Summary
In this chapter you saw how to configure SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), a powerful business intelligence reporting system provided with SQL Server 2008 R2 and also available with the Express edition (of course with some architectural limits).
SSRS works by creating a Windows SharePoint Server portal that you can use to share and run the reports deployed on it.
In order to create a report for SSRS, you need to open the special version of Visual Studio 2008 installed with the SSRS tools, which is called SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio. This version of VS lets you create, run, and deploy datasources, datasets, and reports of any type.
You saw how to create a simple list of records and how you can create a more ...
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