6236:Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft

About this course
elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
this three-day instructor-led course teaches students how to implement a reporting services solution in an organization. The course discusses how to use the reporting services development tools to create reports, and how to use the reporting services management and administrative tools to manage a reporting services solution.
audience profile
this course is intended for information technology (it) professionals and developers who need to implement reporting solutions by using microsoft sql server 2008 reporting services.
at course completion
after completing this course, students will be able to:
•describe sql server reporting services and its components.
•create a reporting services report.
•enhance a reporting services report.
•create and manipulate data sets.
•use report models to implement reporting for business users.
•configure report publishing and execution settings.
•implement subscriptions for reports.
•administer reporting services.
•implement custom reporting services applications.

module 1: introduction to microsoft sql server reporting services
the students will be introduced to the role that reporting services plays in an organization's reporting life cycle, the key features offered by reporting services, and the components that make up the reporting services architecture.
lessons
•overview of sql server reporting services
•installing reporting services
•reporting services tools
lab : introduction to microsoft sql server reporting services
•(level 200) exploring report designer
•(level 200) exploring report manager
after completing this module, students will be able to:
•describe the features of sql server reporting services.
•install reporting services.
•describe the reporting services tools.
module 2: authoring basic reports
the students will learn the fundamentals of report authoring, including configuring data sources and data sets, creating tabular reports, summarizing data, and applying basic formatting.
lessons
•creating a basic table report
•formatting report pages
•calculating values
lab : authoring basic reports
•(level 200): creating a basic table report
•(level 200): formatting report pages
•(level 200): adding calculated values
after completing this module, students will be able to:
•create a basic table report.
•format report pages.
•calculate values for a report.
module 3: enhancing basic reports
the students will learn about navigational controls and some additional types of data regions, and how to use them to enhance a basic report.
lessons
•interactive navigation
•displaying data
lab : enhancing basic reports
•(level 200) using dynamic visibility
•(level 200) using document maps
•(level 200) initiating actions
•(level 200) using a list data region
•(level 200) creating a tablix report
•(level 200) adding chart subreport to parent report
after completing this module, students will be able to:
•create reports with interactive navigation.
•display data in various formats.
module 4: manipulating data sets
the students will explore data sets to a greater depth, including the use of alternative data sources and interacting with a data set through the use of parameters. Students will learn how to dynamically modify the data set underlying a data region by allowing parameters to be sent to the underlying query, as well as will learn to use best practices to implement static and dynamic parameter lists when interacting with queries and stored procedures.
lessons
•defining report data
•using parameters and filters
•using parameter lists
lab : manipulating data sets
•(level 200) using parameters to restrict query results
•(level 200) using parameters to filter report data
•(level 200) creating dynamic parameter lists
•(level 200) using parameters with a stored procedure
•(level 200) displaying all categories in a parameter list
after completing thi