Professional SQL Server^® Reporting Services

by Paul Turley; Todd Bryant; James Counihan; George McKee; Dave DuVarney

• ISBN13: 9780764576942
• ISBN10: 0764576941
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Wrox

Summary

What is this book about? SQL Server Reporting Services is the customizable reporting solution for report designers and programmers. This hands-on guide will get you up to speed quickly. You can create powerful reports without programming knowledge and extend reporting solutions using VB, C#, and ASP.NET. Packed with detailed examples of building reports, designing report solutions, and developing deployment strategies for interacting with various platforms, this book prepares you to take full advantage of a revolutionary new tool. What does this book cover? Here are just some of the things you'll learn in this book: Details of programming reports and report scripting Advanced report design, including drill-down reports, nested lists, drill-through, links, and dynamic content How to manage reports using Report Manager or program code High-level strategies for business support systems Rendering reports using .NET code, .NET IO namespace classes, and URL rendering Deployment strategies to handle hardware, software, and platform considerations, licensing issues, and scaling options Who is this book for? This book is for developers and report designers using VB, C#, and ASP.NET who need to tie into SQL Server to build customized reports or to integrate reports into Windows or Web-based applications.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting Started with Reporting Services

Reporting Services Architecture

Designing Reports

Designing Data Access

Advanced Report Design

Managing Reports Using the Report Manager

Managing Reports Using Program Code

Report Scripting

URL Access and Programmatic Rendering

Report Caching and Subscriptions

Report Definition Language

Extending Reporting Services

Deployment Strategies

Designing Business Intelligence Reporting Solutions

Troubleshooting

Migrating Access Reports

Reporting Services Object Model

Transact SQL Query Functions and Expressions

Configuration Files

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