Reporting Services Analyst InfoCenter

Analysts create reports and data models for personal use and for other people in an organization. Analysts can be data processing professionals, but might also be persons responsible for analyzing enterprise data in the course of other job functions. Often, an analyst creates reports to identify trends, opportunities, problems, or project characteristics. Analysts might be interested in data mining and the features of SQL Server Analysis Services.

In Reporting Services, analysts are responsible for creating reports that include aggregated data, expressions, and parameters. Analysts also design report models for others in an organization to organize data into meaningful entities that facilitate report creation. Job titles that map to the Reporting Services analyst role include Data Modeler, Business Analyst, or Financial Analyst, to name a few.

To help you quickly get started with the Reporting Services tools and documentation, the following topics provide key information about creating and publishing reports and report models. To view additional information in the documentation, from these topics you can sync to the Table of Contents in SQL Server Books Online, where you will find related topics on advanced features in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services.

Concepts Introducing Reporting Services Reports and Report Definitions Report Models Ways to Create a Report Working with Data in Reporting Services Understanding Data Regions Working with Report Items Understanding Report Layout and Rendering Defining Report Data Connecting to a Data Source Defining Report Datasets for a SQL Server Relational Database Working with Parameters in Reporting Services Filtering Data in a Report Using Expressions in Reporting Services Designing and Publishing Reports Designing the Report Layout Adding Interactive Features Previewing Reports Publishing Reports to a Production Environment Designing Report Models Working with Model Designer Creating a Report Model Project

More InformationReporting Services Component OverviewInstalling Reporting Services How to: Install Reporting Services on a Single Computer Installing SQL Server 2005 Components Installing SQL Server 2005 Tutorials and Walkthroughs Tutorial: Creating a Basic Report Tutorial: Creating a Report Model Samples AdventureWorks Report Samples Tools Report Designer Model Designer Report Builder Report Manager Report Server Books Online Documentation SQL Server 2005 Books Online Reporting Services How-to Topics Reporting Services F1 Help

See Also

Concepts

SQL Server Reporting Services
Reporting Services Information Worker InfoCenter
Reporting Services Administrator InfoCenter
Reporting Services Developer InfoCenter

Other Resources

Getting Started with SQL Server 2005 Books Online

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance