David Waddleton's Geek Speak : Reporting Services

Reporting Services: Questions Answered: FAQ

David Waddleton — Sat, 12 Jun 2004 16:28:00 GMT

Here is a general FAQ about reporting services.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/howtobuy/faq.asp

To get an idea of different configurations. Use the below link:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/howtobuy/howtolicensers.asp

Reporting Services: How can I deploy my report without Visual Studio?

David Waddleton — Sun, 23 May 2004 06:23:00 GMT

To handle this, there is a utility called rs.exe. This utility allows the a developer to create a script utilizing Visual Basic.NET.

A sample script will follow soon.

Reporting Services: Can I use NT authentication for my reports?

David Waddleton — Sat, 22 May 2004 06:38:00 GMT

Question: What about authentication issues. When the user jumps from our application to the reporting server application does he have to be re-authenticated or is there a way out where the credentials can be picked up form the environment. We are using Windows NT based security where the user is verified against his domain information account on our LAN.

Answer: Reporting service supports Role Based Security. This role based security allow your administrator to create roles within the Reporting Services mangement tool. This allows for using NT Groups to determin access to reports. If an application need further credentials, The application will prompt for further information, but another technique is the pass additional parameters in the URL string to handle this information.

For More Information: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/rswork/htm/rms_security_v1_6ol5.asp?frame=true

In Reporting Services, how can I post to reports to multiple Environments?

David Waddleton — Sat, 22 May 2004 06:19:00 GMT

When you create your reports in Visual Studio, you have multiple solution configurations available.

-- Debug Local -- Allows for debugging against your local machine
-- Debug -- Allows for debugging and deploying into a test environment.
-- Production -- Allows for deploying to a production environment.

This configuration allows for youi to use multiple staging areas for your reports.

For more Information: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/rshowto/htm/hrs_designer_v1_91gz.asp?frame=true

Can I use the MS Office Web Component - Pivot Table to deliver SQL Server data.

David Waddleton — Sat, 22 May 2004 06:08:00 GMT

Yes, in reporting services, “HTML with Office Web Components” on of the options for exporting reports will utilize and create pivot tables automatically.

To find more information:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/RSCREATE/htm/rcr_creating_dc_v1_43vn.asp?frame=true