Professional SQL Server Reporting Services
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Book Description
What is this book about? SQL Server Reporting Services is the customizable reporting solution for report designers and programmers. This hands-on guide will get you up to speed quickly. You can create powerful reports without programming knowledge and extend reporting solutions using VB, C#, and ASP.NET. Packed with detailed examples of building reports, designing report solutions, and developing deployment strategies for interacting with various platforms, this book prepares you to take full advantage of a revolutionary new tool. What does this book cover? Here are just some of the things you'll learn in this book: - Details of programming reports and report scripting
- Advanced report design, including drill-down reports, nested lists, drill-through, links, and dynamic content
- How to manage reports using Report Manager or program code
- High-level strategies for business support systems
- Rendering reports using .NET code, .NET IO namespace classes, and URL rendering
- Deployment strategies to handle hardware, software, and platform considerations, licensing issues, and scaling options
Who is this book for? This book is for developers and report designers using VB, C#, and ASP.NET who need to tie into SQL Server to build customized reports or to integrate reports into Windows or Web-based applications.
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What is this book about? Professional SQL Server Reporting Services can be used by C#, VB, and ASP.NET developers, as well as SQL Server developers who are looking to develop customizable reports for the end user. Professional SQL Server Reporting Services is filled with detailed examples on building reports and designing report solutions, as well as hands-on deployment strategies for interacting with a variety of platforms. What does this book cover? This book covers all of the fundamentals of working with Reporting Services. It begins by explaining reporting services architecture and business intelligence. You learn the fundamentals of designing reports and planning considerations, and then move on to advanced report design and filtering techniques. The book also includes saving, retrieving, and rendering reports. You will discover the specifics of the following: - Programming reports
- Reporting service namespaces and the object model
- Report scripting
- Rendering scenarios
- Consuming and providing data in the .NET framework
- Browser compatibility considerations
- Designing reporting solutions and deployment strategies
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7 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:
This one is just right!Thursday, December 02, 2004
I have looked over a number of books about SQL Server Reporting Services (RS), and after comparing them decided that this one is best for my needs.
The book starts with a clear overview of just what RS is, what its components are, and how they work together. This seems to be the part that many other books just miss. Other books seem to get caught up in the hype but fail to deliver a direct, no-frills or buzzwords, account of the actual architecture.
I also like that the books assumes that the reader already knows SQL, .NET programming (although you don't have to be a professional to understand their examples), and SQL Server. This enables them to avoid repeating material which is better covered on other books, and allows them to focus on explaining just what Reporting Services can do, and lets the reader get started using RS right away.
My one beef is that their code examples are in both VB.NET and C#, which takes up unnecessary space in the text. But that's a minor complaint when they otherwise do a great job explaining this fascinating and powerful product.
3 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Good start but lacking on advanced report designThursday, November 11, 2004
With this book you will be able to set up and run Reporting Services, however, if you are looking for something that details advanced report design (e.g. anything more than simply bound table data) then this is not the book for you. In fact I don't know what would be the book for you. I'm still looking.
3 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:
BI Consultant's reviewWednesday, November 03, 2004
This book does an excellent, thorough job of introducing the product (which is awesome!), and then going all the way through to advanced coding & custom manipulation. The authors have clearly presented the material in a comfortable style, while remaining seriously technical. As a consultant, seminar presenter, and MS2030 trainer, I use this book extensively as a reference as well as a recomendation. My background includes over 10 years of varied development, & reporting.
4 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:
The title should be "How to Frustrate Readers"Friday, October 29, 2004
The amount of errors in this book is pathetic... obviously the pressures of publishing early is as great as the pressure to release software before it's ready.
6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Easy code examplesWednesday, September 29, 2004
With any SQL Server database, once you've populated it and it has undergone real events (esp. transactions), then you'll need to summarise and display the results. Most likely, on a periodic basis. Plus, the report might be for a nontechnical audience. (Your boss?) So the book offers an efficient investment of your time. It shows straightforward ways to get at the data and how to present it.
While the authors try to minimise it, there is still a modicum of coding. They provide example snippets in C# and VB.NET. If you're already familiar with either language, then there will be nothing complicated in the code for you.
The book also demonstrates how Microsoft is migrating .NET into a seamless integration with its flagship database.
The book is suitable for an intermediate level programmer in C# or VB.NET. It also helps to have some experience in the visuals of laying out a report. For example, an HTML UI or PowerPoint background would not be amiss.