Post on 21-Dec-2015
Welcome
Name
Company Affiliation
Title/Function
Job Responsibility
Business Intelligence Experience
Did you take the evaluation?
Expectations for the Course
2
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
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
Your Installation
Your Computer Name is:
Your Administrative Name:
Your Password:
Your SQL Instance name is:
6
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
Configure your data source
Configure your data set which is essentially a query
Plan your data region on the report
Plan your reports
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
Home Tab
Insert Tab
View Tab
Menu
Data Sources (covered later in module)
Data Sets (covered later in module)
The Report Builder 3.0 interfacefrom left to right
Shared Datasets
Embedded Datasets
Query Designer for Relational
Query Designer for Analysis Services
Data sets
Create embedded data sources
Create shared data sources
Create embedded data set (relational)
Create embedded data set (multidimensional)
Create shared data sets
Demonstration
Familiarizations with the Wizards
Data source (Previously shown)
Data Set (Previously shown)
Data Set (Previously shown)
Query Designer (Previously shown)
Table or Matrix Wizard
Chart Wizard
Map Wizard
Module Topics
Report Lists
Report Tables
Report Matrix
Data Region(s)
Report Parameters
Report Expressions
Formatting Reports
Report Parts
Module Topics
Demonstration
Report Builder 3.0 Parameters
• Query Parameters• Report Parameter with a Shared
Dataset• Report Parameter with dataset as a
lookup
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.
Choosing A Chart Type
Type Time Rank Part to Whole
Deviation Distribution Correlation Nominal Comparison
Area
Bar
Column
Line
Shape
Polar
Range
Scatter
Dynamic Headers and Footers
Your Company Report Templates
HTML5 and Textboxes
Using the List object to Combine Other Items
Subreports
Module Topics