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Developing Rich Reporting Solutions with Microsoft SQL
Server 2008 R2Stella Chan
Principal Program Manager Microsoft Corporation
Increase your productivity with SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services
• Creating reports‒ Report components and shared data set‒ New data visualizations‒ Connectivity to SharePoint List
• Managing reports via self-service‒ SharePoint 2010 Integration
• Delivering reports‒ Rendering enhancements‒ Better cross browser support‒ Visual Studio 2010 Report Viewer Controls
Limitations in custom report
engines
Data stored in multiple data
sources
Pervasive delivery of information
Expensive, 3rd party reporting
tools
Scalability and reliable report
processing
Steep learning curves for new
tools
Report development
processes
Delivery of contextual
business insight
Reporting Challenges
How Do You Deal With:
Management Delivery
XML
Embedded Reporting
Authoring
Web Report2007 Sales
Typical Report Life Cycle
Authoring ReportsMany types of visualizations
Stepped or Block grouping
Pivot CustomSubtotals
Non-pivotcolumns
Nested controls Multi-Pivot
CustomHeaders
Authoring ReportsMany types of layouts
Managing Reports
• Enterprise Scale Platform- Scalable report processing
• Central Deployment- Simplified deployment and host
processes- Central deployment to SharePoint- OR Native Mode
• Strong Manageability- Central manageability of report server
content - Advanced report scheduling- Cache handling- Extensible security model
SQL Report BuilderHTML
CSV
TIF
XML
ATOM
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Acrobat PDF
Delivering ReportsMany rendering targets
Delivering ReportsViewing the report
Report ServerReport Manager
Sh
are
Poin
t
Embedding Report in LOB app Windows Forms and ASP .NET
Management Delivery
XML
Embedded Reporting
Authoring
Web Report2007 Sales
What’s new in SQL Server 2008 R2?
Componentizing ReportsSharing and reusing report parts
• Publish report items to the catalog for re-use
• Users can mix & mash different report items for their desired views
• Report authors can treat datasets & report items as building blocks
• Users are notified when updates are available
Shared Datasets
• Share queries between reports with new .rsd file type
- Create in Report Builder and BIDS- Save/deploy to report server
• Reports and report parts can reference shared datasets
- Pass parameters- Add own filters and calculations
• Dataset query results can be cached - Faster execution during design or view- Use for long-running queries with non-volatile data
Grab-and-go reporting
SSRS Data Visualization
SQL 2005 SQL 2008 SQL 2008 R2
Chart Chart Chart
Multiple areasNEW! Multiple areas
Multiple axesNEW! Multiple axes
Calculated seriesNEW!
Calculated series
GaugeNEW! Gauge
Bullet graphNEW! Bullet graph
MapNEW!
SQL spatialNEW!
Bing™ supportNEW!
SparklineNEW!
Data BarNEW!
IndicatorNEW!
Sparklines and Data Bars
Sparklines
• Sparklines- “Data intense, word-sized
graphics” – Tufte- Automatic axis alignment.
All charts can have the same data points, regardless of source data
- Convert into full charts to support additional small multiple scenarios
• Data Bars- Show a single value in a cell.- Min and Max are
automatically determined, but are configurable
Data Bars
• Icons used to depict the status against a value, goals or a trend
• Report authors can create their own sets or choose from several pre-configured sets
• Color, icon and size can be changed based on data
• Automatic support for comparing each member of a group against siblings
• Can also be placed inside gauges
Indicators
Indicators
MAPS
Key Map Features
• Maps contains one or more… - Point Layers (Cities, Customers)- Line Layers (Routes, roads)- Polygon Layers (Countries, States)- Tile Layers (based on Bing™ Maps)
• Support ESRI shape files and SQL spatial• Show analytical data using size and color
- Built-in distribution formulas• Wizard for building common scenarios
Map Components (Example 1)
Polygon Layer
Color Rule
Bubble w/size Rule
Map LegendsAnalytical Data
Map Components (Example 2)
Point Layer
Tile Layer
Polygon Layer
SQL Spatial Query
SQL Spatial Query
Map Example
Misc authoring enhancements
• Lookup functions - “joining” 2 datasets• Interlaced rows for nested group
- Via read/write report variables• Better page numbering and naming support
via new global variables• Rotating Text 270 degrees• Expression based page breaks
Using the Map Visualization
Stella ChanPrincipal Program Manager
SQL Server Reporting Services
demo
Management Delivery
XML
Embedded Reporting
Authoring
Web Report2007 Sales
What’s new in SQL Server 2008 R2?
