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Software ==> | SSRS Reporting Services (99 exercises) |
Topic ==> | Grouping tables (6 exercises) |
Level ==> | Relatively easy |
Subject ==> | SSRS training |
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This will generate the database that you'll need to use in order to do this exercise (note that the database and script are only to be used for exercises published on this website, and may not be reused or distributed in any form without the prior written permission of Wise Owl).
Create a new report called Enter The Dragon and add a data source which connects to the Movies database.
Create a dataset which selects the following fields:
You'll need the Film and Genre tables to select these fields.
Filter the dataset so that it returns only films whose title contains the word dragon. You could do this by applying a filter to the dataset as shown below:
If you're comfortable writing SQL you could add a WHERE clause to your query instead to achieve the same result.
Add a table to the report and assign fields to it as shown below:
Don't add the Genre field at this stage.
Add a parent group to the (Details) item in the Row Group panel at the bottom of the screen.
Choose to group by the Genre field and don't forget to add a header and footer!
At this point your table should look like this:
The symbols on the left of the table indicate that you have applied grouping to it.
Begin tidying up the table by deleting the top row and the leftmost column.
Your table should now look like this.
Insert a new row at the top of the table, making sure that you do this inside the Genre group.
If you've done this correctly, the table should look like this.
From here you could:
Your table should now look like this:
You can apply the Sum function to the RunTimeMinutes column by picking that field in the bottom-right cell of the table.
Apply some basic formatting so that your report resembles this one:
You could choose to put a page break between each group, although that won't leave many films on each page!
Save and close the report.
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