Classroom Training

Intensive fast-track 3-day Reporting Services (SSRS)

Classroom training course - online version also available

3 days

Sometimes our clients want to learn everything about SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) in one go, minimising the amount of time spent out of the office. We've combined all of the units from our Introduction to SSRS course and the most useful ones from our Advanced SSRS course to create this intensive three-day course, aimed at the select class of people (you'll know if you're one of them) who aren't fazed by the prospect of an intensive three-day period of training. We only offer this as a tailored course (here's why).

Our fast-track courses are only available as tailored training, either at your premises or at either our London or Manchester venues (here's why).

Course Contents - PDF

Course Contents

This fast-track course combines topics from the following other Wise Owl courses:

From our REPORTING SERVICES course

Introduction to SSRS

Visual Studio and SSDT
Solutions and projects
The Visual Studio environment

Designing a Simple Report

Authoring a report
Using report items
Selecting and formatting report items
Number formats

Data sources and datasets

Shared data sources
Shared versus embedded datasets
Using Query Designer

Tables

Structure of a table
Formatting tables
Inserting rows
Interactive sorting
Repeating page headers

Grouping tables

Using the grouping panes
Row and column groups
Displaying subtotals
Outlining

Expressions

Calculated fields
The ReportItems collection
Using built-in fields
Conditional formatting - expressions

Pages and printing

Page headers and footers
Pagination between groups
Header and footer expressions

Parameters

Using query parameters
Creating drop lists
Multi-value drop lists
Formatting using parameters

Indicators

Creating indicators
Changing the symbols displayed
Stopping indicators stretching

Gauges

Creating and formatting gauges
Gauge panels
Pointers, scales and ranges

Matrices

Areas of a matrix
Sorting and grouping matrices
Creating and formatting subtotals

Charts

The areas of a chart
Creating charts
Formatting charts

Data bars and sparklines

Need for a grouped row
Creating data bars
Creating sparklines

Covered if time allows If time

Lists

Creating and formatting lists
Grouping using lists
Using rectangles in lists

Covered if time allows If time

Subreports

Creating a child report
Creating the main report
Creating and formatting subreports

Drill-through reports

Parent and child reports
Creating actions
Passing values to a child report

Covered if time allows If time

Maps

ESRI shapefiles / SQL spatial data
Linking to datasets
Map layers
Center points and point layers

Deploying reports

Setting the target server
Deploying an entire project
Deploying single reports

The SSRS web portal

Browsing to the web portal
Viewing reports
Managing reports

Covered if time allows If time

KPIs and mobile reports

Creating a KPI
Installing Mobile Report Publisher
Creating a mobile report

Covered if time allows If time

Subscriptions

How subscriptions work
Creating a new subscription
Managing subscriptions

From our ADVANCED SSRS course

Advanced expressions

Understanding scope
Using RowNumber
Running totals

Variables

How variables work
Report variables
Group variables

Embedding code

Setting code for a report
Calling functions in expressions
Better ways to write code

Using SQL views

Why views are a good idea
Designing views
Scripting views
Creating virtual tables

Stored procedures in SSRS

Pros and cons of stored procedures
Server Explorer vs SSMS
Creating and editing procedures
Using for reports

Stored procedure parameters

Creating report parameters
Refreshing fields
Default and null values

Dropdowns with procedures

The stored procedures needed
Cascading dropdowns
Replacing SELECT A VALUE

Covered if time allows If time

Multivalue parameter procedures

Splitting the choices made in SQL
Displaying the chosen data
Restricting the number of choices

Improving report navigation

Document maps
Using bookmarks
Setting tooltips

Dynamic reports

Dynamic datasets
Dynamic grouping
Dynamic matrices

You don't need any pre-existing knowledge of SQL or SQL Server to attend this course, although if you understand how databases are constructed using tables and relationships you'll have a head start. What you must have is a very good aptitude for IT, otherwise you won't enjoy your three days!

Why Choose Us?

No more than 5 people per class
Proper restaurant lunch included
535 references viewable online
Free USB stick containing course files
Genuine Wise Owl trainers only
Unbelievably good courseware

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Sample customer feedback

Our thanks to everyone who agreed to share their thoughts (note that some of these reviews may be for our online courses).

"Fantastic balance between group & individual work."

Laura Marsden (Guardian Industries UK Ltd)

"The trainer was very informative and enthusiastic. He explained things well and went through things in detail. The course was interesting and has helped me understand SSIS better."

Shivani Thakar (BAE Systems)

"Course content was great, as was trainer's knowledge and enthusiasm."

Darina Cunnane (Lloyds Banking Group)

"Excellent trainer whose enthusiasm was infectious and helped to make what might otherwise have been dull content interesting and engaging. The content was thorough and has given me much more confidence to further develop my skills using SQL. An excellent 3-day course."

James Berehowskyj (DHU Healthcare CIC)

"An excellent course, well delivered with a knowledgeable tutor."

Graham Davies (Lex)

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