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Report

A structured arrangement of information, such as business data

Reporting platform

An integrated set of applications that supports all activities related to a report, including report development, server management, and access to reports

Managed report

Information gathered from one or more data sources in report form and formally managed in a central report repository

Ad hoc report

A report that can be developed by a user with limited technical skills and saved privately or shared with others by publishing to the Reporting Services centralized store

Report model

A logical description of the tables and columns in a database in a user-friendly format

Embedded reports

A report integrated into an organization’s ...

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