Professional Microsoft Sharepoint 2007 Reporting with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

Essential guide to developing and deploying high-profile reports in SharePointBuild customized reports quickly and efficiently with SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services for SharePoint sites and this unique guide. Developers, you'll learn report development and deployment; SharePoint or SQL Server Reporting Services administrators, you'll see how to leverage SharePoint to use SQL Server Reporting Services in SharePoint Integrated Mode.This valuable book walks users through the entire planning, developing, and deploying reports. You'll discover techniques, tricks, and workarounds that allow you to produce great-looking charts and reports for your SharePoint sites.SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is the customizable reporting solution for any developer using VB, C#, or ASP.NET who ties into SQL Server to build reports or generate data analysis; SharePoint is Microsoft's portal development platform and is central to the Microsoft Office and developer platformThis book from an expert author team of Microsoft SharePoint 2007 developers covers not only topics relevant to developers, it also goes into the specific nuances of using these reports in a SharePoint environments, such as what to consider when setting up SSRS to run specifically in SharePoint integration mode with WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007Topics include introduction to SQL Server Reporting Services, setting up SQL Server Reporting Services for SharePoint 2007, planning your report project, an overview of Business Intelligence Design Studio (BIDS) 2008, intermediate and advanced reporting techniques, deploying to SharePoint 2007, displaying reports, and moreDiscover new, efficient ways to leverage your core investment in SharePoint 2007 with this one-of-a-kind guide.