Find the right information and present it the right way
Take full advantage of all SQL Server Reporting Services can do for you
Without a way to interpret it, the data in your database just sits there doing nothing. Now you have help! This handy guide shows you how to retrieve data and create reports with the newest version of SQL Server Reporting Services, so you can deliver both hard copy and interactive, Web-based reports that tell your story.
Discover how to
Introduction 1
Part I: Just the Basics 8
Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with Reporting Services 9
Chapter 2: Retrieving Data from a Database 29
Chapter 3: Building and Running a Simple Report 47
Part II: Building Reports — Your Creativity Options 63
Chapter 4: We’re Off to See the Wizard 65
Chapter 5: Styling with Report Types 71
Chapter 6: Accessorizing Your Reports 93
Chapter 7: Reporting with Parameters and Format Options 117
Chapter 8: Using Report Builder 139
Part III: Publishing, Accessing, and Subscribing to Reports 155
Chapter 9: Publish or Perish — Getting the Report Out 157
Chapter 10: Executing and Accessing Reports on Demand 181
Chapter 11: Delivering Your Reports 201
Part IV: Maintaining Your Reports 225
Chapter 12: Managing and Administering Your Reports 227
Chapter 13: Securing Report Server 245
Chapter 14: Optimizing Report Performance 257
Part V: Developing Advanced Reports 271
Chapter 15: More About Interactive Reporting 273
Chapter 16: Drilling Down to the Details 289
Chapter 17: Reporting from OLAP Data Sources 307
Chapter 18: Helping Executives See the Big Business Picture 323
Part VI: Migrating from Other Reporting Tools 339
Chapter 19: Comparing Reporting Services to Other Popular Reporting Tools 341
Chapter 20: Converting Reports from Access 355
Part VII: The Part of Tens 365
Chapter 21: Ten Cool Tricks with Reporting Services 367
Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Hook Into the Microsoft BI Platform 375
Chapter 23: Ten Places to Find Reporting Services Support 379
Chapter 24: Ten Third Party Tools to Use with Reporting Services 383
Index 389
Anonymous
Posted Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2008
This book is not even 4 dummies. No code samples to download and the explanations are very poor. I am quite disappointed.
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Posted Fri Jun 23 00:00:00 EDT 2006
This is one of the worst written books. The author is brainless in his methods and the user is better off learning on their own!!
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Overview
Find the right information and present it the right way
Take full advantage of all SQL Server Reporting Services can do for you
Without a way to interpret it, the data in your database just sits there doing nothing. Now you have help! This handy guide shows you how to retrieve data and create reports with ...