SSRS 2014, Part 01 of 10: Introduction and Report Builder

In this course you’ll get a high-level view of the parts and pieces of Reporting Services so that you know what you’re working with. I’ll start by looking at the two modes you can install and operate a report server in. Then I’ll show you some of the extensive configuration options you can use to fine tune reporting features. Reporting Services has a fairly complex architecture, and I’ll walk you through a high-level view of it. There are a lot of parts and you need to have a good feel for how they all work. Then I’ll take a look at the tools available for building reports, and will walk through creating a simple report using Report Designer. Next you’ll get a solid introduction to Report Builder, and learn how to install either the standalone version or the ClickOnce version accessible from Report Manager. I’ll walk you through a tour of the Report Builder user interface. Then I’ll show you how to build a simple report, point out more of Report Builder’s features and learn about preview performance. Finally, you’ll learn about shared datasets as a way to make data access easier for end users.

Lesson 1:

• Introduction
• Reporting Services Modes
• Why Use Integrated Mode
• Installing and Configuring
• Demo: Config Manager
• Demo: Web Service URL
• Demo: Database Settings
• Demo: Report Manager URL.

Lesson 2:

• Native Mode Architecture
• Data Tier
• Application Tier
• Server Tier
• Service Architecture
• Service and Infrastructure
• Report Manager
• Report Server Web Service
• Background Processing.

Lesson 3:

• Report Building Tools
• Builder vs. Designer
• Demo: Project Wizard
• Demo: Design Report.

Lesson 4:

• Report Definition Language
• Demo: RDL
• Demo: Report Data.

Lesson 5:

• Intro to Report Builder
• Installation & Execution
• Standalone vs. ClickOnce.

Lesson 6:

• Demo: Getting Started
• Demo: Blank Report
• Demo: Report Viewer
• Demo: The Ribbon
• Demo: Report Design Surface
• Demo: Properties
• Demo: Grouping Pane
• Demo: Server Status Bar
• Demo: Report Parts Gallery.

Lesson 7:

• Demo: Data Source
• Demo: Design a Query
• Demo: Arrange Fields
• Demo: Choose Layout
• Demo: Choose a Style
• Demo: Change Report Style
• Demo: Run as Admin
• Demo: Running a Report
• Demo: Resize Columns
• Demo: Change Expression
• Demo: Deploying a Report.

Lesson 8:

• Preview Performance
• Changes that Refresh Cache.

Lesson 9:

• Using Report Parts
• Demo: Create Report Part
• Demo: Using a Report Part
• Demo: Updating a Report Part.

Lesson 10:

• Shared Datasets
• Shared Data Sources
• Demo: New Data Source
• Dataset Design View
• Demo: Dataset Design View.