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Click Once vs. Stand-Alone Installer? Installing the Stand-Alone Version Using the Report Builder Tool Creating Datasets Creating Reports Creating Reports Using Wizards Creating Reports Without a Wizard Opening Existing Reports Working with Report Parts
Click Once ◦ Run from Report Manager or SharePoint ◦ Installation and configuration on first run ◦ Automatically connects to server it is run from Stand-alone ◦ Free download from Microsoft ◦ Run from the Start menu ◦ Set default server during installation
Unique dialog box presented only when opened fresh
Select an existing shared data source ◦ No option to create a new data source Query Designer – very different from SSDT
Wizards ◦ Table or matrix ◦ Chart ◦ Map Blank report
Select any of the wizard options on the New Report page Available in the Getting Started dialog box or by clicking the Report Builder button, and then New Field arrangement determines matrix vs. table
Use the Blank Report option on the New Report page Available in the Getting Started dialog box or by clicking the Report Builder button, and then New New reports include a title area and a footer with the execution time
Report Builder button, and then Open Type URL in Name field if not located in Recent Sites and Servers Select the appropriate item type
Stand-alone elements Reusable and sharable Made from the following elements: ◦ Tables ◦ Matrices ◦ Lists ◦ Images ◦ Rectangles ◦ Charts ◦ Gauges ◦ Maps ◦ Parameters
Exercise 1: Creating a basic report by using Report Builder Exercise 2: Adding data visualization report items to a report