Reporting with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 : Learn to Quickly Create Reports in SSRS and Power View as Well as Understand the Best Use of Each Reporting Tool / James Serra, Bill Anton.

Online resource; title from cover page (Safari, viewed Apr. 1, 2014).

Includes index.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Reporting; Standard reporting with SSRS; Self-service reporting with Power View; Power View limitations; Reporting scenarios; Scenario 1; Scenario 2; Scenario 3; Scenario 4; Scenario 5; Scenario 6; Scenario 7; Scenario 8; Scenario 9; Scenario 10; Scenario 11; Scenario 12; Scenario 13; Summary; Chapter 2: SSRS -- Standard Reporting; Primary components of a report; Data source; Dataset; Report items; Additional components of a report; Report parameters

ExpressionsActions; Custom code; Report development environment; Server features and functionality; Choosing an installation mode -- SharePoint Integrated versus Native; Scheduling; Subscriptions; Report snapshots; Caching; Data alerts; My Reports (Native mode only); Linked reports (Native mode only); Consuming reports; Online; Offline; Data feed; Extensibility; Security; Roles and permissions; Securing Report Server objects; Data security; Summary; Chapter 3: Development Activity with SSRS; Prerequisites; Tutorial scenario; Creating a Reporting Services project; Creating a report object

Creating a shared data sourceAdding reference to shared data source; Creating a dataset; Adding a report item; Deploying a report project; Summary; Chapter 4: Power View -- Self-service Reporting; Getting started; PowerPivot; Business Intelligence Semantic Model; Power View within SharePoint; Setup; Tabular model connection; Starting Power View connected to a tabular model connection; Multidimensional model connection; Starting Power View connected to a multidimensional model connection; Power View within Excel 2013; Setup; Data models; Starting Power View in Excel; Importing data into Excel

Adding data to a worksheet and inserting data into Power ViewNot adding data to a worksheet and inserting data into Power View; Adding data to a worksheet and using Power Pivot; Not adding data to a worksheet and using Power Pivot; Data visualizations; The user interface; Enhancing data models; Deploy and share reports; Presentation modes; Reports with multiple views in Power View; Adding multiple views; Navigating among views; View filters; View preview images; Chart highlighting, slicers, and filtering; Chart highlighting; Slicers; Filtering; View-level/sheet-level filters

Visualization-level filtersBasic filters; Advanced filters; Search in filters; Sorting; Export reports to Microsoft Office PowerPoint; Design tips; Undo/Redo; Arranging visualizations; Fit to window; Pop out; Summary; Chapter 5: Development Activity with Power View; Prerequisites; Tutorial scenario; Creating a BI Semantic Model (BISM) connection; Opening the Power View design interface; Creating bar charts; Creating pie charts; Creating column charts; Adding a slicer; Deploying reports to SharePoint; Summary; Index

This is a step-by-step tutorial that deals with Microsoft Server 2012 reporting tools:SSRS and Power View.If you are a BI developer, consultant, or architect who wishes to learn how to use SSRS and Power View, and want to understand the best use for each tool, then this book will get you up and running quickly. No prior experience is required with either tool!

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