Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services [1., Auflage] 9781118101117, 9781118223796, 9781118237137, 9781118262108, 1118101111, 1118237137

Table of contents :
Professional Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Reporting Services......Page 5
Contents......Page 17
Foreword......Page 37
Introduction......Page 39
Part I: Getting Started......Page 49
Chapter 1: Introducing Reporting Services......Page 51
Who Uses Reporting Services?......Page 52
System Administrators......Page 53
Blurring the Line Between Applications and Reports......Page 54
User Interaction......Page 55
Integrating Reports and Applications......Page 56
Enterprise Reporting......Page 57
Simple Report Design......Page 58
IT-Designed Reports......Page 59
User-Designed Reports......Page 60
Server-Based Reports......Page 63
Business Intelligence Reporting Solutions......Page 64
Analytic Data Sources and Self-Service BI......Page 66
Complexity and Report Performance......Page 67
Summary......Page 68
Chapter 2: Reporting Services Installation and Architecture......Page 71
The Basic Installation......Page 72
Installing Reporting Services......Page 73
SQL Server Editions......Page 89
Topology......Page 92
Installation Options......Page 93
The Reporting Life Cycle......Page 94
Reporting Services Tools......Page 95
Report Builder......Page 96
SQL Server Management Applications......Page 97
HTML Viewer......Page 98
Reporting Services Web Service......Page 99
Reporting Services Windows Service......Page 100
HTTP.SYS and the HTTP Listener......Page 101
The Security Sublayer......Page 102
Service Management......Page 103
Configuration Files......Page 104
Reporting Services Processors and Extensions......Page 105
The Report Processor......Page 106
Report Execution Caching......Page 107
Data Processing Extensions......Page 108
Rendering Extensions......Page 109
The XML-Rendering Extension......Page 110
The Excel-Rendering Extension......Page 111
Reporting Services Application Databases......Page 112
ReportServer......Page 113
Summary......Page 114
Chapter 3: Configuring SharePoint Integration......Page 117
SharePoint Foundation......Page 118
SharePoint Server......Page 119
SharePoint Web Parts......Page 121
Installing SharePoint Server 2010......Page 122
Installing Service Pack (SP) 1......Page 124
Installing and Configuring PowerPivot for SharePoint......Page 125
Installing and Configuring Reporting Services for SharePoint......Page 129
SharePoint Site Settings......Page 137
Architecture......Page 138
Summary......Page 139
Part II: Report Design......Page 141
What Good Are Wizards, Anyway?......Page 143
Building Blocks......Page 144
Let’s Get Started......Page 145
Touring Report Builder......Page 155
Home Tab......Page 156
Insert Tab......Page 157
View Tab......Page 158
Report Builder Menu......Page 159
Server Reports......Page 160
Building a Matrix......Page 161
Wrapping It Up......Page 166
Summary......Page 168
Chapter 5: Report Layout and Formatting......Page 171
Table Reports......Page 172
Matrix Reports......Page 173
Chart Reports......Page 174
Maps and Spatial Reports......Page 175
Group Expressions and Options......Page 176
Formatting Table Values......Page 178
Interactive Sort......Page 182
Adding Page Breaks......Page 183
Creating Drill-Down Reports and Dynamic Visibility......Page 184
Introduction to Dynamic Formatting......Page 186
Designing Gauge Reports......Page 187
Browser Compatibility......Page 188
Rendering Format Limits and Considerations......Page 189
Summary......Page 190
Chapter 6: Designing Data Access......Page 191
Business Intelligence Reporting......Page 194
Data Sources......Page 196
Creating a Data Source in the Report Wizard......Page 197
Creating a Data Source When Defining a Dataset......Page 200
Data Sources and Query Languages......Page 201
T-SQL Query Design......Page 202
Data Warehouse Star Schema......Page 203
Filtering Techniques......Page 209
Filtering a Query......Page 210
Parameter Concepts......Page 211
Filtering Data with Query Parameters......Page 213
Creating a Parameter List......Page 215
Multivalue Parameters......Page 216
Cascading Parameters......Page 218
Report Parameters......Page 223
Using Stored Procedures......Page 224
Filtering Data with Report Parameters......Page 225
Microsoft Access......Page 228
Building a Query in a String Expression......Page 231
Microsoft Excel......Page 232
