Online Training

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

Live online training course - classroom version also available

Three days (09:30 to 16:30 UK time each day)

We're definitely not pushing this course, as we think for the majority of people our two-day Introduction to SSRS course will be sufficient for their needs. However, there are some extra goodies on the three-day fast-track course such as:

Using variables in expressions in SSRS
Creating dropdown parameters based on stored procedures
Creating truly dynamic reports

Be warned that if you don't know any SQL you will find parts of this course difficult (you'll also find it a long three days if you're not the sort of person who picks up new software reasonably easily).

Course schedule

Here are our next few online Fast track SSRS course dates:

Dates	Times	Price (excl. VAT)
09-11 Aug	09:30-16:30	£995	Book
01-03 Nov	09:30-16:30	£995	Book
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Got a handful of like-minded people in your organisation? You could consider creating your own customised online course to run on a date convenient to you).

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 can download a PDF file giving the course contents.

Benefits of our online training

Here are some reasons to choose Wise Owl online courses:

Maximum of 5 people per class
Excellent colour courseware manual posted to you in advance
Pre-course set-up included in the days before the course
No need to install any software on your computer
All courses given by one of our 6 Wise Owl trainers
548 references viewable online

What other people have said

Many thanks to those listed below for kindly agreeing to let us use their names. All of the reviews are from the last 3 calendar years (although some may be for classroom courses):

"Great course, lots of content covered. Very well presented."

Kelly Fletcher (Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) / Idex Corp)

"Good overview. Course detailing all basics of SSIS, covering wide base of topics and a trainer willing to use extra time to cover additional topics."

Chris Kehoe (Rural Insurance)

"Superb job. One of the best courses I've been on. Fantastic trainer - very knowledgeable, hugely personable and an excellent presenter. We had a lot to cover in the three days. Not once did I feel rushed, not once was the instruction anything other than clear, well explained and very well organised. Kudos too to the people who write your manuals - they are excellent - clear, concise and easy to absorb. This is my second Wise Owl course and I will sing your praises to anyone who cares to listen. What makes the difference? The human touch and the thought and care. You're dealing with a person, not an opaque and convolution online registration process. A great deal of effort has gone in to the content of the courses and their manuals and above all they're delivered by likeable, knowledgeable people who want you to learn."

Tony Smith (Newark and Sherwood District Council)

"Very informative in a simple manner. Good pace, excellent trainer, very friendly & created a brilliant atmosphere."

Pam Politis (Hyde Central Services Ltd)

"I thought this was a really good course and would definitely recommend. It helped that there were only three of us and I felt I could ask questions at any point. The course content was good and covered Power BI really well. The trainer was also really nice and gave us the opportunity to talk to him, before or after the course if we needed a hand with anything."

Banita Mistry (Valuation Office Agency)

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How our live online training courses work

We've published a full summary of what it's like to attend a Wise Owl course online - here are the main things you need to know.

What you'll need

You'll need three things for the course:

A computer (obviously) running Windows.
A good internet connection.
A microphone and (ideally) webcam.

In addition you'll find the course very difficult without an additional monitor (so that you can participate in the course on one screen, and use the software you're learning on the other).

What will happen when you book a place

Within a few hours of your booking a place on one of our online courses, we'll be in touch to get you set up correctly. This usually takes about half an hour, and can be done at any mutually convenient date/time.

A few days before your course begins you'll receive a parcel in the post (free for UK bookings) containing:

A full colour courseware manual;
An exercise booklet to go with the course; and
A USB stick containing the files for the course, should you need a back-up.

Your parcel will even include a Wise Owl Sheaffer biro (they're good; trust us) and pad.

What you won't need

You won't need to install any software at all on your computer. This is because:

you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers, and these will have all of the necessary files and software installed; and
we use Teams for our online training, which you can run through most modern browsers.

On and after the course

On the day of the course itself you will be able to join the course up to half an hour before it begins. This will give you time to:

familiarise yourself with the set-up;
meet your trainer; and
get to know the other delegates!

After the course finishes you'll receive an electronic certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

You can see full details of exactly how our online courses work here.