In archeology, the Rosetta Stone was the key that solved the mysteries of Egyptian hieroglyphics. With the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services, code-named Rosetta, Microsoft gives organizations the key they need to unlock the secret of enterprise data and unleash the power hidden within.

    Written for information workers, system administrators and developers, this book introduces RS and then systematically shows off its features by leading you through a dizzying variety of its uses. Following the report lifecycle’s logical path, it explains how you can author, manage, and deliver RS reports.

    In the first half of the book, information workers will learn essential skills to author various types of reports. System administrators will understand how to manage and secure the report environment.

    The second half of the book is for developers that are planning to integrate RS with their WinForm or web-based applications. The book teaches them how to build Reporting Services-centric solutions, including:

- Extending RS with custom code to implement forecasting      
   features
- Exposing reports as RSS feeds
- Dynamic reporting with Office Web Components
- Reporting off ADO.NET datasets
- Delivering reports to Web services
- Implementing Forms Authentication Security for internet   
   reporting
- Capacity planning; and much more

1 Introducing Microsoft Reporting Services
2 Report authoring basics
3 Working with data
4 Designing reports
5 Using expressions and functions
6 Using custom code
7 Managing the Reporting Services environment
8 Securing Reporting Services
9 On-demand report delivery
10 Reporting for Windows Forms applications
11 Reporting for web-based applications
12 Reporting for OLAP applications
13 Enterprise reporting
14 Subscribed report delivery
15 Extending Reporting Services
16 Performance and scalability
A Installing Reporting Services

Teo Lachev has more than a decade of experience designing and developing Microsoft-centered solutions. He is currently working as a senior technology consultant with the Enterprise Application Services practice of Hewlett-Packard. Teo is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and Microsoft Certified Trainer. He lives in Atlanta, GA.