Oracle P/L SQL......Page 233
Federating Data Sources......Page 234
Summary......Page 235
Chapter 7: Advanced Report Design......Page 237
Headers and Footers......Page 238
Aggregate Functions and Totals......Page 242
Adding Totals to a Table or Matrix Report......Page 244
Creating Report Templates......Page 246
Anatomy of a Textbox......Page 247
Padding and Indenting......Page 248
Embedded Formatting......Page 249
Embedded HTML Formatting......Page 250
Designing Master/Detail Reports......Page 252
Using a List to Combine Report Items and Data Regions......Page 253
Designing Subreports......Page 260
Federating Data with a Subreport......Page 261
Execution and Resource Implications......Page 264
Creating a Document Map......Page 267
Links and Drill-Through Reports......Page 269
Navigating to a URL......Page 271
Reporting on Recursive Relationships......Page 272
Summary......Page 276
Chapter 8: Chart Reports......Page 277
Column Charts......Page 278
Area and Line Charts......Page 281
Pie and Doughnut Charts......Page 282
Bubble and Stock Charts......Page 283
Chart Type Summary......Page 285
The Anatomy of a Chart......Page 287
Creating a Multiseries Chart......Page 288
Using Multiple Chart Areas......Page 290
Control the Width and Gap Between Columns or Bars......Page 294
Summary......Page 295
Part III: Business Intelligence Reporting......Page 297
Chapter 9: BI Semantic Models......Page 299
Introduction to Data Modeling......Page 300
The BI Semantic Model......Page 301
Conceptual Architecture......Page 304
Data Model......Page 305
Data Access......Page 308
The Hybrid Nature of the BI Semantic Model......Page 309
Summary......Page 310
Chapter 10: Reporting with Analysis Services......Page 311
Why Use Analysis Services for Reporting?......Page 312
Working with Multidimensional Expression Language......Page 314
Building Queries with the MDX Query Designer......Page 315
Creating a Data Source......Page 316
Building the Dataset Query......Page 318
Using Parameterized Queries......Page 321
Modifying the MDX Query......Page 326
Adding Nonadditive Measures......Page 333
When to Use the Aggregate Function......Page 335
MDX Properties and Cube Formatting......Page 337
Drill-Through Reports......Page 338
Creating Cube Report Actions......Page 339
Parameter Safety Precautions......Page 340
Summary......Page 341
Chapter 11: OLAP Reporting Advanced Techniques......Page 343
Parameters......Page 344
Dataset......Page 345
Formatting the Row Label......Page 349
Highlighting the Current Row......Page 351
Self-Calling Drill-Through Action......Page 352
MDX Query Modifications......Page 354
Visualization Tweaks......Page 356
pRowCount Parameter......Page 357
Restricting the Number of Rows in the MDX Query......Page 360
Summary......Page 362
Designing the Report......Page 363
MeasureGroups......Page 366
Adding Other Cube Metadata......Page 368
Cube Browser......Page 372
Cube Browser......Page 374
Cube Browser Metadata......Page 375
Cube Browser......Page 377
Report Body......Page 382
Swap Actions......Page 384
Titles......Page 386
Footer Information......Page 390
Final Thoughts......Page 393
Summary......Page 394
Part IV: Enabling User Reporting......Page 395
Chapter 12: Tabular Models......Page 397
Introduction to PowerPivot......Page 398
PowerPivot for Excel......Page 400
Setup and Installation......Page 402
Importing Data into PowerPivot......Page 403
The Home Tab......Page 408
The Design Tab......Page 409
The Advanced Tab......Page 410
Filtering and Sorting......Page 411
Relationships......Page 412
Calculated Columns......Page 415
Measures......Page 416
Browsing the Model......Page 419
Summary......Page 420
Chapter 13: Visual Analytics with Power View......Page 421
Introduction to Power View......Page 422
Power View Architecture......Page 427
Architecture Overview......Page 428
Reporting Services Service Application......Page 429
Preparing a Model and Connection for a Tutorial......Page 430
Deploying the FAA Flight Data Model......Page 431
Creating a SharePoint Image Library for FAA Airline Images......Page 432
Publishing the FAA Workbook Directly to the PowerPivot Gallery......Page 434
BI Semantic Model (BISM) Connection File......Page 435
Report Data Source (RSDS) Connection......Page 436
Visual Analytics with Power View......Page 437
Creating a New Power View Report......Page 438
Introduction to the Design Experience......Page 439
Creating a Table Visualization......Page 440
