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SQL Server Reporting services are Microsoft entry in to web based reporting arena. It is a competitor for crystal reports. Reporting Services can be used for ad hoc, embedded, enterprise, and Web-based reporting. SQL Server Reporting Services are created as RDL files i.e. Report Definition Language files. RDL is in XML mark up language. |
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In Desss web developers are using report’s that are generated by latest versions of Microsoft Visual Studio including Business Intelligence Projects. Desss is using the reports in a number of varieties of formats including:
1. Excel
2. PDF
3. CSV
4. XML
5. TIFF (and other image formats), and
6. HTML Web Archive
Users can interact with the Report Server web service directly or by using report manager, a web based application that having interface with the report server web service. Desss web developers are using report services that can be delivered via e-mail or placed on a file system. A report definition contains data retrieval and layout information for a report.
Desss is authoring, distributing, managing, and securing reports from SQL Server various versions. Desss uses ASP.net to integrate reports directly to web pages. |