The reports I can churn out in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services using the MS Business Intelligence Development Studio is rather limited for what I want to do. I have had a look at a similiar stackoverflow question and have had a browse through the MSDN website. I have managed to add some additional functionality from examples I've found but by and large I've found it hard to get a hold of examples or tutorials that explain what and how I can code for reporting services. Where would you recommend I start for coding additional reporting and layout functionality?
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I know there are a couple of third party books on the topic (we have some at work, don't remember the titles though).
Torbjørn
2008-10-17 05:21:37
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There's a lot of third party extensions available like the Dundas ones:
Dundas SQL Reporting Services add-ons
The advantages of using a prebuilt set like this are:
- You can hit the ground running right away without reinventing the wheel
- Somebody else is constantly improving the toolkit, and you can focus on your reports not the tools
- When you leave your company, somebody else can pick up where you left off without having to learn how to use your extensions
Google for SSRS custom report items to find more toolkits.
Brent Ozar
2008-10-19 17:01:39
I've had a look at the Dundas add-ons and tried them. The only problem is that none of them does what I want and it's not just the charts/images that require customisation, it's also how the data displayed across pages.
TheObserver
2008-10-20 07:44:41