Converting Visualizations......Page 442
Sorting Inside a Chart......Page 443
Filtering in Views......Page 444
Multiple Views......Page 448
Saving Reports......Page 451
Tile Visualizations......Page 453
Highlighting in Visualizations......Page 456
Matrix......Page 457
Filters......Page 458
Card and Callout Views......Page 459
Zooming in Charts......Page 461
Scatter and Bubble......Page 462
Animated Timeline Charts......Page 464
Presenting and Exporting in Power View......Page 466
Reading and Presentation Modes......Page 467
PowerPoint Export and Interactivity......Page 469
Tips and Tricks for Power View......Page 472
Configuring Data Source Connections......Page 473
Connecting to PowerPivot Workbooks......Page 475
Connecting to a BISM Connection File......Page 476
Connecting to an RSDS......Page 477
Authentication Scenarios......Page 478
Kerberos Delegation with BISM or RSDS......Page 480
RSDS and Stored Windows Credentials......Page 481
RSDS with Impersonation and EffectiveUser......Page 483
Installing Analysis Services Tabular......Page 485
Deploying a PowerPivot Workbook to Analysis Services Tabular......Page 488
Summary......Page 490
Resources......Page 491
Chapter 14: Report Builder Solution Strategies......Page 493
Report Builder and Semantic Model History......Page 495
Design Approaches and Usage Scenarios......Page 496
Define Ownership......Page 497
Data Governance......Page 498
User Education......Page 499
Report Branding......Page 500
Using Shared Data Sources......Page 501
Designing and Deploying Report Parts......Page 502
Review......Page 505
Test......Page 506
Summary......Page 507
Part V: Solution Patterns......Page 509
Solutions and Projects......Page 511
Project Structure......Page 512
Multiple Logical Folders and Projects......Page 513
Shared Datasets and Data Sources......Page 514
Solution Scope......Page 515
Report Specifications......Page 516
Multiple Reporting Environments......Page 517
Multiple Logical Folders and Projects......Page 518
Setting Up Version Control......Page 519
Setting Check-out and Check-in Policies......Page 520
Excluding a Report from a Deployment......Page 521
Checking the Deployment Location......Page 522
Managing Data Sources......Page 523
Managing Reports......Page 524
Getting Started with Azure Reporting......Page 525
Deploying and Executing Reports......Page 529
Summary......Page 530
Chapter 16: Report Solutions, Patterns, and Recipes......Page 531
Working with the Strengths and Limitations of the Architecture......Page 532
Report Recipes: Building on Basic Skills......Page 535
KPI Scorecard......Page 536
Deploying a Report Part......Page 540
Interactive Sparkline and Chart......Page 542
Map with Navigation and Zoom......Page 550
Geographic Shape Colors......Page 554
Adding Spatial Point Markers......Page 556
Zoom, Pan, and Tilt......Page 557
Using Report Parts to Assemble a Dashboard......Page 559
Dynamic Colors and Themes......Page 562
Designing the Report......Page 565
Summary......Page 569
Part VI: Administering Reporting Services......Page 571
Chapter 17: Content Management......Page 573
Using Report Manager......Page 574
Folders......Page 577
Shared Data Sources......Page 579
Report Models......Page 582
Reports......Page 583
Report Resources......Page 591
Shared Schedules......Page 592
Item-Level Security......Page 593
The RS Utility......Page 601
Reporting Services Scripts......Page 603
Summary......Page 605
Chapter 18: Integrating Reports with SharePoint......Page 607
Native Mode Web Parts Installation......Page 608
Report Viewer......Page 609
Report Explorer......Page 610
SharePoint Foundation and SharePoint Server Standard Edition......Page 612
SharePoint Server Enterprise Edition......Page 618
Report Management......Page 620
Integrated Mode Web Parts......Page 622
Native Mode Versus Integrated Mode......Page 625
Report Models......Page 626
Summary......Page 627
Chapter 19: Native Mode Server Administration......Page 629
Account Management......Page 630
The Service Account......Page 631
The Application Database Account......Page 633
The Unattended Execution Account......Page 634
System-Level Roles......Page 635
Surface Area Management......Page 637
Application Databases......Page 638
Encryption Keys......Page 640
Configuration Files......Page 642
Monitoring......Page 643
Trace Logs......Page 644
Execution Logs......Page 648
Performance Counters......Page 650
