Market_Desc: This book is for all Microsoft programmers using language such as VB, C# who may be tying into SQL Server to build customized reports. All developers looking to integrate reports into their Windows and web-based applications will find this a must-have solution for dynamic and customizable reports. Special Features: · SQL Server Reporting Services is the customizable reporting solution for any developer using VB, C#, or ASP.NET who ties into SQL Server to build reports or generate data analysis.· Currently, there have been over 5,000 downloads of the beta since it went public the first of October.· Professional SQL Server Reporting Services is a hands-on guide for Wrox readers giving them the power to become productive quickly and efficiently on a new Microsoft technology. About The Book: This title is part of WROX s acclaimed Professional series, targeted at developers-filled with real-world examples and deployment strategies. This package is useful for C#, VB and ASP.NET developers as well as SQL Server developers who are looking to develop customizable reports for the end user. Professional SQL Server Reporting Services is filled with detailed examples on building reports and designing report solutions as well as hands-on deployment strategies for interacting with a variety of platforms. Professional SQL Server Reporting Services covers all of the fundamentals of working with Reporting Services. This title begins by explaining reporting services architecture and business intelligence. Readers learn the fundamentals of designing reports and planning considerations and then move on to advanced report design and filtering techniques. Coverage also includes saving, retrieving, and rendering reports.

Pro SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 is the third edition of Apress' top book on Microsoft's enterprise-level reporting tool. The previous edition has sold some 2100 units over a two-year period. This revision, combined with the impending release of SQL Server 2008, breathes new life into the topic and into this book.

What is this book about? SQL Server Reporting Services is the customizable reporting solution for report designers and programmers. This hands-on guide will get you up to speed quickly. You can create powerful reports without programming knowledge and extend reporting solutions using VB, C#, and ASP.NET. Packed with detailed examples of building reports, designing report solutions, and developing deployment strategies for interacting with various platforms, this book prepares you to take full advantage of a revolutionary new tool. What does this book cover? Here are just some of the things you'll learn in this book: Details of programming reports and report scripting Advanced report design, including drill-down reports, nested lists, drill-through, links, and dynamic content How to manage reports using Report Manager or program code High-level strategies for business support systems Rendering reports using .NET code, .NET IO namespace classes, and URL rendering Deployment strategies to handle hardware, software, and platform considerations, licensing issues, and scaling options Who is this book for? This book is for developers and report designers using VB, C#, and ASP.NET who need to tie into SQL Server to build customized reports or to integrate reports into Windows or Web-based applications.

SQL Server Reporting Services is the customizable reporting solution for report designers and programmers. This hands-on guide will get you up to speed quickly so you can design, deploy, manage, and even customize reporting solutions. You can create powerful reports without programming knowledge and extend reporting solutions using VB, C#, and ASP.NET. Packed with detailed examples of building reports, designing report solutions, and developing deployment strategies for interacting with various platforms, this book prepares you to take full advantage of this revolutionary tool. Plus, you'll learn how to extend practically every feature of Reporting Services by implementing your own security architecture or adding custom data access. What you will learn from this book Details of programming reports and report scripting Advanced report design, including drill-down reports, nested lists, drill-through, links, and dynamic content High-level strategies for business and support systems Rendering reports using .NET code, .NET IO namespace classes, and URL rendering deployment strategies to handle hardware, software, and platform considerations, licensing issues, and scaling options How to design reports for mobile services Various tools used to define data sources and semantic metadata models How to use parameters and expressions to define creative report solutions Advanced object-oriented programming techniques, with examples in C# and VB 2005. Who this book is for This book is for report designers, developers, administrators, and business professionals interested in learning the advanced functionality, report server administration, and security issues of SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

Microsoft's Reporting Services product is a vital part of the SQL Server 2005 business intelligence platform, but it works with virtually any data source. This hands-on guide explains how to transform data into insightful and interactive Web-based reports using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. With coverage of everything from installation to administration, the book demonstrates how to use this powerful server-based reporting solution to improve business decision-making and facilitate company-wide -- even worldwide -- communication.

"A great resource to help you unlock the hidden gems in SQL Server Reporting Services." Brian Welcker Group Program Manager Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services With Microsoft SQL Server 2005 you can structure and store terabytes of data-but how do you make sense of that much information? Reporting Services transforms raw data into meaningful reports and puts your valuable information to work. SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services in Action shows you how to build effective Windows and Web-based reporting solutions using SQL Server 2005. Using this example-driven book, you'll build Reporting Services-centric solutions, including report forecasting, RSS feeds, ASP.NET web controls for server-side report generation, extending Reporting Services to report on ADO.NET datasets, delivering reports to Web services, authenticating users, performance testing, and capacity planning. You'll quickly move beyond canned reports and put the Report Designer through its paces. The book will show you how to add interactive features to your tabular reports and how to improve performance by using external images without taking up valuable database real estate. When you have large systems, efficiency is key to productivity. Author Bret Updegraff shows you how to avoid doing the same tasks twice. You'll see a nifty sales forecast that uses embedded code to create reusable utility functions that you can call from multiple places your reports. As well, you'll find fundamentals like employing XSLT to create XML reports and advanced techniques such as accessing custom code in an external .NET assembly. Reporting Services 2005 lets you give users greater control over their reporting needs. SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services in Action will help you provide safe, user-friendly reporting options to your users and free up your time for more important tasks. This book shows you how to set up ad hoc reporting through Report Builder so business users can get the information you need from the database without your help! You won't stop with the basics, though. You'll also learn how to apply advanced filters and security practices to protect your data from unwelcome or misguided queries. Of course, this new edition is thoroughly updated to include coverage of all the new features introduced with SQL Server 2005. You'll see: Direct Client Printing: Send a report directly to a printer without having to export to printable format first End User Sort: Let the end user to re-sort data within the report Multi Valued Parameters: Use multiple values for parameters Custom Report Items: Build and embed custom server controls You'll also work with the improved Report Designer, Report Builder, and Analysis Services Query Builder. You'll learn about SharePoint WebParts and the Report Viewer Controls for WinForms and ASP.NET, as well. SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services in Action is a revised edition of Microsoft Reporting Services in Action by Teo Lachev, published by Manning Publications, August 2005, ISBN 1932394222.

Learn to design more effective and sophisticated business reports While most users of SQL Server Reporting Services are now comfortable designing and building simple reports, business today demands increasingly complex reporting. In this book, top Reporting Services design experts have contributed step-by-step recipes for creating various types of reports. Written by well-known SQL Server Reporting Services experts, this book gives you the tools to meet your clients' needs