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Report Authoring With Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

Shane BartlePrincipal ConsultantMicrosoft New Zealand

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Session Takeaways

Report Authoring in SQL 2008 has taken a significant step forward

Flexible tabular displayData visualisationData bound rich text

Unified report design for developers and business users

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END USER TOOLS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT APPS

ExcelPerformancePoint

Server

BI PLATFORM

SQL Server Reporting Services

SQL Server Analysis Services

SQL Server DBMS

SQL Server Integration Services

SharePoint Server

DELIVERY

Reports Dashboards Excel Workbooks

AnalyticViews Scorecards Plans

Integrated End-to-End BI Offering

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SQL Reporting 2008 Design Goals

Unify Report Designer and Report BuilderMore flexible tabular displayExtreme Charting MakeoverRich text supportUsability enhancements(Zoom, Snaplines, Tokens)New Property Dialogs

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Basic Authoring Experience

demo

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2001 2002 Total

1,115 1,331 2,446

152 642 794

11,156 13,312 24,468

1,523 6,421 7,944

13,946 21,706 35,653

Retail Acme

Nadir, Inc.

Wholesale ABC Corp.

XYZ, Ltd.

Grand Total

Customer

Retail

Acme

Nadir, Inc.

Wholesale

ABC Corp.

XYZ, Ltd.

Grand Total

Growth

19%

322%

19%

322%

56%

Tabl ixe + Matr

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Tablix = Best of Both Worlds ++

Matrix plusMultiple parallel row/column members at each levelEach member may be dynamic or staticOptional omission of member headers

Table plusDynamic, nested column groupsMultiple parallel row groupsStatic rowsOptional spanning row headers

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Table Chair

WA Seattle 20 30

Spokane 10 20

OR Portland 10 10

Eugene 25 5

2005 2006

WA Seattle 50 60

Spokane 30 40

OR Portland 40 50

Eugene 20 30

Current

Desired

Year Product

2005 2006 Table Chair

WA Seattle 50 60 20 30

Spokane 30 40 10 20

OR Portland 40 50 10 10

Eugene 20 30 25 5

Parallel Dynamic Groups

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Mixing Dynamic And Static Columns

State City Pop Area

WA Seattle 20 30

WA Spokane 10 20

OR Portland 10 10

OR Eugene 25 5

State City 2005 2006 Pop Area

WA Seattle 50 60 20 30

Spokane

30 40 10 20

OR Portland 40 50 10 10

Eugene 20 30 25 5

2005 2006

WA Seattle 50 60

Spokane 30 40

OR Portland 40 50

Eugene 20 30

Current

Desired

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2005 2006

West Total 140 180

Washington Total 80 100

Seattle 50 60

Spokane 30 40

Oregon Total 60 80

Portland 40 50

Eugene 20 30

East Total 200 220

2005 2006

West 140 180Washington 80 100

Seattle 50 60Spokane 30 40

Oregon 60 80Portland 40 50Eugene 20 30

East 200 220

Current Desired

...

...

Hierarchical Rows With Dynamic Headers

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Non-aggregate details in subtotals Non-detail aggregates in subtotals

Scope-specific aggregates in subtotals

Q1 Q2 Total

Prof Enroll Prof Enroll

Calculus Galt 25 Rand 30 55

Physics Ellis 14 Chan 21 35

Yoga Zehn 42 Tau 53 95

Biology Rasa 31 Starr 35 66

2005 2006

NY Joe 50 60

Sue 80 100

Total Count 2 2

Sales 130 160

Avg 65 80

...

2005 2006 Total

Jan-Jun

Jul-Dec

Total Jan-Jun

Jul-Dec

Total

$ Gr $ Gr

Cog 10 15 25 - 11 20 31 6 56

Sprocket 20 25 45 - 22 30 52 7 97

Other Tablix Examples

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Tablix

demo

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Data Visualisation

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Data Visualisation Improvements

Additional Chart TypesStock, Funnel, Range, Boxplot, Funnel, Pyramid,Pie (Call Out)

Additional Chart FunctionalityMultiple Chart Areas (+ Custom Positioning),Titles and LegendsCalculated SeriesScale BreakSecondary Axis

GaugeLinear and Radial

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Chart Examples

Scale Breaks

Frame Effects

Drawing Styles

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Chart Examples

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Chart Examples

Multiple Chart Areas

Calculated Series

Striplines

Multiple Legends

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Introducing Gauge

Gauge is a new data region in SQL Server Reporting Services 20082 Gauge Types

Radial and LinearScenarios

Typically bound to a single or a few data points (value, target, goal, etc.)Perfect for Analysis Services KPIsStand-alone or embedded in a tablix (bullet graph)

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Gauge Samples

Radial Gauge Linear Gauge

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Chart And Gauge

demo

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Richly Formatted Text

Mixed formatting in textboxesMail-merge functionality withexpression placeholdersParagraphs

Numbered/bulleted listsParagraph alignment

HTML tag-based formattingWord DOC export

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Richly Formatted Text

demo

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Report Builder 2.0 will replace Report Builder 1.0 and will encompass all of its functionalityCurrently in RC1Support for report models will continue and will be enhancedPost-SQL Server 2008: Report Builder 2.0 will encompass all functionality in Report Builder 1.0

Report Builder 2.0 Positioning

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Deployment SummaryUsage Scenario Support Statement

RS 2005 RDL,RS 2000 RDL

Can publish directly to 2008 Server using Report Manager or SOAP API2005 RDL will be preserved (not upgraded)

Report Designer (2000) Not supported – cannot deploy reports to a 2008 server

Report Builder 2005 (in 2005 and 2008)

Authors 2005 RDLsCan deploy reports to a 2008 Server

Report Designer (2005) Authors 2005 RDLsCan deploy reports to 2008 Server

Report Designer (2008) Will upgrade 2000 and 2005 RDLs to 2008Authors 2008 RDLsDeploy to 2008 server only

Report Builder 2008 (Stand alone)

Will upgrade 2000 and 2005 RDLs to 2008Authors 2008 RDLsDeploy to 2008 server only

VS 2005 Viewer and VS 2008 Viewer

Can view 2008 server reports2008 RDLs are not supported in local mode

VS 2005 and VS 2008 RDLC Designer

Authors SQL 2005 RDLsDoes not support 2008 RDLs

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Summary

Slicker Design SurfaceFlexible Table Structure – TablixExtreme Charting MakeoverGaugesRich Text Data BindingUnified Report Building for Developers and Business Users

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Q & A

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Resources

www.microsoft.com/teched Tech·Talks Tech·Ed BloggersLive Simulcasts Virtual Labs

http://microsoft.com/technet

Evaluation licenses, pre-released products, and MORE!

http://microsoft.com/msdn

Developer’s Kit, Licenses, and MORE!

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