Course MS6236A
Implementing and Maintaining
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
Microsoft Official Learning Material
Duration
3 days
(Instructor-led)
Introduction
Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
This
three-day instructor-led 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.
Audience
This course
is intended for information technology (IT) professionals and developers who
need to implement reporting solutions by using Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Reporting Services.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
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Describe SQL Server Reporting Services and its components. |
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Create a Reporting Services report. |
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Enhance a Reporting Services report. |
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Create and manipulate data sets. |
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Use report models to implement reporting for business users. |
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Configure report publishing and execution settings. |
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Implement subscriptions for reports. |
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Administer Reporting Services. |
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Implement custom Reporting Services applications. |
Prerequisites
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Before attending this course, students must have:
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Course
Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft SQL
Server Reporting Services
The students will
be introduced to 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
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Lesson
1: Overview of SQL Server Reporting Services |
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Lesson
2: Installing Reporting Services |
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Lesson
3: Reporting Services Tools |
Lab: Introduction
to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
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Exercise
1: (Level 200) Exploring Report Designer |
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Exercise
2: (Level 200) Exploring Report Manager |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Describe
the features of SQL Server Reporting Services. |
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Install
Reporting Services. |
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Describe
the Reporting Services tools. |
Module 2: Authoring Basic Reports
The students will
learn the fundamentals of report authoring, including configuring data sources
and data sets, creating tabular reports, summarizing data, and applying basic
formatting.
Lessons
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Lesson
1: Creating a Basic Table Report |
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Lesson
2: Formatting Report Pages |
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Lesson
3: Calculating Values |
Lab: Authoring
Basic Reports
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Exercise
1 (Level 200): Creating a Basic Table Report |
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Exercise
2 (Level 200): Formatting Report Pages |
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Exercise
3 (Level 200): Adding Calculated Values |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Create
a basic table report. |
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Format
report pages. |
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Calculate
values for a report. |
Module 3: Enhancing Basic Reports
The students will
learn about navigational controls and some additional types of data regions,
and how to use them to enhance a basic report.
Lessons
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Lesson
1: Interactive Navigation |
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Lesson
2: Displaying Data |
Lab: Enhancing
Basic Reports
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Exercise
1: (Level 200) Using Dynamic Visibility |
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Exercise
2: (Level 200) Using Document Maps |
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Exercise
3: (Level 200) Initiating Actions |
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Exercise
4: (Level 200) Using a List Data Region |
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Exercise
5: (Level 200) Creating a Tablix Report |
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Exercise
6: (Level 200) Adding Chart Subreport to Parent Report |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Create
reports with interactive navigation. |
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Display
data in various formats. |
Module 4: Manipulating Data Sets
The students will
explore 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
will learn how to dynamically modify the data set underlying a data region by
allowing parameters to be sent to the underlying query, as well as will learn to
use best practices to implement static and dynamic parameter lists when
interacting with queries and stored procedures.
Lessons
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Lesson
1: Defining Report Data |
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Lesson
2: Using Parameters and Filters |
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Lesson
3: Using Parameter Lists |
Lab: Manipulating
Data Sets
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Exercise
1: (Level 200) Using Parameters to Restrict Query Results |
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Exercise
2: (Level 200) Using Parameters to Filter Report Data |
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Exercise
3: (Level 200) Creating Dynamic Parameter Lists |
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Exercise
4: (Level 200) Using Parameters with a Stored Procedure |
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Exercise
5: (Level 200) Displaying All Categories in a Parameter List |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Define
report data. |
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Use
parameters and filters. |
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Use
parameter lists. |
Module 5: Using Report Models
The students will
learn how to create a report model so that business users can create their own
reports without using the full Report Designer development environment.
Students will also learn how to use Report Builder to create a report from a
report model.
Lessons
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Lesson
1: Creating Report Models |
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Lesson
2: Using Report Builder |
Lab: Using Report
Models
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Exercise
1: (Level 200) Creating a Report Model |
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Exercise
2: (Level 200) Using Report Builder to Create a Report |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Create
Report Models. |
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Use
Report Builder. |
Module 6: Publishing and Executing
Reports
The students will
learn the various options you can use to publish reports to the report server
and execute them.
Lessons
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Lesson
1: Publishing Reports |
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Lesson
2: Executing Reports |
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Lesson
3: Creating Cached Instances |
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Lesson
4: Creating Snapshots and Report History |
Lab: Publishing
and Executing Reports
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Exercise
1: (Level 200) Publishing Reports |
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Exercise
2: (Level 200) Executing Reports |
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Exercise
3: (Level 200) Configuring and Viewing a Cached Report |
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Exercise
4: (Level 200) Configuring and Viewing a Snapshot Report |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Publish
reports. |
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Execute
reports. |
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Create
cached instances. |
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Create
snapshots and report history. |
Module 7: Using Subscriptions to
Distribute Reports
The students will
learn how to implement subscriptions so that you can distribute reports either
automatically by e-mail or by publishing reports to a shared folder.
Lessons
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Lesson
1: Introduction to Report Subscriptions |
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Lesson
2: Creating Report Subscriptions |
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Lesson
3: Managing Report Subscriptions |
Lab: Using
Subscriptions to Distribute Reports
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Exercise
1: (Level 200) Creating a Standard Subscription |
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Exercise
2: (Level 200) Creating a Data-Driven Subscription |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Describe
report subscriptions. |
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Create
report subscriptions. |
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Manage
report subscriptions. |
Module 8: Administering Reporting
Services
The students will
learn 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
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Lesson
1: Reporting Server Administration |
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Lesson
2: Performance and Reliability Monitoring |
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Lesson
3: Administering Report Server Databases |
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Lesson
4: Security Administration |
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Lesson:
5 Upgrading to Reporting Services 2008 |
Lab: Administering
Reporting Services
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Exercise
1: (Level 200) Using Reporting Services Configuration Manager |
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Exercise
2: (Level 200) Securing a Reporting Services Site |
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Exercise
3: (Level 200) Securing Items |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Administer
the reporting server. |
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Monitor
performance and reliability. |
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Administer
the Report Server databases. |
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Administer
security. |
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Upgrade
to Reporting Services 2008. |
Module 9: Programming Reporting
Services
The students will
learn how to query Reporting Services information programmatically and how to
automate report management tasks. Students will also learn how to render
reports without relying on Report Manager, and how to extend the feature set of
a report server by creating custom code.
Lessons
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Lesson
1: Querying for Server Information Using a Web Service |
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Lesson
2: Automating Report Management |
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Lesson
3: Rendering Reports |
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Lesson
4: Creating Custom Code |
Lab: Programming
Reporting Services
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Exercise
1: (Level 200) Using URL Access to Display a Report |
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Exercise
2: (Level 200) Building a Reporting Services Web Service Client |
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Exercise
3: (Level 200) Using the Report Viewer Control |
After completing
this module, students will be able to:
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Query
server information using a Web service. |
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Automate
report management. |
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Render
reports. |
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Create
custom code. |