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Introduction To SQL Server Reporting Services -SSRS
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Introduction To SQL Server Reporting Services -SSRS

Learn Hands-On how to create a basic report using SQL Server Reporting Services
Last updated 3/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Configure SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Grant users access to the Reporting Services Server
  • Create a Report Server Project
  • Define a data source
  • Define a Dataset
  • Customize report parameters
  • Format Reports
  • Group Data in Reports
  • Add Totals to Reports
  • Publish and Deploy Reports through Report Server

Course content

3 sections30 lectures2h 30m total length
  • Introduction2:25
  • What is Microsoft SQL Server4:26
  • What is Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services -SSRS0:30
  • Hardware and Software Requirements for SQL Server2:49
  • Download SQL Server 20144:07
  • Install SQL Server 20146:47
  • Installing Multiple Instance of SQL Server9:25
  • Connecting to named instance of SQL Server3:44
  • Download Adventurework2014 Database5:06
  • Attaching Adventureworks 2014 Database to SQL Server 20144:14
  • Preparing your computer for Visual studio3:08
  • Installing Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition7:47
  • Completing Visual Studio Installation5:09
  • Installing SQL Server Data Tools6:03

Requirements

  • Basic Understanding of Relational Databases
  • Basic working knowledge of SQL Server Management Studio
  • Basic T-SQL
  • Basic SQL

Description

This course introduces Microsoft's SQL Server Reporting Services 2014 (SSRS) utility but is also  applicable to Microsoft SQLserver Reporting Services 2016 as well as  SQL Server 2008 R2 release and  later versions.   This course is for anyone
 who wants to develop reports and has no prior experience with SQL Server Reporting Services. I will walk you through how to use the development tools effectively to create, enhance and present reports.

The course starts off by setting up the environment which includes the installation of Microsoft SQL Server,SQL server Data Tools, Microsoft Visual Studio and also the download and installation of AdventureWorks 2014 sample database. We
 Will then explore the SQL Server Reporting Services Configuration which is configuration tool used to configure SSRS.
Whether you’re new to reporting services, or experienced with earlier versions, we’ll show you how to design and build reports and Leverage SSRS to extract business intelligence from your data. We will create dataset from our data source  and use T-SQL to create aliases ,aggregate functions,table-joins,grouping data with the having clause.

Topics include:
Configuration of SQL Server Reporting Services
Granting user access to the Reporting Services Server
Creating a Report Server
Defining a data source
Defining a Dataset
Customizing report parameters
Formatting Reports
Grouping Data in Reports
Adding Totals to Reports
Publishing and Deploying Reports through Report Server

By the end of the course, you’ll have developed a complete reporting solution and be ready to analyse and visualize your own business data with SQL Server Reporting Services.

Who this course is for:

  • Database programmers
  • Novice Database Administrators -DBA
  • Data Analyst
  • Data mining Analyst
  • Data Scientist
  • Project Managers
  • Business Analyst