SQL Server 2005

Reporting Services:
Product Overview

Niran Luckcanakul
(MCSD, MCDBA, MCT)
Project manager
ISONET Co.,Ltd
Agenda
Introduction to Reporting Services
New Features in Reporting Services
Ad-Hoc Reporting with report builder
Introduction to Reporting Services

SQL Server
Integration Services
Analysis Services Notification Services

SQL Server 2005

Full-Text Search Relational Database Reporting Services
Engine

.NET CLR

Replication Service Broker

Native HTTP Support

Reporting Services
Reporting Services is an open and extensible platform
supporting the authoring, management and delivery of rich,
interactive reports to the entire enterprise.

Authoring Management Delivery

Web services
Benefits of Reporting Services

Improving performance for report

development process
Completed server platform for developers
Advantages of Web-Enabled Reporting
Enabled real-time and interactive reports
Open, Extensible Enterprise Reporting
Platform
Integration with Microsoft Business
Intelligent Products
Report Authoring
Report Management
Report Delivery
 Reporting Services Architecture
Browser Office Custom Application

Security Services
XML Web Service Interface (NT, Passport,
Data Sources
(SQL, OLE DB, XML/A, Custom)
ODBC, Oracle, Custom) Report Server

Report Processing

Data Processing Security

Rendering Scheduling & Delivery

Output Formats
(HTML, Excel, PDF, Custom) SQL Server Catalog Delivery Targets
(E-mail, SharePoint,
Custom)
New Features in
Reporting Services
Core Product Improvements
Better Integration
Rich Developer Experience
Empowering End Users
Core Product Improvements

Direct client printing

End User Sort
Multivalued Parameters
Custom Report Items
Report Designer Improvements
Direct Client Printing
End User Sort
Multivalue Parameters
Better Integration
Analysis Services Query Designer
SQL Server Management Studio
Integration
Share Point Reporting Web Parts
Analysis Services Query Designer
SQL Server Management Studio Integration
Share Point Reporting Web Parts
Rich Developer Experience
Visual Studio Integration
Report Viewer Controls
Windows Application
ASP.NET Application
Visual Studio Integration
Empowering End Users

Report Builder Client

Report Builder Model Designer
Report Builder Client
Report Builder Model Designer
Ad-Hoc Reporting with
Report Builder

Report Builder Architecture

Report Builder Client
Model Design
 Report Builder Architecture
SQL
SQLMgmt Report Model Report Report
Mgmt Report Model Report ReportBuilder
Builder
Studio
Studio Designer
Designer Designer
Designer Manager
Manager Client
Client

Web
WebServices
ServicesInterface
Interface
Data Sources
(SQL Server, Report Server
Analysis Services)
Drillthrough Report Generation

Query Generation

SQL
SQLServer
ServerCatalog
Catalog
Report Builder Client
Report Builder is a “Click Once” Windows
application managed on the Report Server
Requires .NET Framework 2.0
Users download and launch the client from
the Report Manager or 3rd party applications
Built on top of familiar Microsoft Office
paradigms: Excel, PowerPoint
Reports built with report templates
(textboxes, tables, matrices, charts)
Finished reports can be saved on the server
Model Design
Model Designer is interface for
designing/editing a model
New project type in BI Development Studio
Define fields and roles
Define calculated fields
Organize model
Models can be auto-generated in Model
Designer or on the Report Server
Generates entities, fields and roles based on
source metadata
Auto-generation against SQL Server and Analysis
Services databases
Report Builder
Summarize key points
Bundle with SQL Server 2005. Out of the box
solution
Protected your investment. Seamless
integration with Office, SPS, and .NET
Complete reporting solution for the entire
enterprise
Business users will be able to build or
modify reports outside of Visual Studio
Close the gap between IT and Business User
with Report Builder
Q&A

Thank you