Professional SQL Server 2005 reporting services

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SQL Server Reporting Services is a customizable reporting solution tailored for report designers and programmers. This hands-on guide equips you to design, deploy, manage, and customize reporting solutions efficiently. You can create robust reports without prior programming knowledge and enhance them using VB, C#, and ASP.NET. The book is filled with detailed examples that cover building reports, designing report solutions, and developing deployment strategies for various platforms, enabling you to maximize this powerful tool. You'll also learn to extend Reporting Services features by implementing custom security architectures and data access methods. Key topics include programming reports and report scripting, advanced report design techniques such as drill-down and dynamic content, and strategies for business and support systems. You'll explore rendering reports with .NET code, handling licensing and scaling considerations, and designing reports for mobile services. Additionally, the book covers tools for defining data sources and semantic metadata models, using parameters and expressions for creative report solutions, and advanced object-oriented programming techniques with examples in C# and VB 2005. This resource is ideal for report designers, developers, administrators, and business professionals eager to understand advanced functionality, report server administration, and security concerns of SQL Server 2005 Reporting