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Hitchhiker’s Guide to Hitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server – Visual Studio and SQL Server –
Innovations in Reporting Innovations in Reporting
William R. Vaughn
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Author, Mentor, TrainerHitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server (7th Edition)
Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services ADO and ADO.NET Examples and Best Practices
For VB (and C#) ProgrammersHitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server
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Author, Mentor, TrainerHitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server (7th Edition)
Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services ADO and ADO.NET Examples and Best Practices
For VB (and C#) ProgrammersHitchhiker’s Guide to Visual Basic and SQL Server
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William R. Vaughn
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AgendaAgenda
What is Reporting Services? What is the ReportViewer Control? What’s the difference and the migration path? How are reports created and managed? Demos…
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Internet Information Server (IIS)
Reporting Services ArchitectureReporting Services Architecture
XML Web Service InterfaceXML Web Service Interface
Report ServerReport Server
Report ProcessorReport Processor
Delivery Targets(E-mail, SharePoint,
Custom)
Data Processing
Data Sources(SQL, OLE DB, XML/A, ODBC, Oracle, Custom)
Report Rendering
Output Formats HTML, Excel, PDF…
SQL Server Catalog
SQL Server
VS.NET Report VS.NET Report DesignerDesigner
Report ManagerReport ManagerReportServer Virtual ReportServer Virtual DirectoryDirectory
Security
Scheduling & Delivery
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What is the ReportViewer?What is the ReportViewer?
New UI class for Visual Studio 2005– No SQL Server or other DBMS dependency– Deployed with Smart Client or ASP.NET application– Application binds ADO.NET DataTable to ReportViewer– Project includes one or more RDLC (XML) Report files– ReportViewer Renders Reports
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Where Can I Get It?Where Can I Get It?
Reporting Services– Included in all versions of SQL Server
Including SQL Server Express Edition Advanced Services Varying degrees of advanced functionality
ReportViewer– Not included in the .NET Framework– Included in all versions of Visual Studio .NET– Visual Basic .NET—Standard or better– Deployment considerations:
Self-extracting ReportViewer.exeRun on deployment computer
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Visual Studio 2005 Report ViewerVisual Studio 2005 Report Viewer
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ReportViewer – Reporting ModesReportViewer – Reporting Modes ReportViewer.Server class
– Addresses Reporting Services Server, RDL Report Path
ReportViewer.LocalReport class: Addresses – Local RDLC report path– DataSource– Parameters– Reporting options
You configure– At design-time, runtime
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What data sources can be used?What data sources can be used? ReportViewer or Reporting Services sources data
from…– Yes…
Any .NET Data SourceOLE DB, ODBC, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server (any
version)Even JET/Access…Stored procedures, Views, CLR code…
– ReportViewer sources from …Any IBindingList DataSource (not a DataReader)
Data Source Configuration wizard generated TableAdapterDataTable, DataView, DataSet, Array List…
– But…Single resultset queries—only first rowset used
Second and remaining resultsets are tossedWatch out for stored procedures that
return complex resultsets
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How are reports written?How are reports written?
RDL Report Designers– Visual Studio
2003, 2005 BI Addin with SQL Server install
– Import Access reports– Third-party RDL Report Designers
Panorama http://www.panoramasoftware.com/Cizer http://www.cizer.com/Panscopic http://www.panscopic.comProclarity http://www.proclarity.com
– Crystal Import—only a rumor RDLC Report Designer
– Visual Studio 2005 “Report” Designer
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Visual Studio 2005 Visual Studio 2005 Business Intelligence ProjectsBusiness Intelligence Projects
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Report Designer Creates RDLReport Designer Creates RDL
RDLRDL
Local Local Report RendererReport Renderer
PreviewPreview
LayoutLayout
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Reporting Services vs. Report ViewerReporting Services vs. Report Viewer
Visual Studio ReportViewer Control– Create Visual Studio Data Source or
populate DataTable(Optionally) Create Data Source TableAdapterData Source managed by applicationQuery/Report parameters captured/managed by
your code– Create RDLC report definition
Layout and render on workstation (WYSIWG)Query runs from workstationVisual Studio renderer shows final report
– Deploy finished application containing report– Reports launched via application
Application launches report (RefreshReport)Alternative rendering to PDF, Excel
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ReportingReporting Services vs. Report Viewer Services vs. Report Viewer
Reporting Services– Renders to HTML (by default)– Exports to a variety of formats…
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ReportingReporting Services vs. Report Viewer Services vs. Report Viewer
Reporting Viewer– Renders to Windows GDI– Exports to Excel, PDF or Print
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ReportingReporting Services vs. Report Viewer Services vs. Report Viewer
Reporting Viewer and Reporting Services HTML reports support– Print and page setup, zoom and find
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Visual Studio Typed Data SourceVisual Studio Typed Data Source
Visual Studio (interactively) creates TableAdapter– DataSource wizard
Specifies the ConnectionStringOne or more SQL query definitionsGenerates strongly typed TableAdapterGenerates Fill and/or GetTable methods
– Bind to ReportViewerInserts Fill calls into Form_Load
– Form or control events invoke Fill Populates strongly typed DataTable
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Visual Studio Typed Data SourceVisual Studio Typed Data Source
Bind to TableAdapter Reset ReportParameters collection
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ADO.NET ADO.NET UntypedUntyped Data Source Data Source
Hand-code, populate ADO.NET DataTable – Create Connection, DataAdapter, SQL for (every) query– Capture query and report parameters– Build ReportParameters collection– ReportViewer.LocalReport.SetParameters– Execute Fill– Set ReportViewer.LocalReport.DataSources– Call ReportViewer.RefreshReport
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Managing ReportViewer DataSourceManaging ReportViewer DataSource
Use Task menu
Use Report DataSource dialog
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How are Parameters Managed?How are Parameters Managed?
Reporting Services– DataSource, queries and parameters managed by
Reporting Services– Report UI (browser) exposes query and (optionally)
parameters– Definitions, defaults, criteria coded in report RDL– Defaults, other parameter aspects managed by report
DBA– Special-case parameter management requires code
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Managing ReportViewer ParametersManaging ReportViewer Parameters
ReportViewer– Connection and query code managed by your code– All parameters (query and report) managed by your
codeWrite your own prompting codeManage pick lists, range checks, criteria checksReportParameters collection set before
rendering
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Managing ReportViewer ParametersManaging ReportViewer Parameters
Set Parameters and Execute
Query
Address DataTable
Set Report Parameters
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ReportViewer ControlReportViewer Control
Binding to Data Source Configuration wizard TableAdapter
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ReportViewer FAQReportViewer FAQ
Requires Visual Studio 2005 (Standard or better)– But not SQL Server
Can bind to Reporting Services 2005 reports– Or “local” reports– But not to Reporting Services 2000 reports
Freely distributable (no need for SQL Server license)
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SummarySummary Reports broadcast corporate information
– To the LAN or the WAN– Keep security in mind
Think SSLAvoid SSPI credentials
Leverage common report definitions(RDL and RDLc)
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