1. Microsoft Report Builder 3.0 1

2. Welcome  Name  Company Affiliation  Title/Function  Job Responsibility  Business Intelligence Experience  Did you take the evaluation?  Expectations for the Course 2

3. Modules 1. Welcome 2. Introduction to Report Builder 3.0 3. Introduction to Report Builder 3.0 4. Report Builder 3.0 Wizards 5. Report Builder 3.0 Graphics 6. Intermediate Reports 7. Report Builder 3.0 Tips and Tricks 3

4. How to get the most out of this course.  Ask Questions  If you can’t do it you didn’t learn it.  Carbohydrates are for breakfast not lunch  Multitasking kills learning 4

5. Facilities  Hours  Parking  Cell Phones  Internet Access 5

6. Your Installation  Your Computer Name is:  Your Administrative Name:  Your Password:  Your SQL Instance name is: 6

7. Table of Contents 7 Introduction to Report Builder 3.0

9.  Plan your reports  Variances between SQL versions  The Report Builder 3.0 interface  SQL Express 2012 and Report Builder 3.0 specifics  Data sources  Data sets Module Topics

10.  Configure your data source  Configure your data set which is essentially a query  Plan your data region on the report Plan your reports

11.  Report Builder 3.0 with SQL 2012 is backwardly compatible to SQL 2008 R2  Reports designed with Report Builder 3.0 and SQL 2012 have new exporting capabilities. Variances between SQL versions

12.  Home Tab  Insert Tab  View Tab  Menu  Data Sources (covered later in module)  Data Sets (covered later in module) The Report Builder 3.0 interface from left to right

13. 1. Views 2. Clipboard 3. Font 4. Paragraph 5. Border 6. Number 7. Layout Home Tab

14.  Report Parts  Data regions  Data visualizations  Report items  Subreports  Header and Footer Insert Tab

15.  Report data  Grouping  Properties  Ruler View Tab

16.  Operates as you would expect  Publishes report parts  Checks for updates  Takes you to next menu Menu

17. Demonstration Report Builder 3.0 Interface

18.  Source must be SQL Express! SQL Express 2012 and Report Builder 3.0 specifics

19. Data sources

20. Data Source (connection) Dialog Box

21.  Shared Datasets  Embedded Datasets  Query Designer for Relational  Query Designer for Analysis Services Data sets

22. Query Designer (Relational)

23. Query Designer (Multidimensional)

24. Demonstration Connecting to a Report Server Demonstration of how to connect into a Report Server

25.  Create embedded data sources  Create shared data sources  Create embedded data set (relational)  Create embedded data set (multidimensional)  Create shared data sets Demonstration

26.  Looks like a Lab! Lab

27.  Module Objective  Lab Review Module Review

28. Review Questions

29. Review Question Answers

30. Module 3 Report Builder Wizards

31.  Familiarizations with the Wizards  Data source (Previously shown)  Data Set (Previously shown)  Query Designer (Previously shown)  Table or Matrix Wizard  Chart Wizard  Map Wizard Module Topics

32. Table or Matrix Wizard

33. Chart Wizard

34. Map Wizard

35.  Table or Matrix Wizard  Chart Wizard  Map Wizard Demonstrations

36. .. Lab

37.  Module Objective  Lab Review Module Review

38. Review Questions

39. Review Question Answers

40. 4 Report Builder Basic Reports

41.  Report Lists  Report Tables  Report Matrix  Data Region(s)  Report Parameters  Report Expressions  Formatting Reports  Report Parts Module Topics

42. Report Lists

43. Demonstration Report Builder 3.0 Lists

44. Report Tables

45. Demonstration Report Builder 3.0 Tables

46. Report Matrix

47. Demonstration Report Builder 3.0 Matrix

48. Data Region(s)

49. Report Parameters

50. Demonstration Report Builder 3.0 Parameters Query Parameters Report Parameter with a Shared Dataset Report Parameter with dataset as a lookup

51. Report Expressions

52. Demonstration Report Builder 3.0 Expressions

53. Report Parts

54. Demonstration Report Builder 3.0 Report Parts

55. Formatting Reports

56. Demonstration Report Builder 3.0 Formatting Reports

57. .. Lab

58.  Module Objective  Lab Review Module Review

59. Review Questions

60. Review Question Answers

61. 5 Report Builder 3.0 Graphics

62.  Overview of Visualizations  Charts  Gauges  Maps Module Topics

63. Overview of Visualizations  Colors  Text  Icons

64. Colors

65. Text  Less is Better!  May Reduce Effectiveness of Visualization Here is the reverse demonstrated. Without the text the graphic is meaningless and thus the graphic is a waste of time.

66. Icons

67. Charts

68. Choosing A Chart Type TypeTimeRank Part to Whole DeviationDistributionCorrelationNominal Comparison Area Bar Column Line Shape Polar Range Scatter

69. Sparklines, Databar, Indicator

70. Demonstration

71. Borders

72. Titles

73. Data Labels/Legends

74. Demonstration

77.  Spatial Data  Basic Maps  Analyzing with Color  Geography Display  Color Points Maps

78. Demonstration

79. Analyzing with Color

80. Color Points

81. Demonstration

82. .. Lab

83.  Module Objective  Lab Review Module Review

84. Review Questions

85. Review Question Answers

86. 6 Intermediate Reporting

87.  Dynamic Headers and Footers  Your Company Report Templates  HTML5 and Textboxes  Using the List object to Combine Other Items  Subreports Module Topics

88. Dynamic Headers and Footers

89. Demonstration

91. HTML5 and Textboxes

92. Demonstration

93. Using the List object to Combine Other Items

94. Demonstration

95. Subreports

96. Demonstration

97. .. Lab

98.  Module Objective  Lab Review Module Review

99. Review Questions

100. Review Question Answers

101. 7 Report Builder Tips and Tricks

102. .. Lab