SSRS [General] Questions: Notes: What is a Report? A Report is a structured arrangement of information. Typically, the information in a business report comes from data in a business application, although report information can be derived from a variety of sources. They are answers to Business Questions. What is a Reporting Platform? A Reporting […]
SSRS [General] Questions: Notes: What is the Report Server? Report Server is a web application that acts as a gateway to your underlying Report Server database. This way you can read the metadata of the reports. The URL is: http://localhost/ReportServer What is the Report Manager? Report Manager is a web interface which allows […]
SSRS [General] Questions: Notes: What are Ad Hoc Reports? Ad Hoc Reports are reports that use queries that are made on the fly via drag and drop functionalities. They can be used by non-technical people who do not know how the data is structured or how to query. They are mostly GUI based. […]
SSRS [General] Questions: Notes: What is SSRS? SSRS stands for SQL Server Report Services. It is the component of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 that provides an enterprise-ready and extensible presentation layer for the Microsoft business intelligence platform to develop, manage and deliver reports. What are the stages of the Report Life Cycle? The stages […]