• the history of Reporting Services and the architecture upon which it is built
• subscriptions
• the various solution types available
• options for embedding reports in applications
• licensing
• requirements
• installation
• the features and reporting lifecycle of the Reporting Services platform
• simple report examples

May 11, 2006 78 minutes

• the fundamentals of report design
• how to use simple design tools
• Report Wizard
• building blocks of report design
• report items and layout
• grouping
• lists
• matrix reports
• defining drill-through reports
• how to write custom code to extend formatting and apply business logic
• how to define queries, datasets, and parameters to filter data

May 18, 2006 67 minutes

• the platform for defining ad hoc reports
• the Report Builder Model Designer tool
• strategies for building successful models
• how to easily format, sort, and filter data, and perform calculations
• manage Report Builder models and reports

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May 24, 2006 69 minutes

• different options for delivering and deploying reports to end users

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• Learn about the different methods of report delivery, and the multiple formats available
• the mechanisms for pull delivery include:

• Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 integration
• the Reporting Services Web service
• URL access

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June 07, 2006 73 minutes

• issues surrounding effective Reporting Services administration
• configuration
• management
• security
• how to automate common administrative tasks

June 14, 2006 64 minutes

• integrating Reporting Services into custom applications
• extending Reporting Services
• how to add code to a report
• use the Reporting Services Web service as a data source
• create a custom data source
• Reporting Services is a flexible reporting tool that can easily be incorporated into different applications
• extensibility options and how to create custom extensions for Reporting Services

June 21, 2006 62 minutes