27. to 28. March 2007 | Geneva, Switzerland

Fabrice Romelard ilem SA Level 200

Presentation  MVP since 2003 ASP.NET SQL Server Since 2006  French communities member ASP-PHP Codes Sources GUSS .NET developer, SQL Server DBA and Sys. Admin  Coworkers ilem SA at Geneva (Suisse)

Survey  SQL Server ?  SQL Server Reporting Services ?  SharePoint V2-V3 ?

Key Takeaways  Deep integration of Reporting Services 2005 with SharePoint Technologies  Enables publishing, viewing, management, and delivery of SSRS reports in SharePoint libraries  Report web part for hosting rich reports in BI dashboards including filter Web Part integration  Leverage SharePoint collaboration and workflow capabilities with rich reporting

SharePoint V2 Integration  SSRS Integration with SharePoint ‘v2’ Report Explorer allows users to browse and subscribe to reports Report Viewer allows for users to view and navigate reports Separate content stores Different security models Different management UI Not deployable outside of firewall No filter web parts Limitations

SharePoint Integration Today  SSRS Integration with SharePoint ‘v2’ Report Explorer allows users to browse and subscribe to reports Report Viewer allows for users to view and navigate reports Separate content stores Different security models Different management UI Not deployable outside of firewall No filter web parts Limitations

Seamless integration with SharePoint Document Library in Office SharePoint Server 2007 Report server namespace and security is hosted in WSS content database SharePoint database stores Report Server reports, data sources, models, resources etc. Report Server database used for additional metadata (schedules, caching, subscriptions) Enables collaboration, workflow, versioning SSRS & SharePoint Integration

Rich reporting experience to “light up” Office SharePoint Server 2007 Filter web parts enhancing dashboards in Office SharePoint Server 2007 Centralized user interface for Report Management through Office SharePoint Server 2007 Upload, manage, render and deliver Reports all through Office SharePoint Server 2007 UI Administration using Office SharePoint Server 2007 SSRS & SharePoint Integration

DEMO N°1 DOCUMENT LIBRARY INTEGRATION

SSRS Add-In Install WSS 2007 Reporting Services Add-in Report Viewer Web Part Report Management UI WSS Object Model SharePoint Content DB SSRS 2005 SQL Server 2005 SP2 SP2 Report Server Security Extension Catalog Management WSS Object Model Report Server DB Architecture

Database Integration  WSS Content Database stores the master copy of SSRS items Schedules, caching, and subscriptions are stored in SSRS database only Get Master Copy from WSS DB Run Report Exists ? Master ? NO Yes Yes ON No automated migration path from existing SSRS installations

Report Tools  Report Designer, Report Builder, Model Designer are updated to work in SharePoint Integration mode.  Report Manager, Management Studio, My Reports, Linked Reports, and Job Management SSRS features not supported in SharePoint Integration mode  Reports, data sources, and report models are managed via the SharePoint user interface.

DEMO N°2 REPORT BUILDER INTEGRATION

ReportViewer Web Part  Used in full page view or on Web Part Pages  Wraps the ReportViewer ASP.NET Control  Handles report rendering calls to report server  Supports Filter consumer and Row consumer interfaces for specifying report parameter values via filter web parts Can slice Excel Workbooks and reports together

REPORT VIEWER

Programmability Details  New report server SOAP endpoint for use in SharePoint Integrated mode only.  Database integration in SharePoint Integrated mode results in SOAP APIs call into WSS DB’s using WSS OM  Updated WMI provider for use in Native or SharePoint Integrated mode  Reporting Services security role definitions are replaced with SharePoint roles.

 SSRS security operations map to SharePoint Web or List rights. Security Mapping Model Item security is still managed by SSRS. CreateReport operation CreateReport( ) CreateReport( ) New Site permissions replace System permissions. CreateSchedules operation CreateSchedule( ) CreateSchedule( ) Add Items Manage Web Site

 Windows Integrated & Trusted Account Security Modes SSRS SP2 WSS Web Application with Windows Authentication WSS Web Application (non-Kerberos or Custom Authentication) Non- Windows User Windows User Trusted Account & SharePoint User token SharePoint User token Windows User

Summary  Seamless integration with SharePoint Document Library in Office SharePoint Server 2007  Centralized user interface for Report Management through Office SharePoint Server 2007  Rich reporting experience to “light up” Office SharePoint Server 2007

Resources  Reporting Services on the web :   Blogs  Technet /technologies/rptsvcs.mspx /technologies/rptsvcs.mspx  NewsGroups SQL Server et SharePoint  Forums SQL Server et SharePoint

27. to 28. March 2007 | Geneva, Switzerland