Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services

Course details

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.

Objectives

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Describe SQL Server Reporting Services and its components.
• Create a Reporting Services report.
• Enhance a Reporting Services report.
• Create and manipulate data sets.
• Use report models to implement reporting for business users.
• Configure report publishing and execution settings.
• Implement subscriptions for reports.
• Administer Reporting Services.
• Implement custom Reporting Services applications.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Exposure to creating reports in Microsoft Access or other third-party reporting products, such as Crystal Reports.
• Conceptual understanding of the push and pull distribution/subscription paradigm.
• Experience navigating the Microsoft Windows Server environment.
• Experience with Windows services (starting and stopping)
• Experience creating service accounts and permissions
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including:
• SQL Server Agent.
• SQL Server query language (SELECT, UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE).
• SQL Server System tables.
• SQL Server accounts (users and permissions).

Module

• Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
• Module 2: Authoring Basic Reports
• Module 3: Enhancing Basic Reports
• Module 4: Manipulating Data Sets
• Module 5: Using Report Models
• Module 6: Publishing and Executing Reports
• Module 7: Using Subscriptions to Distribute Reports
• Module 8: Administering Reporting Services
• Module 9: Programming Reporting Services