Memory Management......Page 655
URL Reservations......Page 656
E-mail Delivery......Page 658
Rendering Extensions......Page 660
My Reports......Page 662
Summary......Page 664
Part VII: Reporting Services Custom Programming......Page 665
Chapter 20: Integrating Reports into Custom Applications......Page 667
URL Syntax......Page 668
Folders......Page 669
Data Sources......Page 671
Reports......Page 673
Parameter Prefixes......Page 675
Parameters......Page 676
Passing Report Information Through the URL......Page 680
Report Parameters......Page 681
Rendering Snapshot History......Page 682
Programmatic Rendering......Page 683
Server-Side Parameters......Page 684
Setting Up the Web Services......Page 685
Retrieving Report Information......Page 691
Retrieving Report Parameters......Page 696
Rendering a Report to a File on the Filesystem......Page 701
Rendering a Report to the Filesystem Summary......Page 708
Using Integrated Windows Authentication......Page 709
Rendering to the Response Object......Page 710
Using the ReportViewer Control......Page 717
Embedding a Server-Side Report in a Windows Application......Page 720
Summary......Page 726
Chapter 21: Using Embedded and Referenced Code......Page 729
Using the Expression Builder......Page 731
Calculated Fields......Page 732
IIF() Is Your Friend......Page 735
Using Custom Code......Page 738
Using Custom Code in a Report......Page 739
Using a Custom Assembly......Page 740
Custom Assembly Security......Page 742
Summary......Page 743
Chapter 22: Extending Reporting Services......Page 745
What Is an Interface?......Page 747
Interface Language Differences......Page 748
A Detailed Look at Data Processing Extensions......Page 750
The Scenario......Page 753
Creating and Setting Up the Project......Page 754
Creating the DataSetConnection Object......Page 756
Constructors......Page 758
Impersonate Property......Page 759
UserName and Password Properties......Page 760
Implementing IDbConnection......Page 761
Begin Transaction Method......Page 763
Open Method......Page 764
ConnectionString Property......Page 765
ConnectionTimeout Property......Page 767
Implementing IDataParameter......Page 768
ParameterName Property......Page 769
Value Property......Page 770
Implementing IDataParameterCollection......Page 771
Creating the DataSetCommand Class......Page 773
Variable Declarations......Page 774
Constructors......Page 775
Implementing IDbCommand......Page 776
ExecuteReader Method......Page 777
CommandText Property......Page 779
CommandType Property......Page 787
Parameters Property......Page 788
Declarations......Page 789
Implementing IDataReader......Page 790
GetName Method......Page 791
GetValue Method......Page 792
Read Method......Page 793
Server Installation......Page 794
Server Security Configuration......Page 795
WorkStation Security Configuration......Page 796
Testing DataSetDataExtension......Page 797
Summary......Page 801
Part VIII: Appendix 531......Page 803
Appendix A: T-SQL Command Syntax Reference......Page 805
SELECT......Page 806
SELECT INTO......Page 807
WHERE......Page 808
WITH CUBE......Page 809
ORDER BY......Page 810
CASE......Page 811
DELETE......Page 812
LIKE......Page 813
UNPIVOT Operator......Page 814
CREATE PROCEDURE......Page 815
CREATE VIEW......Page 816
Script Comment Conventions......Page 817
Reserved Words......Page 818
ODBC Reserved Words......Page 820
Future Reserved Words......Page 823
System Global Variables......Page 827
Configuration......Page 828
System Statistics......Page 830
System Functions......Page 831
Aggregation......Page 832
Checksum......Page 833
Cryptographic......Page 834
Date and Time......Page 835
Error Handling......Page 837
Mathematical......Page 838
Metadata......Page 840
Rowset......Page 842
Security......Page 843
String Manipulation......Page 844
System......Page 846
System Statistics......Page 849
Reserved Keywords......Page 851
Member References......Page 854
Sets......Page 855
The SELECT Statement......Page 856
The WHERE Clause......Page 857
The WITH Clause......Page 858
Parameters......Page 859
Keywords......Page 860
Metadata Functions......Page 861
Navigation Functions......Page 863
Other Functions......Page 865
Set Functions......Page 866
Statistical Functions......Page 869
String Functions......Page 872
Time Functions......Page 873
UI Functions......Page 874
Value Functions......Page 876
Index......Page 877
Advertisements......Page 914