1. Developing Reporting Solutions with SQL Server
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Developing Reporting Solutions with SQL Server
Jason Carlson
Product Unit Manager
Microsoft Corporation
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2. Reporting Services Delivers
Traditional and interactive reports
Scalable, manageable and embeddable server infrastructure
Integration with Office applications, browser, SharePoint and other familiar tools
Single platform and tools for all types of structured data (relational, hierarchical, multidimensional)

3. Reporting Platform Opportunities
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Reporting Platform Opportunities
Applications with reporting needs
Focus on business value, not on reporting infrastructure
Report Authoring and Publishing Tools
Delivery, Data and Rendering Extensions (Add-ons)
Server Management Applications
Portals and Collaboration Applications
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4. Demonstration Setup Windows XP SQL Server 2000 SP3
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Demonstration Setup
Windows XP
SQL Server 2000 SP3
Visual Studio .NET 2003
SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Beta 2
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5. Jason Carlson Product Unit Manager SQL Server Reporting Services
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Designing a Report
Jason Carlson
Product Unit Manager
SQL Server Reporting Services
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6. Report Authoring Powerful XML Report Definition Language
Freeform / Table / Matrix / Chart
Parameters (Dynamic, Hierarchical)
Sorting / Filtering / Grouping / Aggregates
Interactivity (Drill-down, Drill-through)
VB.NET Expression Language / External Assemblies
Extensible query execution architecture
SQL Server
OLE DB / ODBC / Oracle
Report Designer
Integrated with VS .NET
Query designer for SQL

7. Reporting Services Architecture
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Reporting Services Architecture
Browser
Management
Custom App
Data Sources
(SQL, OLE DB, ODBC,
Oracle, Custom)
Programmatic Interfaces
Output Formats
(HTML, Excel,
PDF, Custom)
Report Server
Report Processing
Data Retrieval
Rendering
Security
Delivery
SQL Server Catalog
Security Services
(Window,
Custom)
Delivery Targets
( , File share,
Custom)
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8. Programmatic Interfaces
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Programmatic Interfaces
Customizable XML report definition
Open Schema
Custom Assemblies
Viewing Interfaces
URL Addressability
Web Service / SOAP
Management Interfaces
WMI Interface
Extension Interfaces
Data, Delivery, Rendering and Security
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9. Report Generation and Embedded Viewing
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Report Generation and Embedded Viewing
Brian Welcker
Group Program Manager
SQL Server Reporting Services
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10. Generating Reports Application specific report authoring requirements
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Generating Reports
Application specific report authoring requirements
Reports are defined in Report Definition Language (RDL), a customizable XML format
Use .NET XML classes to generate report definitions
Leverage RDL Schema Description (XSD)
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11. URL Addressability Report Server URL Report Name Report Parameters
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URL Addressability
Report Server URL
Defaults to
Report Name
Report Parameters
Names must match report definition
User Credentials
Credentials for each report data set
Rendering Device Info
Information specific to format being rendered to (Page Size, Section, Zoom, etc.)
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12. Web Service Interfaces
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Web Service Interfaces
Namespace Management
Item Properties
Report Execution
Report Parameters
Report History
Data Source Management
Scheduling
Subscriptions and Delivery
Linked Reports
Job Management
Security Management
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13. Web Services Client Application
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Web Services Client Application
Brian Welcker
Group Program Manager
SQL Server Reporting Services
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14. Web Services Interface
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Web Services Interface
SOAP Endpoint
Proxy generated by Visual Studio .NET
Complex types defined in XSD
Synchronous and asynchronous support
Update operations may be batched
SOAP Headers
Session ID
Batch ID
Authentication
Basic
Integrated
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15. Extending the Report Server
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Extending the Report Server
Extensions provide a way to extend the Reporting Services Platform
Managed code runs in server process
Published CLR interfaces
Extension Types
Data – Communicates to data sources and returns data
Delivery – Delivers reports over different protocols and to different devices
Rendering – Renders to specific formats and devices
Security – Provides a means to authenticate and authorize users via custom authorization schemes
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16. Extension Interfaces Data Processing Rendering (IRenderingExtension)
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Extension Interfaces
Data Processing
Subset of the .NET Managed Data Provider (System.Data)
Minimally implement IDbConnection, IDbCommand, IDataParameter, and IDataReader
Optionally implement extended interfaces
Rendering (IRenderingExtension)
Returns primary and ancillary streams (images, etc.) given a fully processed report object
DeviceInfo contains format-specific rendering options
Delivery (IDeliveryExtension)
Deliver a notification to a destination given a fully processed report object
UserData contains delivery options
Returns status and retry parameters
Verify delivery information when a subscription is created
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17. Coming in “Yukon” Richer Data Source Support
Improved Analysis Services integration
XML Data Sources
Embeddable Report Controls
WinForm control
WebForm control
Extensible Report Toolbox
Improved Parameterization

18. Jason Carlson Product Unit Manager SQL Server Reporting Services
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Sneak Peak
Jason Carlson
Product Unit Manager
SQL Server Reporting Services
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19. Next Steps Sign up for Reporting Services Beta
Get the Beta today
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Leverage Reporting Services in your application
Report Definition Language
Web Services Interfaces
Server Extensions
Prepare for Reporting Services RTM by end of 2003

20. © 2003-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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