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RB2 - Building Reports with Report Builder 2.0

Course RB2


Price: $595.00
Software Assurance Value: Not Eligible       
Duration: 1 Days




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 Course Description

RB2, Building Reports with Report Builder 2.0

Table of Contents

Introduction
Audience
At Completion
Prerequisites
Microsoft Certified Professional Exams
Student Materials
Outline


Introduction

This 1/2 day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to create various types of reports using SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Report Builder 2.0. The course focuses on teaching individuals how to use Report Builder 2.0 product features and tools.

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Audience

This course is intended for information workers with the need to connect to various data sources and create ad hoc reports against them.

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At Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Create a shared data source.
  • Create a report using the Table and Matrix wizard.
  • Enhance Report using Richly Formatted Text.
  • View Report from the server.
  • Add Charts to the report.
  • Add Gauges to reports.
  • Create reports manually.
  • Use Query, Parameter, and Filter to limit data in report.

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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

  • Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system and its core functionality.
  • An understanding of the data being accessed and how we want to display that data.

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Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

TBA

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Student Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

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Outline

Module 1: Creating reports using the Table and Matrix Wizard.

The students will be introduced creating and connecting to a data source. The students will then use the data source to create a report, format the report, and add charts.

Lessons

  • Lesson 1: Working with Data Sources
  • Lesson 2: Creating a report using the Table and Matrix Wizard
  • Lesson 3: Formatting and adding charts to the report

    Lab: Creating and using a data source to build a report

  • Exercise 1: Create and connect to data source
  • Exercise 2: Build report using Table and Matrix Wizard
  • Exercise 3: Format report
  • Exercise 4: Add charts to report

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Create and connect to a data source, and create a basic report against the data source.

    Module 2: Advanced Report Techniques.

    The students will use Advanced techniques to show data in a gauge, manually create a report, and add parameters to the report.

    Lessons

  • Lesson 1: Adding a gauge to the report
  • Lesson 2: Working with the Tablix data region
  • Lesson 3: Manual report creation
  • Lesson 4: Using parameters in the report

    Lab: Creating and using a data source to build a report

  • Exercise 1: Using the gauge data region
  • Exercise 2: Manual report creation (instead of using the wizard).
  • Exercise 3: Using parameters and filters in the report.

    After completing this module, students will be able to:

  • Manually create reports, and add gauges and parameters to reports.

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