Microsoft BI Offering
Microsoft Confidential
BUSINESS USER EXPERIENCE
DATA INFRASTRUCTURE & BI PLATFORM
& 2008 R2Reporting Services
& 2010
BUSINESS MIDDLE TIER
Reports Dashboards
SSRS Add-In Install
WSS or MOSS WFE
SharePoint Object Model
Report Server
Report Server in SharePoint Mode
Security Extension
Data Management
SharePoint Object Model
Reporting Services Add-in
Report Viewer web
part
Report manageme
nt UI
SSRS Proxy
Report Server DBSharePoint Config / Content DB
SharePoint Integration Architecture
Preloading caches
• Caches can be preloaded ad-hoc or on a schedule• Available for reports and shared datasets• New “cache refresh plan” concept
- Each plan consists of a description, schedule and one combination of parameter values for which cache entry needs to be generated
• Many cache refresh plans per report or shared dataset
Programmability for SharePoint integration
• New 2010 centralized management web service endpoint for both SharePoint integrated and native mode
• AJAX enabled Report Viewer Web Part
Management Delivery
XML
Embedded Reporting
Authoring
Web Report2007 Sales
What’s new in SQL Server 2008 R2?
• Exports report data as ATOM data feeds- Compliant format- Also used by SQL Server Data Services and
SharePoint 2010 lists• Each leaf data region has one or more data
feeds• Clients that consume ATOM feeds (e.g., PowerPivot) can pull data directly from SSRS
ATOM Renderer
• Improved Browser Compatibility- IE6-8, Firefox 3, Safari- Improved feature parity- Fixed standards mode rendering problems
• Renderer specific output- Via Globals!RenderFormat.Name to control
visibility of report items for specific renderers• Naming the Excel worksheet tabs
Rendering enhancements
Visual Studio 2010 Report Viewer Controls
• ASP.NET AJAX and Windows Forms• Free redistributable runtime components
Key features in Visual Studio 2010 Report Viewer Controls
• SQL 2008 based local mode- On-demand processing- Support for 2008 RDLC (tablix, chart/gauge, rich
text)• Support for ASP.Net AJAX
- Viewer contains its own UpdatePanels- Interactivity is flicker free- Scroll position is maintained across interactivity- No more frames – async/sync mode no longer
impacts rendering• Better browser compatibility
Report Server
SQL Server Catalog (Metadata)
Web Services API
Report Processing and Rendering DataSource
Report Server (Remote) Mode
Your Application
Report Viewer(Remote Mode)
PublishReport
ReportDesigner
(BIDS or RB 3.0)
Your Application
Report Viewer(Local Mode)
Report Processing
Local Mode
Report Definition
ReportDesigner(Visual Studio)
EmbedReport
Retrieve Data
Report Data
DataSource
Additional Changes
• Extended Control API- Events for intercepting parameters- “Write a custom toolbar”- Printing and printer settings
• JavaScript API- Most toolbar functionality is available from the client- Events and properties expose the state of the viewer (error,
report loading, loading completed)• UI Updates
- Resizable multi-value parameter dropdowns- Pop-up loading indicator
VS 2010 Report Viewer Requirements
• No SQL 2005 support- Uses the 2008 RPL renderer on the server. HTML and GDI transformations happen in the viewer
• Must use AJAX- .Net 3.5 SP1 or 4.0 required
AJAX viewer programmability
Stella ChanPrincipal Program Manager
SQL Server Reporting Services
demo
Summary
• Self service reporting for information workers- Report components to enhance collaboration and
sharing- New data visualizations- Geo-spatial integration- Report as data source for PowerPivot- SharePoint 2010 integration
• Better cross browser support and fluid navigation via AJAX• Embedded BI: Visual Studio 2010 Report
Viewer Controls
Links
• Visual Studio 2010 Beta2• SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP3
- ISO Image : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165365&clcid=0x409
- x86 Build: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165367&clcid=0x409
- x64 Build : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165368&clcid=0x409
- IA64 Build: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=165369&clcid=0x409
- PowerPivot X86 : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=168583&clcid=0x409
- PowerPivot X64 : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=168584&clcid=0x409
- What’s New: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=167918&clcid=0x409
- Release Notes: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=155801 - Readme : http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=155103
• Brian Hartman’s Blog
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