Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 Reporting Services Step by Step (Pro-Step by Step Developer) [Paperback]

Hitachi Consulting (Author), Stacia Misner (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pro-Step by Step Developer | Publication Date: September 29, 2004

Teach yourself how to use the components, capabilities, and programming model in SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services—one step at a time. This practical, hands-on tutorial expertly guides you through each stage of the reporting life cycle, including authoring, managing, and delivering reports. Work at your own pace through the easy-to-follow lessons and hands-on exercises to master essential tasks and techniques. And accelerate your productivity by working with instructive code examples and best practices for SQL Server Reporting Services.

Discover how to:

• Install and configure Reporting Services
• Use Report Designer to structure and format table reports
• Connect to data sources and datasets
• Use expressions to perform calculations and change properties
• Apply advanced techniques—from matrix, chart, and data regions to parameters
• Manage content on the Report Server, including implementing security features
• Monitor Report Server activity and tune for performance
• Access and view reports, rendered in customized formats
• Write and reuse custom code to author and manage reports
• Build your own reporting tools

About Reporting Services SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services is a comprehensive, server-based reporting solution to create, manage, and deploy reports—on paper or over the Web. A key part of the Microsoft business intelligence framework, Reporting Services enables organizations to deliver real-time information to support daily operations and drive decisions at a lower cost of ownership.

CD features:

• Practice files for all the book’s procedures
• Complete eBook in PDF format

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From the Publisher

Microsoft Press has discovered that the CD originally shipped with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Step By Step is missing several files. New books are now shipping from our warehouse with complete CDs. However, if you have purchased a book with a faulty CD, you can download the complete set of files from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=36557 or order a replacement CD by calling us at 1-800-MSPRESS. We apologize for any inconvenience, but are confident you will find the book to be excellent in all other respects.

About the Author

Hitachi Consulting is Hitachi, Ltd.’s global business and IT consulting company. We serve Fortune 2000 companies across many industries throughout the United States. We work with you to understand your needs and to enable and implement key business strategies. We deliver practical solutions to generate demand, ensure supply, and help you manage your enterprise effectively. Hitachi Consulting was first to market in the authoring of Reporting Services courseware and continues to lead the market in Reporting Services implementations, specializing in custom reporting solutions and conversions. Our commitment to delivering measurable results is unparalleled, as is our dedication to transferring knowledge. Let us inspire your next success!

Stacia Misner is a manager for Hitachi Consulting’s National Business Intelligence practice. Her career spans 20 years as an information technology professional, an educator, and a consultant. She has specialized in the development of business intelligence solutions and delivery of training on business intelligence technologies during the past five years. Ms. Misner has delivered reporting solutions in a variety of industries including retail, financial services, automotive, and telecommunications. Ms. Misner is the coauthor of Business Intelligence: Making Better Decisions Faster (Microsoft Press, 2002) and is a coauthor of Hitachi Consulting's FastTrack to Reporting Services course.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (September 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 8120326997
• ISBN-13: 978-8120326996
• ASIN: 0735621063
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,107,730 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Stacia Misner is a MCITP-BI and MCTS-BI with a Bachelors' degree in Social Sciences. She is a consultant, educator, author, mentor, and principal of Data Inspirations. Her career spans more than 25 years with a focus on improving business practices through technology. Since 2000, she has been providing consulting and education services for Microsoft's business intelligence technologies. In addition, she has authored or co-authored several books covering different components of the Microsoft SQL Server database and business intelligence platform. Stacia has presented at the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), Microsoft's TechEd, SQL Server Magazine Connections, and various Microsoft events. She currently lives in Las Vegas.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars UPDATED REVIEW, September 30, 2004

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This review is from: Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 Reporting Services Step by Step (Pro-Step by Step Developer) (Paperback)

Initially, I was disappointed by the fact that key files for the book's examples were not available on the accompanying CD.

Within a week, Microsoft posted a download link for the outstanding files. Most pleasant.

In keeping with SQL Server Analysis Services Step-by-Step and DTS Step-by-Step, this book is a fantastic way to pick up the necessary skills to work with Reporting Services. Like the other Step-by-Steps, this book takes a very practical approach to teaching the subject matter. For those of us with a backgound in .NET development, the CD contains 3 additional bonus chapters neat topics on (among other things) extending and customizing Reporting Services for our appplications.

Like I said in an earlier review for DTS Step-by-Step, I hope Microsoft keeps up this great trend going forward with publications covering SQL Server 2005.

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13 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for skilled developers, December 2, 2004

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Daniel Williams "PhD, MCSD" (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 Reporting Services Step by Step (Pro-Step by Step Developer) (Paperback)

I looked through this book at a bookstore recently (no insult to Amazon, but I really like have my hands on a book to review it properly). The text is large, and so even though the book is big, one page does not contain much info. I knew I was going to be disappointed when I opened the book halfway and there was an introduction to using paramaterized queries. I needed a book that assumed that I already knew basic SQL, .NET progrmming, and SQL Server 2000, and was already familiar with the basic Microsoft products.

This was not quite it. It seems to be written for people with less hands-on experience developing reports, likely written for people who want to decide whether to use Reporting Services, and at a high-level, what RS is capable of. I needed something that could give me a quick understanding of the essentials, and then help me to start cranking out real solution.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thorough coverage of features, worth the money, January 5, 2005

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A. Noel (Springfield, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft® SQL Server(TM) 2000 Reporting Services Step by Step (Pro-Step by Step Developer) (Paperback)

I found this book to be very thorough and cover a lot of ground. I only had some minor issues with working the exercises. You do have to remember to read carefully how to go get the download of the code as it is missing off the CD. I got a lot out of working through the whole book.