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SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook

SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook

By : Priyankara, Robert Cain
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SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook

SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook

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By: Priyankara, Robert Cain

Overview of this book

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services comes with many new features. It offers different types of reporting such as Production, Ad-hoc, Dashboard, Mash-up, and Analytical. SQL Server 2016 also has a surfeit of new features including Mobile Reporting, and Power BI integration. This book contains recipes that explore the new and advanced features added to SQL Server 2016. The first few chapters cover recipes on configuring components and how to explore these new features. You’ll learn to build your own reporting solution with data tools and report builder, along with learning techniques to create visually appealing reports. This book also has recipes for enhanced mobile reporting solutions, accessing these solutions effectively, and delivering interactive business intelligence solutions. Towards the end of the book, you’ll get to grips with running reporting services in SharePoint integrated mode and be able to administer, monitor, and secure your reporting solution. This book covers about the new offerings of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services in comprehensive detail and uses examples of real-world problem-solving business scenarios.
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Configuring subscriptions

Storing reports in SharePoint provides an easy way for users to come and run their reports. But many users would protest, I ain't got time for that! Instead they would like their reports delivered to them on a regular schedule.

Fortunately, SharePoint has the ability for users to setup their own schedules to execute and run reports.

Getting ready

Before a user can subscribe to a report, they will have to configure the data source of the report to execute based on stored credentials. Normally, most reports are setup to pass the credentials of the user running the report to the database. But from the standpoint of a subscription, there is no user, it's the SQL Server running the report. Thus the credentials will need to be stored in SharePoint. We'll do that in the first few steps.

How to do it...

  1. Navigate to the folder containing the report you wish to subscribe to.
  2. Click the ellipse (...) beside the report.
  3. In the popup menu is another set of ellipses,...
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