Designing a reporting solution architecture using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (MOC 2797)

Special note

Consider taking this course, HE582S (MOC 2797) along with course HF355S (MOC 2793). Both are scheduled together in the same week.

Course overview

The purpose of this 2-day course is to teach Business Intelligence (BI) professionals working in enterprise environments to design a reporting solution architecture that supports their BI solution. Students will go through the entire process—from identifying report data to promoting the reporting solution to production. Students will scale a reporting solution. Students will also be taught best practices for collaborating with application developers to integrate applications and reporting services.

The course focuses on the planning and design aspects of a reporting solution and does not teach you how to create reports or how to use the development tools provided with SQL Server 2005.

Prerequisites

• Have hands-on experience with database development tasks. For example:
  • Creating Transact-SQL queries
  • Writing and optimizing advanced queries (for example, queries that contain complex joins or subqueries)
  • Creating database objects such as tables, views, and indexes
  • Have foundational conceptual understanding of Business Intelligence presentation architecture. For example, data source management, the function of pivot tables versus grids versus charts, what drill down and linked reports are, and what schema abstraction (Report Builder) is
  • Have built Reporting Services reports with Visual Studio or SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio
  • Have foundational understanding of Web-based architecture. For example, SSL, SOAP, IIS, and WSS/SPS-Web parts—what they are and what their role is
  • Have foundational understanding of Web-based architecture. For example, SSL, SOAP, and IIS-what they are and what their role is
  • Have foundational understanding of Microsoft Windows security. For example, how groups, delegation of credentials, and impersonation function in a security context
• Already know how to use:
  • SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio
  • SQL Server Management Studio
  • Performance Monitor
  • SQL Server Profiler
  • Report Builder and Report Manager

Audience

• This course is intended for experienced BI professionals. The target students for this course already have an understanding of how to use the SQL Server 2005 tools to implement BI functionality, but need to develop their understanding of design principles and best practices when planning, implementing, and deploying a Reporting Services solution

Ways to save

Benefits to you

• Design a reporting solution
• Develop a reporting solution
• Collaborate with application developers to complete reporting and analytical interfaces
• Deploy and manage a Reporting Services solution
• Design security for a Reporting Services solution
• Optimize report rendering performance

Course outline

Module 1: Designing a Reporting Solution

Lessons

• Evaluating Business Requirements for a Reporting Solution
• Designing for Reporting Services

Lab 1: Designing a Reporting Solution

•  Identifying Reporting Solution Users
• Creating a Reporting Solution Specification

Module 2: Developing a Reporting Solution

Lessons

• Developing Reports
• Developing Report Models

Lab 2: Developing a Reporting Solution

• Creating Reports from a Report Specification
• Working With Report Models

Module 3: Integrating Reporting Services with Applications

Lessons

• Integrating with Custom Applications
• Controlling Reporting Services by Using Web Services

Lab 3: Integrating Reporting Services with Applications

• Integrating Reports into an ASP.NET Application
•  Integrating a Report into a SharePoint Services Solution
•  Implementing a Reporting Services Web Service Client

Module 4: Deploying and Managing a Reporting Solution

Lessons

• Deploying a Reporting Services Solution
• Managing Report Distribution

Lab 4: Managing Report Deployment and Distribution

• Deploying Reports
• Managing Report Distribution

Module 5: Designing Security for a Reporting Solution

Lessons

• Designing an Authentication Strategy
• Designing an Authorization Strategy
• Designing a Secure Communication Strategy

Lab 5: Securing Reporting Services

• Configuring Authentication
• Configuring Authorization
• Configuring Secure Communications

Module 6: Optimizing Report Performance

Lessons

• Monitoring Report Execution
• Designing a Report Execution Strategy
• Scaling Reporting Services

Lab 6: Optimizing Performance

• Monitoring Reporting Services
• Optimizing Report Execution
• Scaling Reporting Services