167918&clcid=0x409

139. Release Notes: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=155801

140. Readme : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=155103