The document discusses new features and capabilities in Report Builder 2.0, including a unified design surface for authoring SQL Server reports, enhanced support for tablix and data visualization, and usability improvements. It provides a comparison of Report Builder 2.0 and prior reporting tools and outlines the new positioning of Report Builder 2.0 as the main reporting authoring tool going forward. Additional details are given on new chart types, formatting options, and other enhancements in Report Builder 2.0.

1. Nauzad Kapadia
Quartz Systems
nauzadk@quartzsystems.com

2. Report Design Goals
SQL Server 2005: two distinct authoring tools Report
Designer and Report Builder
Unify Report Designer and Report Builder
Shared design surface that understands all RDL elements
Tablix support
Data visualization support
Usability Enhancements (Zoom, Snaplines, Tokens)
New Property Dialogs

3. Report Design Suite
RB2.0
BIDS
RB1.0

4. Report Design Suite

5. Report Builder 2.0 Positioning
Report Builder 2.0 will replace Report Builder 1.0
(2005) long term
Report Builder support for report models will
continue and be enhanced moving forward
Report model technology will continue and be
enhanced moving forward
Post-SQL Server 2008: Report Builder 2.0 will
encompass all functionality in Report Builder 1.0

6. Feature Comparison
BIDS Report
Report Builder
Designer Full RDL Support 2.0
Shared Layout Surface
VS Integration Shared Dialogs Office 12 Look & Feel
Model Creation Rich set of data sources VS Independent
Support Extensibility Auto upgrade of RDL
Report Models
Report Builder 1.0
Integrated Query and Layout
Full Report Model Support
Limited RDL Support

7. Flexible Report Layout
Table + Matr ix
Customer Growth
Retail 2001 2002 Total
Acme 19% 1,115
Retail 1,331 2,446
Acme
Nadir, Inc. 322% 152 642 794
Nadir, Inc.
Wholesale Wholesale ABC 24,468
11,156 13,312 Corp.
ABC Corp. 19% 1,523 6,421 Ltd.
XYZ, 7,944
XYZ, Ltd. 322% 13,946 21,706 35,653
Grand Total
Grand Total 56%

8. Tablix = Best of Both Worlds ++
Matrix plus:
Multiple parallel row/column members at each level
Each member may be dynamic or static
Optional omission of member headers
Table plus:
Dynamic, nested column groups
Multiple parallel row groups
Static rows
Optional spanning row headers

9. Parallel Dynamic Groups
2005 2006 Table Chair
WA Seattle 50 60 WA Seattle 20 30
Current Spokane 30 40 Spokane 10 20
OR Portland 40 50 OR Portland 10 10
Eugene 20 30 Eugene 25 5
Year Product
2005 2006 Table Chair
Desired
WA Seattle 50 60 20 30
Spokane 30 40 10 20
OR Portland 40 50 10 10
Eugene 20 30 25 5

10. Mixing Dynamic and Static Columns
2005 2006 State City Pop Area
WA Seattle 50 60 WA Seattle 20 30
Current Spokane 30 40 WA Spokane 10 20
OR Portland 40 50 OR Portland 10 10
Eugene 20 30 OR Eugene 25 5
State City 2005 2006 Pop Area
Desired WA Seattle 50 60 20 30
Spokane 30 40 10 20
OR Portland 40 50 10 10
Eugene 20 30 25 5

11. Hierarchical Rows with Dynamic Headers
Current Desired
2005 2006 2005 2006
West Total 140 180 West 140 180
Washington Total 80 100 Washington 80 100
Seattle 50 60 Seattle 50 60
Spokane 30 40 Spokane 30 40
Oregon Total 60 80
Oregon 60 80
Portland 40 50
Portland 40 50
Eugene 20 30
Eugene 20 30
East Total 200 220
East 200 220
...
...

12. Other Tablix Examples
Non-aggregate details in subtotals Non-detail aggregates in subtotals
Q1 Q2 Total 2005 2006
Prof Enroll Prof Enroll NY Joe 50 60
Calculus Galt 25 Rand 30 55 Sue 80 100
Physics Ellis 14 Chan 21 35 Total Count 2 2
Yoga Zehn 42 Tau 53 95 Sales 130 160
Biology Rasa 31 Starr 35 66 Avg 65 80
...
Scope-specific aggregates in subtotals
2005 2006 Total
Jan- Jul- Total Jan- Jul- Total
Jun Dec Jun Dec
$ Gr $ Gr
Cog 10 15 25 - 11 20 31 6 56
Sprocket 20 25 45 - 22 30 52 7 97

13. Data Visualization Improvements
Additional Chart Types
Stock, Funnel, Range, Boxplot, Funnel, Pyramid, Pie
Additional Chart Functionality
Multiple Chart Areas (+ Custom Positioning), Titles and Legends
Scale Break
Secondary Axis
Gauge
Linear and Radial

14. Chart Examples
Frame
Effects
Scale
Breaks
Drawing
Styles

15. Chart Examples

16. Chart Examples
Multiple
Legends
Calculated
Series
Strip lines Multiple
Chart Areas

17. Additional Enhancements in Report
Builder 2.0
• Support for directly opening and editing reports
stored on the report server
• Support for using server resources such as
shared data sources
Report Builder 2.0 Interface
• A query designer for Microsoft SQL Server data
sources
• Ability to read from all SQL Server Reporting
Services data sources

18. Summary
Author your own reports with Report Builder 2.0
Report structures possible with tablix
Data visualization in SSRS 2008
Authoring tools functional comparison

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