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Advanced SSRS Course (2 days)

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Topics covered on this course

  • Revision of grouping

    Subtopics

    1. Creating grouped tables
    2. Fixing page headers
    3. Collapsing and expanding
  • Revision of expressions

    Subtopics

    1. Calculated fields
    2. Using the expression builder
    3. Conditional formatting
  • Advanced expressions

    Subtopics

    1. Understanding scope
    2. Using RowNumber
    3. Running totals
  • Variables

    Subtopics

    1. How variables work
    2. Report variables
    3. Group variables
  • Embedding code

    Subtopics

    1. Setting code for a report
    2. Calling functions in expressions
    3. Better ways to write code
  • Using SQL views

    Subtopics

    1. Why views are a good idea
    2. Designing views
    3. Scripting views
    4. Using views in reports
  • Revision of parameters

    Subtopics

    1. Configuring parameters
    2. Referencing parameters
    3. Dealing with no rows
    4. Default and null values
    5. Dropdown parameters
  • Stored procedures in SSRS

    Subtopics

    1. Pros and cons of stored procedures
    2. Server Explorer vs SSMS
    3. Creating and editing procedures
    4. Using for reports
  • Stored procedure parameters

    Subtopics

    1. Creating report parameters
    2. Refreshing fields
    3. Default and null values
  • Dropdowns with procedures

    Subtopics

    1. The stored procedures needed
    2. Cascading dropdowns
    3. Replacing SELECT A VALUE
  • Multivalue parameter procedures

    Subtopics

    1. Splitting the choices made in SQL
    2. Displaying the chosen data
    3. Restricting the number of choices
  • Improving report navigation

    Subtopics

    1. Document maps
    2. Using bookmarks
    3. Setting tooltips
  • Dynamic reports

    Subtopics

    1. Dynamic datasets
    2. Dynamic grouping
    3. Dynamic matrices

Topics marked will be covered if time allows.

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Here are some reasons to choose Wise Owl courses:

In addition, here are some benefits unique to classroom training:

And some benefits specific to online training:

  • Courseware posted to you in advance
  • Separate pre-course check-up included
  • Our clever Wordsworth system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

We've been in business over 30 years - we must be doing something right!

Advanced SQL Server Reporting Services course dates

The table below lists the Advanced SQL Server Reporting Services courses that we currently have scheduled (click on one of the tabs to filter the list).

We don't currently have any Advanced SSRS courses scheduled. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Advanced SSRS course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

We don't currently have any Advanced SSRS courses scheduled in our London training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Advanced SSRS course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

We don't currently have any Advanced SSRS courses scheduled in our Manchester training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Advanced SSRS course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

We don't currently have any online Advanced SSRS courses scheduled. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Advanced SSRS course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

About half of our courses are created bespoke for a single organisation, and either delivered onsite (usually somewhere in the UK, but we're willing to travel!) or online. For onsite courses we will usually provide and set up the necessary computers free of charge.

There are four main reasons why you might want to book tailored training like this:

  1. If you have 3 or more people, organising custom training will probably be cheaper than booking people individually onto a scheduled course.
  2. You'll be able to choose the content of any training, and be able to pause it for discussions on how you'll use software internally, or ask to take digressions.
  3. You may not be able to travel to our venues, so it might be easier to ask us to travel to you.
  4. You may not be able to make the dates of our published scheduled courses, and want to be able to choose when your training takes place.

If you'd like a quote for how much a tailored course would cost please let us know what you'd like to achieve and we'll get back to you (normally within half a working day).

What other people have said about our SSRS training

Here are some comments we've received about our SSRS training . You can see all of our 541 reviews here. We would like to sincerely thank the clients whose names are shown below for kindly agreeing to let us share their feedback.

"A great trainer, who explained everything very clearly. He made sure all topics were covered and understood by everyone. Really enjoyed this course and will definitely be looking into attending more Wise Owl courses."

Cassandra Wan

St Mungos

"I enjoyed the interactive nature of the course, as personally, I find I learn best by actually carrying out the exercises, rather than just being shown. I also liked the repetition of the tasks, as this helped me learn the principles."

Tom Tuck

Macfarlanes LLP

"Well rounded course, presented well."

Rob Cook

Live Nation (Music) UK Limited

"Well structured course and the trainer adapted the pace of learning to benefit my needs. I feel I have come away from the course with more knowledge than I expected to and feel confident I will be able to utilise my new skills going forward. Manual is great. Thank you."

Julie Chapman

Hereford Sixth Form College

"The trainer was brilliant and adjusted the course to the needs of everyone in the group. We managed to go through many more things than initially assumed. Thank you. Wise Owl was recommended to us by my previous manager and I will definitely consider using Wise Owl for any further development of my team."

Przemyslaw Brzek

TVS Supply Chain Solutions

"Very good trainer who went out of his way to answer any questions that we had."

Evie Topp

Clayton Glass Ltd

About this Advanced SQL Server Reporting Services course

Click on one of the tabs below to see the given information about the course.

If you can already create reports using either Report Builder or Reporting Services, we'd like to show you what else SSRS can do! This two-day advanced course will show you how to create and use variables; why and how you should base your reports on views and stored procedures; and how to use bookmarks, document maps and dynamic reports.  If you're getting a group of people up to speed on SSRS from scratch, combining this and our two-day Introduction to SSRS course together makes for a nice three-day onsite course.

Pre-requisites

The ideal preparation for this course is to attend our two-day Reporting Services course. We will accept other delegates, but you must have a good understanding of how to create reports in SSRS. Delegates must also know some SQL. This course is taught using SQL Server 2016, although the version isn't particularly important.

What you'll need to bring

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

  1. A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
  2. A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed.  This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers using our whizzy Wordsworth online training system, and these computers will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

  • For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
  • For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it). We will also ask you whether you want to receive a printed copy of the course manual (and post this to you if you do).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions

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What other SSRS courses can I take?▼

Here is a list of all of the SSRS courses that we run:

Course name Days
Reporting Services 2 days
Advanced SSRS (this course) 2 days
Fast track SSRS 3 days
Report Builder 2 days

What courses do you have related to this one?▼

You might like to consider invesigating these related courses:

Related course Days Level
Reporting Services 2 days Introduction
Introduction to SQL 2 days Introduction
Advanced SQL 2 days Intermediate or advanced

What are your venues for your classroom SSRS courses?▼

We run our scheduled classroom training courses in the following venues:

Venue Details
SSRS training in London We run our courses in London from the LandMark offices in Bishopsgate, right in the middle of the City (and close to Liverpool Street mainline station).
SSRS training in Manchester We run our courses in Manchester from the Holiday Inn business centre, which is a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly station.
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LONDON

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Manchester

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25 Aytoun Street

MANCHESTER

M1 3AE

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