This article is a part 1 of series of article on SQL Server Reporting Services. This will help you to get started with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
- Getting Started with SSRS – Part 1 – SQL Server Reporting Services Overview and Installing in Windows Server 2008
- Getting Started with SSRS – Part 2 – Designing a report using Report Wizard
- Getting Started with SSRS – Part 3 – Designing a report using Report Designer [more]
- Getting Started with SSRS – Part 4 – Configuring SQL Server Reporting Services in Windows Server 2008
- Getting Started with SSRS – Part 5 – Deploying a report to the Server
- Getting Started with SSRS – Part 6 – Creating Deleting and Moving a folder in SSRS Server
- Getting Started with SSRS – Part 7 – User Roles and Permissions in SSRS Server
- Getting Started with SSRS – Part 8 – Show SSRS Report in ASP.NET Web Page
- Getting Started with SSRS – Part 9 – Creating Matrix Report with inbuilt styles in SSRS
- Getting Started with SSRS – Part 10 – Creating a Report with Charts and Gauges
Introduction:
In this article, we would see what SQL Server Reporting Services are and a high-level overview of the architecture and the components involved in running reports on the SQL Server. This article is the first part of the series on SQL Server Reporting Services right from the architectural overview to running the customized report on different servers with deployment.
Overview
SQL Server Reporting Services provides a server based reporting platform, which allows customized reporting functionality for a variety of data that is transformed from different data sources. SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 provides a rich set of ready-to-use tools and services that help the developers and the designers to Create, Design, Deploy and Manage the Reports. It includes the basic report for the organization and provides customized reports with programming features to provide a rich user dashboard to extend and customize the functionality requirement.
