WISE OWL EXERCISES
SSRS EXERCISES
SSRS REPORTING SERVICES EXERCISES
- Designing a Simple Report (3)
- Data sources and datasets (1)
- Tables (5)
- Grouping tables (6)
- Expressions (8)
- Pages and printing (2)
- Parameters (9)
- Indicators (3)
- Gauges (4)
- Matrices (5)
- Charts (6)
- Data bars and sparklines (2)
- Lists (4)
- Subreports (2)
- Revision of expressions (3)
- Variables (3)
- Embedding code (3)
- Basic Custom Assemblies (2)
- Examples of custom assemblies (1)
- Customising reports (2)
- Stored procedures in SSRS (2)
- Parameters using Stored Procedures (2)
- Dropdown parameters (9)
- Multivalue dropdowns (1)
- Improving report navigation (2)
- Linking reports (drilldown) (4)
- Dynamic reports (2)
SSRS Reporting Services | Grouping tables exercise | Group Actors by Film and Gender
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Software ==> | SSRS Reporting Services (96 exercises) |
Version ==> | SSRS 2016 and later |
Topic ==> | Grouping tables (6 exercises) |
Level ==> | Harder than average |
Course ==> | Reporting Services |
- Go into SQL Server Management Studio;
- Open the SQL file you've just unzipped (you can press CTRL + O to do this); then
- Execute this script.
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Create a new report called Cast Away. Your task is to create a table containing a cast list for each film in the Movies database.

The table includes two levels of grouping and allows the user to collapse and expand the outer group.
Take care with films which have the same title.

Several films share a title - make sure you create a separate cast list for each one.
Make sure that you have both the films and actors sorted alphabetically.
Save and close the report once you have it working.