what is reporting services?
DESCRIPTION
This presentation is part of LearnItFirst's SQL Server 2012: A Comprehensive Introduction course. The video that contains this presentation can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Wh8kmu9Ds This slideshow will cover what Reporting Services is, how to install it, and what you can do with it. We will talk about the components that make up the architecture of SSRS, and the what/where/when/how of Reporting Services reports. Course 174: SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services will cover Reporting Services 2012 in detail and include report design, creation, dashboards, deployment, administration, SharePoint integration, and much more! Highlights from this slideshow: - What is SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services? - What are the three components that makeup the architecture of SSRS? - Where are report developed? - Where can Reporting Services reports be stored? - What else does the report server do besides connecting to the data source and creating reports? - Where and when can reports be delivered to? - Which editions of SQL Server 2012 include SSRS?TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
p. 1 1
![Page 2: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
p. 2 2
2
Chapter: SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Course: SQL Server 2012 - A Comprehensive Introduction Course ID: 170 Instructor: Scott Whigham
Chapter 17: Video # 1
What Is Reporting Services?
![Page 3: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
p. 3 3
3
10. Writing Queries and Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, & UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012
1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
Chapter Listing:
![Page 4: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
p. 4 4
4
Chapter Listing: 1. Course Introduction
2. Why SQL Server 2012?
3. Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
4. Creating & Managing Databases
5. Server Security
6. Backup and Restore
7. High Availability/Disaster Recovery
8. Jobs & Automating Maintenance
9. Creating Tables and Constraints
10. Writing Queries and Manipulating Data
11. Views, Indexes, and Query Plans
12. Stored Procedures, Triggers, & UDFs
13. Database Security
14. Business Intelligence in 2012
15. Analysis Services 2012
16. Integration Services 2012
17. Reporting Services 2012
![Page 5: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
p. 5 5
5
Chapter Contents: O
utl
ine
• What is Reporting Services?
• Types of Reports You Can Create
• Authoring Tools
• Installing and Configuring SSRS
• Report Manager
• Report Builder
• SQL Server Data Tools
• FAQs
![Page 6: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
p. 6 6
6
Data in the enterprise
![Page 7: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
p. 7 7
7
SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services (SSRS):
–Microsoft’s report server and report development platform
• A “served-based report solution”
![Page 8: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
p. 8 8
8
Reports are developed:
–… in Report Builder
–… in Visual Studio
– ... in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
–… by hand-writing XML
![Page 9: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
p. 9 9
9
Reporting Services reports can be:
–… stored in a SQL Server Database Engine
–… a .rdl file
–… embedded into .NET applications
–… integrated with SharePoint
![Page 10: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
p. 10 10
10
Reports can be delivered:
–… to email, mobile devices, and browsers
–… via SSRS web service
–… on a schedule
– ... when the data changes
![Page 11: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
p. 11 11
11
SSRS 2012 101:
– Is included at no additional cost when you buy a license to SQL Server 2012
– There is a freebie version for Express Edition • http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/editions/2012-editions/express.aspx
• Download “SQL Server Express with Advanced Services”
![Page 12: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
p. 12 12
12
Let’s talk a little about the architecture of SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services
– SSRS can be anything from a small “plaything” on one machine to a mission-critical enterprise reporting platform
![Page 13: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
p. 13 13
13
There are three components in play:
– The client • The one requesting the report
– The report server • SSRS
– The underlying data that the reports will be built from • SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, etc
![Page 14: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
p. 14 14
14
![Page 15: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
p. 15 15
15
This is traditional client-server architecture
– The client makes a request (via a url) of the report server
– The report server responds with the report data (or error/info)
![Page 16: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
p. 16 16
16
However, when the report server makes the request to the data source, it is also client-server
– The client is the report server
– The server is the data source
– The report author/administrator can specify how to authenticate to the data source
![Page 17: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
p. 17 17
17
![Page 18: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
p. 18 18
18
All client requests to the report server are made via URL
– Typically, users are working with applications that feature links to reports or have the reports embedded
• This way, users do not need to know URLs
– SSRS has it’s own web server baked in
![Page 19: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
p. 19 19
19
The report server does much more than “just” connecting to the data source and creating the report
– It also manages secure access to the reports, can schedule delivery for later times, can render the report in multiple ways, and more
![Page 20: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
p. 20 20
20
Course 174 is a full-length SSRS 2012 course
–Comprehensive coverage of: • Report design
• Report creation
• Dashboards
• Deployment
• Administration
• SharePoint integration
• … and much more!
![Page 21: What Is Reporting Services?](https://reader034.vdocuments.net/reader034/viewer/2022051109/5479b7325906b511358b45ce/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
p. 21 21
21
In the next video…
–What Types of Reports Can You Create?
“There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.”
- Bill Bowerman