1. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
Dave Henson

2. Why Use SSRS Secure Deployment of Professional Reports
Accessible Anywhere – web based
Define one report, render to many formats
Html
Pdf
Xml
Integrated with SQL 2008
Easily extensible for .net developers

3. Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services(SSRS)
Module 2: Authoring Basic Reports
Module 3: Enhanced Reporting
Module 4: Manipulating Data Sets
Module 5: Managing Content
Module 6: Administering SSRS
Module 7: Programming SSRS

4. Course Logistics Class Format Course Dates Course Hours Lunch
50% Lecture & Demonstrations
50% Lab
Course Dates
Course Hours
Lunch

5. Definitions IIS SSRS SQL RDL Visual Studio .Net 2005 XML
Business Intelligence (BI)
OLTP
OLAP
OLEDB
.Net

6. Reporting Lifecycle Authoring to create .rdl file Management Delivery
Security
Deployment
Delivery
Pull
Report Manager
Custom App
Push

7. Reporting Services Scenarios
Internal
External
Embedded – online portal
Standard vs. Ad-hoc Reports

8. Delivery and Rendering Options
HTML, MHTML
PDF, TIFF
CSV, XML
Custom .Net Rendering
Content:
Standard, Crosstab, Charting, Graphics
Real time or scheduled as a task

9. SSRS Architechture Report Server Report Manager
Report Manager

10. SSRS Components Application layer Server Layer Data Layer
Report Authoring
Standard
Ad Hoc
Report Server Management
Server Layer
Report Server
Report Processor
Data Layer
Any OLEDB Datasource

11. Authoring Components
Report designer templates added to Visual Studio during install
Report Builder
Thin client .net app installed through browsing
Uses a published report model to build query
Reporting Services API for authoring

12. Management Components
SSRS Configuration Tool
Report Manager
Command Line
Rsconfig Rs
Rskeymgmt
SSRS API

13. Report Delivery Components
Report Manager
Report Processor
Scheduling and Delivery Processor

14. Server Extensions SSRS fully exposed through .net libraries
Extensibility
Authentication
Data Processing
Report Processing
Rendering
Delivery

15. Installation Prerequisites Versions Windows Server (2003/2008) IIS
SQL Server – local to machine or otherwise
Versions
Workgroup(Express)
Standard
Enterprise
Trial

16. Server Configuration IIS Security Accounts SSRS Config Manager
SSRS Services and accounts
Windows Service
Web Service
Impersonation

17. SSRS Quick Tour Demonstration of basic reporting: Create BI Project
Add Datasource
Add Dataset
Design Report
Deploy Report

18. Module 2: Authoring Basic Reports

19. Visual Studio 2008 – New BI Project

20. Data Source Setup

21. Adding the dataset

22. Structuring Data in the Report

23. Report Layout and Presentation

24. Publishing the Report

25. Managing the Report

26. Accessing the Report

27. Module 3: Enhanced Reporting

28. Parameters Replace items in where clause with sql named parameters
Use a query to populate a dropdown for the parameter

29. Formatting Use .Net formatting rules in the “format” property:
0N = number:
0C = money: $100.99

30. Filters
Blanket reduction of rows returned from the dataset

31. Data Regions Areas on report with repeated data: Subreports
Table: fixed columns
Matrix: variable columns
List
Subreports

32. Actions Link a report item to data stored elsewhere Report
Url (.aspx, .php, .htm)

33. Visibility Use “Hidden” property to hide fields, rows, etc.
Use the ToggleItem property for interactive control of visibility

34. Recursive Groups
Using Parent Grouping in the Grouping Properties for recursive display
Use the Level function to identify the relationship of the current row to the top row
=Level(“RecursiveGroup”)

35. Module 4: Managing Datasets

36. IIS Session Report execution is stored by default in user session
Cached instances share the report across multiple sessions(multiple visitors)

