Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Brian Welcker Group Program Manager SQL Server Reporting Services Microsoft Corporation

Reporting Services Vision Delivered through Traditional and interactive reports Traditional and interactive reports Scalable, manageable and embeddable server infrastructure Scalable, manageable and embeddable server infrastructure Integration with SharePoint, Office applications, browser and other familiar tools Integration with SharePoint, Office applications, browser and other familiar tools Single platform and tools for all types of structured data (relational, hierarchical, multidimensional) Single platform and tools for all types of structured data (relational, hierarchical, multidimensional) Enable employees at all levels of an organization to realize the promise of BI to promote better decision making

Scenarios Enterprise Reporting Enterprise Reporting  In-house reports (Sales, Finance, HR)  Manageability, portal and LOB integration Embedded Reporting Embedded Reporting  Report processing included in applications  Extensible, embeddable architecture B2B Reporting B2B Reporting  Partner reporting via extranets, Internet  Data isolation, extensible security

BI User Profiles Information Consumers Information Explorers 5-10% of users 15-25% of users 65-80% of users SQL Server ReportingServices Analysis Services Analysts

AuthoringManagementDelivery Reporting Lifecycle SQL Server Reporting Services supports the full reporting lifecycle, including Authoring, Management and Delivery

Report Authoring Report developers can create reports to be published to the Report Server using Microsoft or 3rd party design tools that support the Reporting Services XML Report Definition Language (RDL) ReportDefinition DeliveryChannels OnlineAccess Authoring AuthoringManagementDelivery Managed Report

Report Management Report definitions, folders, and resources are published and managed in a reporting web service; Managed reports can be executed either on-demand or via schedule and are cached for consistency and performance Management ReportDefinition DeliveryChannels OnlineAccess AuthoringManagementDelivery Managed Report

Report Delivery Reporting Services supports both on-demand (“pull”) and event-based (“push”) delivery of reports; Users can view reports from a web-based front-end or subscribe for reports to be delivered in Delivery ReportDefinition DeliveryChannels OnlineAccess AuthoringManagementDelivery Managed Report

Reporting Services

Report Delivery Single report definition can be rendered to diverse output formats Single report definition can be rendered to diverse output formats  Web Formats (HTML 4, HTML 3.2, HTML w/OWC)  Print Formats (TIFF, RTF, PDF)  Data Formats (Excel, XML, CSV) Personalized and administrator defined subscription and delivery Personalized and administrator defined subscription and delivery  Ability to select output formats per subscription  Can deliver links as well as rendered reports  Data-driven subscriptions for personal delivery Extensible delivery provider architecture Extensible delivery provider architecture  , File System, Custom

Report Authoring Powerful, XML Report Definition Language Powerful, XML Report Definition Language  Freeform / Table / Matrix / Chart  Parameters (Dynamic, Hierarchical)  Sorting / Filtering / Grouping / Aggregates  Interactivity (Drill-down, Drill-through)  Full VB.NET Expression Language Extensible query execution architecture Extensible query execution architecture  SQL Server / Analysis Services  OLE DB / ODBC / Oracle Report Designer Report Designer  Integrated with Visual Studio.NET 2003 Published definition enables 3rd party tools Published definition enables 3rd party tools

Report Management Web Service APIs for management Web Service APIs for management Web management user interface Web management user interface Report Management Functions Report Management Functions  Report Metadata (Name, Description, Connections, Credentials, Parameters)  Scheduling integrated with SQL Server Agent  Execution properties (live, cache or snapshot)  History of prior executions Extensible, role-based security architecture Extensible, role-based security architecture

SQL Server Catalog Report Server Reporting Services Architecture Delivery Delivery Targets ( , File share, Custom) Security Services (NT, Passport, Custom) Security Data Sources (SQL, OLE DB, ODBC, Oracle, Custom) Output Formats (HTML, Excel, PDF, Custom) Report Processing BrowserManagementCustom App URLWMIWeb Service Data Retrieval Rendering

Key Differentiators Full Reporting Platform Full Reporting Platform  All server components are extensible  Completely embeddable  Published, extensible report definition Scalability and Performance Scalability and Performance  Designed from day one to be a.NET web service  Web farm architecture  Optimized processing and rendering  Reports execute as CLR assemblies

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Hitachi Consulting’s Solution Offerings Eric Winton Manager Technology Solutions Hitachi Consulting

Mary Kay Inc.

Mary Kay Situation Data resides on different servers Data resides on different servers Disjointed reporting system Disjointed reporting system High data volumes High data volumes Real-time and scheduled batch needed Real-time and scheduled batch needed Single point of access Single point of access Support for multiple platforms Support for multiple platforms Low, cost all-encompassing reporting solutions Low, cost all-encompassing reporting solutions

Mary Kay Reporting Solution Standard Development Architecure Standard Development Architecure  Stored Procedures  Reporting Services Report Portal Application Report Portal Application  Access for all reports  Parameter Entry  Role Based Security Framework Architecture Framework Architecture  ASP.NET Platform  Configuration Database

Mary Kay Benefits Reduced costs Reduced costs Improved business insight Improved business insight Ability to leverage existing investments Ability to leverage existing investments Easy on-going maintenance Easy on-going maintenance

RDL Generator 2.0 Converts Crystal Report to RDL Converts Crystal Report to RDL Open RDL output and modify in Visual Studio.NET Open RDL output and modify in Visual Studio.NET Features Features  Header, Footer, Formatting  Groupings, SQL Query String Easily extensible Easily extensible  95% Conversion Goal  Other Reporting Formats Saves time and money! Saves time and money!

RDL Generator 2.0

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