System Center Reporting Manager 2006

Provides overviews of System Center Reporting Manager 2006 architecture and deployment processes and best-practice guidance for day-to-day administrative tasks.

Describes the procedures needed to import custom hardware inventory data from Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 to System Center Reporting Manager 2006.

Describes the structures and processes for loading business context data from external sources, for example, Active Directory, into the System Center Reporting Manager 2006 data warehouse.

Provides the necessary documentation for customizing existing SCRM 2006 reports. SCRM 2006 reports are customized using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Studio and make extensive use of SQL stored procedures and SQL views in the SCRM 2006 presentation database.