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Analyzing Data With SQL Server Reporting Services Training

  • Training Duration:
  • 5 Days
  • Training Environment:
  • On-site at the Institution
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About the Training

Introduction to Analyzing Data with SQL Server Reporting Services Training” is an entry-level course that teaches data analysis using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). This training focuses on developing data analysis skills with SSRS and covers the fundamental topics of SSRS.

The course covers the basic features of SSRS, including report creation, data analysis, performance optimization, security, and other key topics. Participants will deepen their knowledge of SSRS through real-world examples and projects.

The training also teaches which tools and technologies can be used in designing and implementing data analysis solutions with SSRS. Participants will learn how to manage essential features such as data processing, real-time analysis, report design, and security. Additionally, they will understand how to design and manage data analysis solutions based on SSRS.

“Introduction to Analyzing Data with SQL Server Reporting Services Training” covers all the basic aspects of SSRS-based data analysis solutions. Participants will gain the fundamental skills they need before they begin designing and developing effective data analysis solutions.

The program starts with the fundamentals of SSRS. Participants will learn key concepts such as report creation, performance optimization, and security. They will also gain an understanding of how SSRS plays a role in designing and managing data analysis solutions. This knowledge forms the foundational building blocks that participants will need when designing data analysis solutions.

The training focuses on SSRS and its associated key features and components, equipping participants with core skills like real-time data processing, report design, and security. The course covers essential topics such as report design and data analysis.

Finally, the course provides information on how to develop a data analysis solution based on SSRS. This process includes designing, testing, and ultimately developing the SSRS-based data analysis solution. This knowledge will help participants successfully design and develop data analysis solutions using SSRS.

What Will You Learn?

  • Collection and storage of data in the SQL Server database
  • Analysis and reporting of data
  • Usage of SSRS interface and features
  • Report design and distribution
  • Data visualization techniques
  • Data security, authorization, and backup
  • Presentation of data in clear and visually rich reports
  • Effective use of reports and enhancement of data analytics skills
This training program is suitable for anyone who wants to gain skills in using SQL Server databases and data analytics.

Prerequisites

  • Database Management: Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of database concepts and SQL queries.
  • Reporting Experience: Participants should have basic knowledge of reporting concepts and report creation techniques.
  • Microsoft SQL Server: Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of the Microsoft SQL Server platform.
  • Operating System: Participants should have basic knowledge of the Windows operating system.
These prerequisites are suitable for individuals who are best positioned for job updates in data analytics, reporting, and database management.

Who Should Attend?

 
  • Database Administrators: Database administrators can use SSRS for collecting, storing, and reporting data.
  • Reporting Specialists: Reporting specialists can utilize SSRS to make data visually meaningful for business use.
  • Data Analysts: Data analysts can employ SSRS for data analysis and reporting.
  • IT Professionals: IT professionals can use SSRS to report data and create visually meaningful reports.
  • Developers: Developers can use SSRS to report data and create reports for users.

Outline

Introduction to Reporting Services
  • This module introduces Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, its components, and the tools used to work with it.
Lessons:
  • Introduction to reporting services
  • Reporting services components
  • Reporting services tools
Lab: Exploring reporting services
  • Exploring reports
  • Reporting services configuration
Reporting Services Data Sources
  • Almost every report published by using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is built using data obtained from one or more source systems. This lesson explains how to configure SSRS to interact with source data systems by working with data sources.
Lessons:
  • Data sources
  • Connection strings
  • Datasets
Lab: Configuring data access with report builder
  • Configuring data access with report builder
Lab: Configuring data access with report designer
  • Configuring data access with report designer
Creating Paginated Reports
  • In this module, delegates will discover how to create reports. This module demonstrates how to create different types of reports in both applications, in addition to using the Report Wizard.
Lessons:
  • Creating a report with the report wizard
  • Creating a report
  • Publishing a report
Lab: Creating reports
  • Use the report wizard – report designer
  • Use the report wizard – report builder
  • Creating and publishing a report – report designer
  • Creating and publishing a report – report builder
Working with Reporting Services Data
  • It is common for business requirements to change regarding the information they need and how they want data presented. On viewing a detailed report, senior management might ask for higher level, summarised, or filtered versions of the same report. Report Builder and Report Designer support these scenarios via filtering, sorting, drilldowns, grouping and the parameterising of reports. In this module, delegates will learn how to use filters and parameters to make reports more dynamic and useful to business users.
Lessons:
  • Data filters
  • Report parameters
  • Implementing report filters and parameters
Lab: Create a parameterised report
  • Using parameters in report designer
  • Using parameters in report builder
Visualising Data with Report Services
  • As the amount of data being generated continues to grow, the need to make sense of its meaning increases. Delegates will use data visualisation to make data easier to understand, and faster to interpret. Data visualisations highlight comparisons, show trends, and convey scale much faster than a table of numbers could. The detail is important, but visualisations are a highly effective way of conveying meaning and insights quickly and accurately.
Lessons:
  • Formatting data
  • Images and charts
  • Databars, sparklines, indicators, gauges, and maps
Lab: Manage formatting
  • Report designer
  • Report builder
Summarising Report Data
  • In this module, delegates will learn how to create group structures, summarise data, and provide interactivity in your reports, so that users see the level of detail or summary that they need.
Lessons:
  • Sorting and grouping
  • Report sub-reports
  • Drilldown and drill through
Lab: Summarising report data
  • Sorting and grouping in report builder
  • Sorting and grouping in report designer
Sharing Reporting Services Reports
  • This module covers report scheduling, caching, and the report life cycle, and automatic subscription and delivery of reports.
Lessons:
  • Schedules
  • Report caching, snapshots, and comments
  • Report subscription and delivery
Lab: Sharing reporting services reports
  • Create a shared schedule
  • Configure caching
  • Subscribe to a report
Administering Reporting Services
  • System administrators take responsibility for the configuration and day-to-day operations of IT systems. In SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), administrative tasks include the configuration of the web portal and web service, branding the web portal, and ensuring that access to sensitive reports is carefully controlled. Administrators also monitor and optimize performance.
Lessons:
  • Administering reporting services
  • Reporting services configuration
  • Reporting services performance
Lab: Administering reporting services
  • Authorise access to reports
  • Web portal branding
Extending and Integrating Reporting Services
  • Although Reporting Services is a powerful tool, its built-in capabilities might not always meet requirements. This module covers the methods for extending the functionality of Reporting Services with expressions and custom code. Delegates will also learn about the methods for working with Reporting Services programmatically, and integrating Reporting Services reports into other applications.
Lessons
  • Expressions and embedded code
  • Extending reporting services
  • Integrating reporting services
Lab: Extending and integrating reporting services
  • Custom code – report designer
  • Custom code – report builder
  • URL access
Introduction to Mobile Reports
  • This module introduces the design and publication of reports that are intended for consumption on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) includes support for mobile reports, although the tools that are used to design and publish mobile reports are different to the tools used for the paginated reports discussed in the earlier modules of this course.
Lessons:
  • Overview of mobile reports
  • Preparing data for mobile reports
  • Mobile report publisher
Lab: Introduction to mobile reports
  • Format data for a mobile report
  • Create a mobile report
  • Create KPIs
Developing Mobile Reports
  • In this module, delegates will learn about the element types that can be added to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services mobile reports. Delegates will also learn about working with dataset parameters, and how to add drillthrough actions to your reports.
Lessons
  • Designing and publishing mobile reports
  • Drillthrough in mobile reports
Lab: Developing mobile reports
  • Add a dataset with parameters
  • Design a mobile report
  • Publish a mobile report
  • Add a drillthrough to a custom URL

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