SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services (SSRS) for Report Devlper

Discover unparalleled data visualization capabilities with the SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services course, designed for information workers and database professionals seeking expertise in SSRS tools and report development.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Design and create detailed reports using SSRS tools.

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Enhance reports with visuals like charts, images, and formatting.

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Work with advanced features such as parameters, expressions, and data summarization.

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Manage and deploy reports using the Web Portal and Mobile Report Publisher.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 5 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Information workers
  • Database professionals
  • Data analysts
  • Business intelligence developers

Description

This 5-day instructor-led is intended for information workers and database professionals who are interested in expanding their knowledge about the latest releases of SQL Server Reporting Services. During this course, attendees will learn how to use SSRS tools, work with solutions and projects, design basic reports, enhance reports with formatting, images, and charts, effectively group and summarize data, work with parameterized reports, incorporate charts and custom maps, work with drillthrough reports, and manage reports.  Attendees will build reports using Visual Studio, Report Builder and Mobile Report Publisher.

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Course Outline

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Module 1: SSRS Overview and Tools

  1. Reporting Services Features

  2. Tools Available with SQL Server Reporting Services

  3. SQL Server Documentation

Module 2: Working with Solutions and Projects

  1. Working with SQL Server Data Tools

  2. Understanding Solutions and Projects

  3. Working with the Visual Studio Interface

Module 3: Creating Basic Reports

  1. What is a Data Source?

  2. What is a Dataset?

  3. Using the Report Wizard

  4. What is Tablix?

  5. Creating a Tabular Report

  6. Creating a List Report

  7. What is a Matrix?

  8. Understanding Drill-down

Module 4: Formatting Reports

  1. Working with Text Boxes

  2. Rich Text Formatting

  3. Managing Text Boxes

  4. Drawing Lines and Boxes

  5. Images

  6. Page Headers and Footers

Module 5: Summarizing and Sorting

  1. Creating Groups

  2. Parent/Child vs. Adjacent Groupings

  3. Adding Totals and Aggregations

Module 6: Introduction to Expressions

  1. Understanding Expressions

  2. Defining Expressions

  3. Working with Report Variables

  4. Understanding Lookup, LookupSet, and Multilookup Functions

  5. Expression Samples

Module 7: Add Flexibility with Parameters

  1. Adding Parameters to a Report

  2. Report Parameters vs. Query Parameters

  3. Manage Report Parameter Properties

  4. Use Parameters with SQL Queries and Stored Procedures

  5. Work with Cascading Parameters

  6. Sort Based on a Parameter Setting

  7. Filtered Reports

Module 8: Enhanced Report Items

  1. Charts

  2. Gauges

  3. Add a Map to a Report

  4. Data Bar, Indicator, and Sparkline Report Items

  5. Nesting Data Regions

  6. Subreports and Drillthrough Reports

  7. Working with Drillthrough Reports

Module 9: Rendering, Deploying and the Web Portal

  1. Deploying Reports

  2. The Web Portal

  3. Working with Shared Data Sources

  4. Viewing Reports

  5. Rendering Reports

Module 10: KPIs and Mobile Reports

  1. Working with KPIs

  2. Working with Mobile Reports

  3. The SQL Server Mobile Report Publisher

  4. Mobile Report Terminology

  5. Exploring the Mobile Report Publisher

  6. Creating Reports Using Wizards

Module 11: Beyond Basic Reporting

  1. Utilizing Report Templates

  2. Creating Document Maps and Bookmarks

  3. Recursive Parents

  4. Understanding Lookup, LookupSet and MultiLookup Functions

  5. Report Rendering

  6. Using the ReportItems Collection

  7. Initial Toggle States

  8. Interactive Sorting

  9. Expression Samples

  10. Creating Aggregates of Aggregates

  11. Using Expressions to Create new Data Fields

  12. Using Expressions to Format Data

Module 12: Using Report Builder

  1. Desktop App

  2. Using the Report Builder Tool

  3. Creating Datasets

  4. Creating Reports

  5. Creating Reports Using Wizards

  6. Creating Reports Without a Wizard

  7. Opening Existing Reports

  8. Working with Report Parts

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