SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

Hamsa Gayatri Palepu

• SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services is a key

component of SQL Server 2005. • Reporting Services was first released with

SQL Server 2000 and provided customers with an enterprise-capable reporting platform with a comprehensive environment for authoring, managing, and delivering reports to the entire organization.

Introduction

• Reporting Services in SQL Server 2005 provides additional enterprise reporting capabilities and addresses a new audience—business users who want to interact with data in an ad hoc fashion as well as create their own reports from scratch and to share them with others.

• In Reporting Services, the requirements of different types of users who want to interact with reports can, for the first time, be addressed with one reporting solution. This document describes the new capabilities in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services.

What is SQL Server Reporting What is SQL Server Reporting Services?Services?

• Reporting platform for both traditional and Reporting platform for both traditional and interactive reports interactive reports

• Scalable and manageable server Scalable and manageable server infrastructureinfrastructure

• Integrated with SharePoint, Office Integrated with SharePoint, Office applications, browser and other familiar applications, browser and other familiar tools tools

• Single platform and tools for all types of Single platform and tools for all types of structured data (relational, hierarchical, structured data (relational, hierarchical, multidimensional)multidimensional)

SQL Server CatalogSQL Server Catalog

Report ServerReport Server

URL / XML Web Service InterfaceURL / XML Web Service Interface

Report ProcessingReport Processing

DeliveryDelivery

Delivery Targets(E-mail, File Share,

Custom)

RenderingRendering

Output Formats (HTML, Excel, PDF, Custom)

Data ProcessingData Processing

Data Sources(SQL, OLE DB, XML/A, ODBC, Oracle, Custom)

SecuritySecurity

Security Services(Windows,

Custom)

Office Custom ApplicationBrowser

Report Server Architecture

Introducing SQL Server 2005 Packaging

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ExpressExpress WorkgroupWorkgroup StandardStandard EnterpriseEnterpriseFastest way for

developers to learn, build & deploy simple

data driven applications

Easiest to use & most affordable database solution for smaller

departments & growing businesses

Complete data management &

analysis platform for medium businesses

and large departments

Fully integrated data management and

analysis platform for business critical

enterprise applications

2 CPU2 CPU

3 GB RAM3 GB RAM

Management Management StudioStudio

Import/ExportImport/Export

Limited Replication Limited Replication PublishingPublishing

Back-up Log-Back-up Log-shippingshipping

4 CPU4 CPU

Unlimited RAMUnlimited RAM(64-bit)(64-bit)

Database MirroringDatabase Mirroring

OLAP ServerOLAP Server

Reporting ServerReporting Server

New Integration New Integration ServicesServices

Data MiningData Mining

Full Replication & Full Replication & SSB PublishingSSB Publishing

Unlimited Scale Unlimited Scale + Partitioning+ Partitioning

Adv. DB mirroring, Adv. DB mirroring, Complete online & Complete online &

parallel operations, parallel operations,

DB snapshotDB snapshot

Advanced Analysis Advanced Analysis Tools including full Tools including full

OLAP & Data OLAP & Data MiningMining

Report Builder + Report Builder + Customized & High Customized & High

Scale ReportingScale Reporting

Adv SSISAdv SSIS

1 CPU1 CPU1 GB RAM1 GB RAM

4GB DB Size4GB DB Size

Simple Simple Management ToolManagement Tool

Report Wizard & Report Wizard & Report ControlsReport Controls

Replication & Replication & SSB ClientSSB Client

SQL Server BI PlatformSQL Server BI Platform

Analysis ServicesAnalysis ServicesOLAP & Data MiningOLAP & Data Mining

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Reporting Lifecycle

SQL Server Reporting Services supports the full SQL Server Reporting Services supports the full reporting lifecycle, including Authoring, reporting lifecycle, including Authoring, Management and DeliveryManagement and Delivery

Report ManagementReport Management Report definitions, folders, and resources are published

and managed in a reporting web service Managed reports can be executed either on-demand or

via schedule and can be cached for consistency and performance

Scalable & Extensible server architecture

Report DeliveryReport Delivery Traditional (paper) and interactive (web) reports On-demand (“pull”) or event-based (“push”) delivery

Personalized and administrator defined subscription and deliveryAbility to select output formats per subscriptionCan deliver links as well as rendered reportsData-driven subscriptions for personal delivery

Single report definition can be rendered to diverse output formatsWeb Formats (HTML 4, HTML 3.2, HTML w/OWC)Print Formats (TIFF, RTF, PDF)Data Formats (Excel, XML, CSV)

Deliver reports to many devices (e-mail, file share, etc.)

Rich Client PrintingRich Client Printing

• Direct routing of print Direct routing of print jobs without needing to jobs without needing to exportexport

• Small ActiveX control Small ActiveX control downloaded via downloaded via browserbrowser

• Select page range, Select page range, orientation, marginsorientation, margins

• Preview page outputPreview page output• Server enhancements Server enhancements

for performancefor performance

Enhanced Expression Editor

• Available for all expressions in VS Report Designer

• List of available VB.NET functions

• Inline parameter information

• Statement completion

• Real-time syntax checking

Multi-Valued Parameters

• Report developer can specify any parameter is multi-valued

• Report processing constructs SQL or MDX syntax

• Multiple default values also supported

• Value sets can passed via URL or SOAP API

Date Picker Parameters

• Calendar control for choosing dates

• Localized and Globalized

• Windows and Web support

Interactive Sort

• Report author can add ability for end user to resort data within data regions

• Resorting happens without re-querying the database

• Support for multi column and for nested / grouped sort

Floating Headers

• New type of interactivity similar to freeze panes in Excel

• Works Horizontally and Vertically• Table header• Matrix column and row headers• Table columns

• Must be continuous columns anchored on the right or left

MDX Query Builder

• MDX and data mining query builders

• MDX parameter support

• Member extended properties

• Support for server aggregates

Custom Report Item

• Enables Developers to add custom visualizations to a report• Primary scenario is enhanced charting

– Additional chart types– Maps– Gauges

• Supports interactivity– Actions– Sort

• Supports all data region features– Filter– Grouping– Group Filters– Etc…

• The Report Designer supports a conversion API

• Currently limited to images– Future plans for all report item types

Advantages

• Increased Productivity

• Integrated End-to-End Feature Set

• Delivering BI with Fewer Resources

• Reliable and Available Environment for Critical BI

ResourcesResources• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/http://www.microsoft.com/technet/

prodtechnol/sql/2005/2005ssrs.mspxprodtechnol/sql/2005/2005ssrs.mspx

• http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2005/en/us/white-papers.aspx

• http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/4/7/a47b7b0e-976d-4f49-b15d-f02ade638ebe/bi_business_value.pdf

• Pubs and NorthWind Pubs and NorthWind http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30196 http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=30196

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