Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

by Paul Turley, Thiago Silva, Bryan C. Smith

This book teaches the solution architect, designer and developer how to use Microsoft's reporting platform to create reporting and business intelligence solutions. SQL Server Reporting Services provides a gateway to the powerful capabilities of SQL Server, Analysis Services and the .Net Framework and can be used with a variety of data sources. Based on a foundation of XML Web Services, Reporting Services makes reporting faster, easier and more powerful than ever in web, desktop and portal device solutions. About The Author: Paul Turley is an Architect for Hitachi Consulting. He has been creating custom business reporting solutions since 1988 and has developed solutions for many companies including Walt Disney, Hewlett-Packard, Nike, Boise Cascade and Microsoft. He manages the BI training organization for Hitachi Consulting, teaches business intelligence, database design, reporting solutions, application development, and project management courses. Paul holds the following technical certifications: MCSD for .Net, MCAD, MCDBA, MCT, MSF (Microsoft Solutions Framework Practitioner), CompTIA A+ and Project+. Table Of Contents: Part I. Getting Started ?Introducing Reporting Services ?Business Intelligence Solutions ?Reporting Services Installation ?Reporting Services Architecture Part II. Report Design ?Basic Report Design ?Report Layout and Formatting ?Designing Data Access ?Advanced Report Design Part III. Business Intelligence Reporting ?Reporting with Analysis Service ?Report Solution Patterns and Recipes Part IV. Enabling End-User Reporting with Report Builder ?Report Models ?Report Builder Part V. Administering Reporting Services ?Content Management ?Report Server Administration Part VI. Reporting Services Integration and Custom Programming ?Integrating Reports into Custom Applications ?Integrating Reports with SharePoint ?Extending Reporting Services Appendix A. RDL Object Model Appendix B. T-SQL Command Syntax Reference Appendix C. T-SQL System Variables and Fu

816 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008