37. Working with a shared schedule
Create a master schedule used by a series of reports for updating cached information

38. Snapshot Reports
Report is executed on a scheduled basis and delivered to a folder

39. Report parameters
Parameters used as a “filter” can be used against the snapshot data

40. Calculation Load
Structure of your query defines the load point of running the report:
SQL Backend
Reporting Services Engine

41. Manual Caching
Running an SQL job to create a table with the results of a report
Pre-aggregating

42. Module 5: Managing Content

43. Publishing Content Report Designer Report Manager
SQL Server Management Studio
Rs.exe and .rss file
.Net libraries

44. Enabling User Reports
Enable a My Reports folder for each user

45. Report Builder .net library delivered over the web
Allows power users to create their own reports
Requires a report “model” be published by admin
Describes tables and relationships
Published as SMDL file
Data Source View (DSV) enables subset of base data

46. Reverse-Scripting Objects
Visual Studio Script Generation
.rss script file can be used with the rs.exe utility

47. Data Sources Updates needed through time Report Manager
Visual Studio .Net 2005

48. Configuring Snapshot Reporting

49. Snapshot Report History
Viewing
Configuring

50. Report Subscriptions
Supports the push model of reporting

51. Cross Platform Reporting
See web for fixes on your platform
You must test all os/browser platforms
Example: Firefox
Width: single pixel clear gif, width of 6.5 in
Height: modify reportingservices.css
.DocMapAndReportFrame{min-height: 860px;}

52. Module 6: Administering SSRS

53. Reporting Services Files and Folders
C:\program files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\bin\ReportingServicesService.exe.config

54. Reporting Services Databases
ReportServer.dbo.ExecutionLog

55. Trace Log Files
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\LogFiles
Configure logging level in the ReportinServices.exe.config file

56. SSRS Windows Performance Counters
MSRS 2005 Web Service Counters
MSRS 2005 Windows Service Counters

57. Timeouts Connection: Report Execution Timeout Connection Timeout
Command Timeout
Lock Timeout
Report Execution Timeout

58. Suspending Jobs
Subscriptions
Shared Schedules

59. SSRS Database Administration
Role of the database
Backup Schedule

60. Security: Authorization Model
SQL Server Logins
Trusted
Nontrusted
Default Settings – trusted only
Need to modify for snapshot execution

61. Assigning Roles Windows Accounts Using “runas” for testing
Ctrl – right click internet explorer
Choose runas
Supply another windows login for execution

62. Item-Level Role Definitions
Browser
Content Manager
My Reports
Publisher
Report Builder

63. Folder Security

64. Site Security
System Administrator
System User

65. Module 7: Programming SSRS

66. SSRS Extensibility Client Reporting Interface
Management/Administration
Custom Reporting Objects

67. Tools Compilers: Csc.exe Vbc.exe Reporting Services Command Prompt
Rs.exe
Rsconfig.exe
Compilers:
Csc.exe
Vbc.exe

68. HTTP Protocol
HTTP Post
HTTP Get
WebForms

69. Custom Web Reporting Portal
Add Parameters to url:
&rc:ParmName=ParmValue
To Hide parameters
&rc:Parameters=false
&rc:Toolbar=false
Other control features
&rc:Zoom=75
&rc:Zoom=Whole Page
&rc:Extension=.TXT
&rs:format=EXCEL

70. Reporting Services API
.Net Libraries
Web Services

71. Example Client Code public Form1() { InitializeComponent();
//add reference to Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms
//add namespaces System.Data.SqlClient and Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(950, 600);
ReportViewer reportViewer = new ReportViewer();
// Set Processing Mode
reportViewer.ProcessingMode = ProcessingMode.Local; …

72. Example Contd. … // Set RDL file
reportViewer.LocalReport.ReportPath
// Supply a DataTable corresponding to each report data source
reportViewer.LocalReport.DataSources.Add(new ReportDataSource("DataSet1", DBUtil.GetProducts()));
// Add the reportviewer to the form
reportViewer.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
this.Controls.Add(reportViewer);
// Process and render the report
reportViewer.RefreshReport(); }