1. Steven Rachui Premier Field Engineering - DSE Microsoft Corporation SQL Server Reporting Services for SCCM and OpsMgr

2. Introduction SQL Reporting Services (SSRS) SSRS and ConfigMgr SSRS and OpsMgr Custom Reports ConfigMgr OpsMgr And finally…

3. Why all the fuss over reporting? Software Updates, Software Distribution, Configuration Management Performance, Health, Availability Reports – your data, your way ‘out of box’ reports Custom Reports Report audience IT Management

4. Robust Reporting Tabular and Graphical Web based UI No SCCM console required No OpsMgr console required* Subscription model Sharepoint Integration possible Custom Reports

6. SSRS – the way forward R3 Power Management Reports – SSRS only Easy ConfigMgr Integration Preserves ‘classic’ reports Intuitive UI for users SCCM Console not required Configuring ConfigMgr and SSRS integration

8. SSRS – the way forward R3 Power Management Reports – SSRS only Easy ConfigMgr Integration Preserves ‘classic’ reports Intuitive UI for users SCCM Console not required Configuring ConfigMgr and SSRS integration Potential Issues Custom reports may crash SCCM console SQL 2008/SQL 2008 R2 Custom reports MUST be published under ConfigMgr folder

9. THE reporting engine for OpsMgr Requires dedicated SSRS Security Modifications ResetSRS OpsMgr console Not required but recommended OpsMgr and SSRS Reporting Configuration Report Deployment Published Reports First step in ‘custom’ reporting Linked Reports Second step in ‘custom’ reporting

11. Building custom reports Applies to both ConfigMgr and OpsMgr Tools SQL 2005 – Visual Studio or Report Builder 1.0 SQL 2008 – Report Builder 2.0 SQL 2008 R2 – Report Builder 3.0 Getting started Query is hardest part Customizing/Transforming ‘Out of Box’ reports Start simple – tabular to complex Build it from scratch Sample Reports ConfigMgr OpsMgr

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