Unlock the Value of Your Data with
Microsoft Reporting Services

To be successful in today's competitive marketplace, organizations need to extend information beyond the walls of their organization and seamlessly interact with customers, partners, and suppliers in real time. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services enables organizations to transform valuable enterprise data into shared information for insightful, timely decisions at a lower total cost of ownership.

SQL Server Reporting Services is a comprehensive, server-based solution that enables the creation, management, and delivery of both traditional, paper-oriented reports and interactive, Web-based reports. An integrated part of the Microsoft business intelligence framework, Reporting Services combines the data access capabilities to IBM UniVerse, IBM UniData and Pick D³ databases with the familiar and powerful Microsoft Office System applications to deliver real-time information to support daily operations and drive decisions. The data connection between Microsoft Reporting Services and IBM UniVerse, IBM UniData, and Pick D³ databases is enabled by Raining Data's Pick Reporting Services Connector (based on the Pick Data Provider for .NET product).

An Integrated Architecture

SQL Server Reporting Services supports a wide range of common data sources, such as OLE DB and Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), as well as multiple output formats such as familiar Web browsers and Microsoft Office System applications. Using Microsoft Visual Studio^® .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework, developers can leverage the capabilities of their existing information systems and connect to custom data sources, produce additional output formats, and deliver to a variety of devices.

Full Reporting Life Cycle Support

SQL Server Reporting Services supports the full reporting life cycle, including:

Report authoring. Report developers can create reports to be published to the Report Server using Microsoft or third-party design tools that use Report Definition Language (RDL), an XML-based industry standard used to define reports.

Report management. Report definitions, folders, and resources are published and managed as a Web service. Managed reports can be executed either on demand or on a specified schedule, and are cached for consistency and performance.

Report delivery. SQL Server Reporting Services supports both on-demand (pull) and event-based (push) delivery of reports. Users can view reports in a Web-based format or in e-mail.

Resources

• Reporting Services Connector Technical Documentation

Case Study

• Stauffers of Kissel Hill - Garden Center Retailer Grows Profit Margins up to 10 Points with .NET-based Solution

Related Links

• Reporting Services Connector FAQ
• Reporting Services Connector System Requirements
• Pick Data Provider for .NET

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