Course 2793: Three day; Instructor-LedIntroduction Audience At Course Completion
Microsoft Certified Professional Exams Prerequisites
Course Materials
Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services This module introduces the role that Reporting Services plays in an organization's reporting life cycle, the key features offered by Reporting Services, and the components that make up the Reporting Services architecture. Lessons Overview of SQL Server Reporting Services Installing Reporting Services Reporting Services Tools Lab 1: Using Reporting Services Tools Exercise 1: Exploring Report Designer Exercise 2: Exploring Report Manager After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 2: Authoring Basic Reports This module introduces the fundamentals of report authoring, including configuring data sources and data sets, creating tabular reports, summarizing data, and applying basic formatting. Lessons Creating a Basic Table Report Formatting Report Pages Calculating Values Lab 2: Creating a Simple Report Exercise 1: Creating a Basic Table Report Exercise 2: Formatting Report Pages Exercise 3: Adding Calculated Values After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 3: Enhancing Basic Reports This module introduces navigational controls and some additional types of data regions, and discusses how to use them to enhance a basic report. Lessons Interactive Navigation Displaying Data Lab 3: Enhancing a Report Exercise 1: Using Dynamic Visibility Exercise 2: Using Document Maps Exercise 3: Initiating Actions Exercise 4: Using a List Data Region After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 4: Manipulating Data Sets This module explores data sets to a greater depth, including the use of alternative data sources and interacting with a data set through the use of parameters. Students learn how to dynamically modify the data set underlying a data region by allowing parameters to be sent to the underlying query. They also learn to use best practices to implement static and dynamic parameter lists when interacting with queries and stored procedures. Lessons Defining Report Data Using Parameters and Filters Using Parameter Lists Lab 4: Manipulating Data Sets Exercise 1: Using parameters to restrict query results Exercise 2: Using parameters to filter report data Exercise 3: Creating dynamic parameter lists Exercise 4: Using parameters with a stored procedure If Time Permits: Displaying all categories in a parameter list After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 5: Using Report Models This module describes how to create a report model so that business users can create their own reports without using the full Report Designer development environment. Students also learn how to use Report Builder to create a report from a report model. Lessons Creating Report Models Using Report Builder Lab 5: Working with Report Models Exercise 1: Creating a Report Model Exercise 2: Using Report Builder to Create a Report After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 6: Publishing and Executing Reports This module explains the various options you can use to publish reports to the report server and execute them. Lessons Publishing Reports Executing Reports Creating Cached Instances Creating Snapshots and Report History Lab 6: Publishing and Executing Reports Exercise 1: Publishing Reports Exercise 2: Executing a Report On Demand Exercise 3: Configuring and Viewing a Cached Report Exercise 4: Configuring and Viewing a Snapshot Report After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 7: Using Subscriptions to Distribute Reports This module describes how to implement subscriptions so that you can distribute reports either automatically by e-mail or by publishing reports to a shared folder. Lessons Introduction to Report Subscriptions Creating Report Subscriptions Managing Report Subscriptions Lab 7: Implementing Subscriptions Exercise 1: Creating a Standard Subscription Exercise 2: Creating a Data-Driven Subscription After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 8: Administering Reporting Services This module discusses how to administer the Reporting Services server, how to monitor and optimize the performance of the report server, how to maintain the Reporting Services databases, and how to keep the system secure. Lessons Server Administration Performance and Reliability Monitoring Administering Report Server Databases Security Administration Lab 8: Administering Reporting Services Exercise 1: Using Reporting Services Configuration Manager Exercise 2: Securing a Reporting Services Site Exercise 3: Securing Items After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 9: Programming Reporting Services This module explains how to query Reporting Services information programmatically and how to automate report management tasks. Students also learn how to render reports without relying on Report Manager, and how you can extend the feature set of a report server by creating custom code. Lessons Querying for Server Information Using a Web Service Automating Report Management Rendering Reports Creating Custom Code Lab 9: Programming Reporting Services Exercise 1: Using URL Access to Display a Report Exercise 2: Building a Reporting Services Web Service Client Exercise 3: Using the Report Viewer Control After completing this module, students will be able to:
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