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Pro SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services |  | Authors: Rodney Landrum, Shawn McGehee, Walter J. Voytek II
Publisher: Apress
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ISBN: 1590599926
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Publication Date: August 18, 2008
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Product Description
Take full advantage of everything SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services has to offer and deliver customizable, web–enabled reports across your business at a reasonable cost. Learn best–practices from professionals who use SQL Server Reporting Services daily to deliver solutions to paying clients and gain the competitive edge on using Microsoft’s enterprise–level reporting platform. - Provides best–practices for using Reporting Services
- Written by practicing professionals with paying clients
- Your key to delivering business intelligence across the enterprise
What you’ll learn - Write efficient queries on which to base a report.
- Build and lay out a report using Report Designer.
- Enable end users to create ad hoc reports on demand.
- Combine Reporting Services with Analysis Services, SharePoint Portal Server, and other technologies to deliver business intelligence across the enterprise.
- Secure and audit your reports as part of your regulatory compliance efforts.
- Customize your reports using C# assemblies and embedded Visual Basic .NET code.
Who is this book for? Data analysts, developers, database administrators, and others who develop and deploy reports using Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. About the Apress Pro Series The Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder. You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in these tough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills and expertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Pro book, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professional development project. Written by experts in their field, Pro series books from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you will face in your professional programming career.
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 Horrible Outdated insructions July 29, 2010
R. Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
As other reviewers have pointed out, the instructions are for a previous version. They don't work. They reference items that don't even exist. Menu options that don't exist. Objects that don't exist. What a nightmare. A total waste of money. This book obviously went through NO quality control whatsoever. They should have seen that the instructions failed on every example.
Difficult to follow September 8, 2009
Brian (Naperville, IL United States)
I've used over a hundred technical books and this is easily one of the most confusing and incomplete ones that I have ever used. Frequently you will find yourself trying to reverse engineer the source code samples because the instructions in the book are missing a variety of key steps that need to be done in order to follow along. I recommend looking for another book if you need help with SSRS.
 From the Author June 10, 2009
Rodney S. Landrum
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I take owenership, both good and bad, for this book as its primary author. I appreciate the great feedback I have received for the series of books on Reporting Services. I know that though we have strived to produce a quality book using real-life examples, sometimes readers have issues with the content, the code, the samples, etc. While many have given high praise of the book, others, like the previous reviews, have had dissenting opinions. It is of course our goal to create quality work as our names are attached to it (believe me it is not for the money) and this book is no different. Please feel free to contact me personally with any issues. As I have done with anyone who has taken the time to contact me I will personally see to it that whatever issues you may be experiencing are resolved be it by a return e-mail or a personal phone call whereby I can also understand the projects you may be working on. My e-mail address is widely dispersed on the Internet or you can contact me via the publisher. Either way, of course I want everyone who purchases this book to have an error-free experience. Most have. I know your time is valuable. Thanks again for the feedback.
Rodney Landrum
Ditto June 3, 2009
David Roach (Indianapolis, IN)
Regretfully, I totally concur with everyting in the review titled "Don't waste your money". The most frustrating thing to me is that the authors seem to know what they are talking about. They just didn't update the book well at all. Lots of references to things that don't exist and the sample files are in disarray. Either the authors are too lazy or the publisher doesn't care about quality. I too submitted errata and was shocked that none was posted before me. This book has many errors and poorly written sentences to boot.
Find and Replace Failure! November 30, 2008
Giovanni8089
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying, anyone who gives the book higher than 1 star rating is either profiting from the sale of this book or didn't actually read it.
It's obvious that the instructions were either written for a previous version of SSRS or a 2008 pre-release.
The instructions have way too many discrepancies with reality!!! "Right click this and then select that..." Well, "that" doesn't exist. This issue happens all throughout the book and it's extremely frustrating.
Everyone deserves a refund! Buying this book is a waste of your money.
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