What Is The History Of Ssrs?
Microsoft released SSRS in 2004 for SQL Server 2000. The second version was released in November 2005 for SQL Server 2005. The latest version was released in April 2010 for SQL Server 2008 R2.
What Are The Reporting Service Components In Ssrs?
Report Designer: a place where the report is designed or created.
Report Server: provides services for implementation and delivery of reports.
Report Manager: a web-based administration tool to manage the Report Server.
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What Are Advantages Of Ssrs Or Why We Should Use Ssrs?
The SQL Server Reporting Services or SSRS has some Advantages. Such
It is faster and cheaper
Efficient reporting access to information residing in both Oracle and MS SQL Server databases
No need for expensive specialist skills
The default report designer is integrated with Visual Studio .NET so that we can create application and its reports in the same environment
The security is managed in a role-based manner and can be applied to folders as well as reports
Once parameters are defined, the UI for these parameters is automatically generated
Subscription based reports are automatically sent by mail to the users
What Are The Limitations/drawbacks Or Ssrs 2008 R2?
The SSRS 2008 R2 has some limitations. Some limitations are given below
There is no print button. In order to print need to export excel, PDF or others format
It is very hard to debug expression or custom code
Its does not use page number or total pages in report body
Don’t support rounding rectangle
There is no way to pass values from sub-reports to main report
It is not possible to insert a sub-report into the page header or page footer
Page header creates extra spaces in the next pages.
What Are The Core Components Of Ssrs?
SSRS includes the following core components
A complete set of tools that can be used to create, view and manage report
A Report Server component that hosts and processes reports in a variety of formats like HTML, PDF, TIFF, Excel, CSV, and more
An API that allows developers to integrate in custom applications or to create custom tools to build or manage reports
What Is Data Set In Report?
Data set is a set of data which we want to show in report. Data source is the source of data from where we are getting this data (database server name, database name, connection string).
What Are The Different Types Of Data Sources In Ssrs?
SSRS use different data source. Some of them are listed below
Microsoft SQL Server
OLEDB
Oracle
ODBC
SQL Server Analysis Service
Report Server Model
SAP Net weaver BI
Hyperion
Teradata
XML
What Are The Types Of Ssrs?
The types of SSRS are given below
Parameterized reports
Linked reports
Snapshot reports
Cached reports
Ad hoc reports
Clickthrough reports
Drilldown reports
Drillthrough reports
Subreports
What Are The Export Options Of Ssrs?
SSRS allow many ways of rendering the reports
HTML (MHTML)
Excel
Acrobat
Tiff (image)
XML
CSV
Report Manager is a Web-based report access and management tool that you use to administer a single report server instance from a remote location over an HTTP connection. You can also use Report Manager for its report viewer and navigation features.
You can use Report Manager to browse the report server folders or search for specific reports. You can view a report, its general properties, and past copies of the report that are captured in report history.
You Want To Generate A Report That Is Formatted As A Chart. Can You Use The Report Wizard To Create Such A Report?
No, the Report Wizard lets you create only tabular and matrix reports. you must create the chart report directly by using the Report Designer.
You Want To Use Bids To Deploy A Report To A Different Server Than The One You Choose In The Report Wizard. How Can You Change The Server Url?
You can right-click the project in Solution Explorer and then change the Target-Server URL property.
What is RS.exe utility?
Rs.exe utility is used for deploying the report on report server. It comes with the report
server and can be customize accordingly.
What is the name of reporting services config file and what’s it’s used for?
Reporting service config file is used for report configuration details. It contains the report
format and also the report import types. Report service config reside at ISS.
What are the three different part of RDL file explain them?
In visual studio RDL files has three parts.
1. Data: It contains the dataset on which we write the query. Data set is connected with
data source.
2. Design: In design you can design report. Can create tables and matrix reports. Drag
columns values from source.
3. Preview: to check the preview after the report run.
Which language rdl files made of?
RDL files are written in XML.
What is the chart in report?
Chart reports are for graphical representation. You can get pie charts columns harts and
various other options.
3d charts are also available in reporting services.
What is a cache in SSRS?
Report server can lay up a copy of processed report in a memory and return the copy when a user opens the report. This server memory is known as cache and the process is called caching.
What are the rendering extensions of SSRS?
Rendering extensions manage the category of document produced when a report is processed. Rendering Extensions are: HTML, MHTML, EXCEL, CSV, IMAGE, PDF, and XML.
What is a ReportItem in SSRS?
A ReportItem is one of the subsequent types of items: Rectangle, Textbox, Image, Subreport, Line, CustomReportItem, List, Table, Matrix or Chart.
What is Datasets in SSRS?
Dataset elements have information about the sets of data recovered as a part of the report.
What are the main components of reporting services?
The main components of Reporting Services are
Report designer
Report server
Report manager
Report user.
What is report snapshot in SSRS?
Report snapshot is a report which contains layout information and a dataset that is extracted at a particular point of time. When the new snapshot is created the previous report snapshot will be overwritten.
What is bookmark link in SSRS?
Bookmark is a link which a person clicks to shift to a different area or page in a report. We can insert bookmarks links only to textboxes and images.
No, the Report Wizard lets you create only tabular and matrix reports. you must create the chart report directly by using the Report Designer.
You Want To Use Bids To Deploy A Report To A Different Server Than The One You Choose In The Report Wizard. How Can You Change The Server Url?
You can right-click the project in Solution Explorer and then change the Target-Server URL property.
What is RS.exe utility?
Rs.exe utility is used for deploying the report on report server. It comes with the report
server and can be customize accordingly.
What is the name of reporting services config file and what’s it’s used for?
Reporting service config file is used for report configuration details. It contains the report
format and also the report import types. Report service config reside at ISS.
What are the three different part of RDL file explain them?
In visual studio RDL files has three parts.
1. Data: It contains the dataset on which we write the query. Data set is connected with
data source.
2. Design: In design you can design report. Can create tables and matrix reports. Drag
columns values from source.
3. Preview: to check the preview after the report run.
Which language rdl files made of?
RDL files are written in XML.
What is the chart in report?
Chart reports are for graphical representation. You can get pie charts columns harts and
various other options.
3d charts are also available in reporting services.
What is a cache in SSRS?
Report server can lay up a copy of processed report in a memory and return the copy when a user opens the report. This server memory is known as cache and the process is called caching.
What are the rendering extensions of SSRS?
Rendering extensions manage the category of document produced when a report is processed. Rendering Extensions are: HTML, MHTML, EXCEL, CSV, IMAGE, PDF, and XML.
What is a ReportItem in SSRS?
A ReportItem is one of the subsequent types of items: Rectangle, Textbox, Image, Subreport, Line, CustomReportItem, List, Table, Matrix or Chart.
What is Datasets in SSRS?
Dataset elements have information about the sets of data recovered as a part of the report.
What are the main components of reporting services?
The main components of Reporting Services are
Report designer
Report server
Report manager
Report user.
What is report snapshot in SSRS?
Report snapshot is a report which contains layout information and a dataset that is extracted at a particular point of time. When the new snapshot is created the previous report snapshot will be overwritten.
What is bookmark link in SSRS?
Bookmark is a link which a person clicks to shift to a different area or page in a report. We can insert bookmarks links only to textboxes and images.