Reporting Services Enhancements
SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS) is a server-based reporting technology that supports report authoring, distribution, management, and end-user access. Reporting Services was first introduced as a component of SQL Server 2000. In SQL Server 2005, Reporting Services includes a wide range of enhancements that are described in the table below.
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Describes enhancements available to report users, including new print functionality, end-user sorting, multivalued parameters, and report navigation and viewing through Microsoft SharePoint Web parts. |
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Introduces new report design features. Two new tools, Report Builder and Model Designer, have been added in this release to support model-based drag-and-drop reporting. Other important report design enhancements include an updated expression editor, and improved integration with other SQL Server components. |
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Describes the new SOAP endpoints used to access a report server programmatically and enhancements to the Report Server Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider, and introduces new report viewer controls that are included in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. |
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Reporting Services Manageability and Deployment Enhancements |
Describes changes made to Setup, and introduces the new Reporting Services Configuration tool used to deploy and administer a Reporting Services installation. It also describes report server management support in SQL Server Management Studio and SQL Server Configuration Manager. |
See Also
Concepts
Other Resources
Introducing Reporting Services
Reporting Services Scenarios
Installing SQL Server Reporting Services
SQL Server Reporting Services