Database Courses:
SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Training Course

This course teaches students how to implement a Reporting Services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to use the Reporting Services development tools to create reports, and how to use the Reporting Services management and administrative tools to manage a Reporting Services solution. It is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who need to implement reporting solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services.

Objectives:

• Describe SQL Server Reporting Services and its components.
• Create a Reporting Services report.
• Enhance a Reporting Services report.
• Create and manipulate data sets.
• Use report models to implement reporting for business users.
• Configure report publishing and execution settings.
• Implement subscriptions for reports.
• Administer Reporting Services.
• Implement custom Reporting Services applications.

Exposure to creating reports in Microsoft Access or other third-party reporting products, such as Crystal Reports.

Conceptual understanding of the push and pull distribution/subscription paradigm.

Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment.

Experience with Windows services (starting and stopping)

Experience creating service accounts and permissions

Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including:
SQL Server Agent.
SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE).
SQL Server System tables.
SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).

Topics covered on the 3 day SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services course

Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services

• Overview of SQL Server Reporting Services
• Installing Reporting Services
• Reporting Services Tools

Authoring Basic Reports

• Creating a Basic Table Report
• Formatting Report Pages
• Calculating Values

Enhancing Basic Reports

• Interactive Navigation
• Displaying Data

Manipulating Data Sets

• Defining Report Data
• Using Parameters and Filters
• Using Parameter Lists

Using Report Models

• Creating Report Models
• Using Report Builder

Publishing and Executing Reports

• Publishing Reports
• Executing Reports
• Creating Cached Instances
• Creating Snapshots and Report History

Using Subscriptions to Distribute Reports

• Introduction to Report Subscriptions
• Creating Report Subscriptions
• Managing Report Subscriptions

Administering Reporting Services

• Server Administration
• Performance and Reliability Monitoring
• Administering Report Server Databases
• Security Administration

Programming Reporting Services

• Querying for Server Information Using a Web Service
• Automating Report Management
• Rendering Reports
• Creating Custom Code

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