So you want to see what’s new in SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services? Well I’ve got just the thing for you. My 12th course just went live on Pluralsight, named appropriately “What’s New in SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services”.
This course is designed specifically for those who are already familiar with SQL Server Reporting Services, and just need to come up to speed with the new features in the 2016 release. Even better you can do it during a long lunch (or two short ones), the course is just under an hour and a half so you can learn quickly.
The course starts with a look at the brand new Report Portal, the replacement for Report Manager. You’ll see how to create KPIs right in the portal, improvements to subscriptions, and how to custom brand the Report Portal so it can integrate right into your companies websites. After that you’ll learn about the new HTML 5 compatibility, something that makes SSRS integrate even better into your web apps and sites.
Some time is then spent on improvements to what Microsoft calls “Paginated Reports”, essentially the same reports you’ve grown to know and love. You’ll see improvements for embedded reports, as well as the two new chart types, sunburst and treemap. Finally, the long awaited ability to arrange parameters is covered.
Last, but certainly not least, the course covers what I consider to be the most exciting piece of the 2016 release, the Mobile Report Publisher. You’ll see how to use it to generate reports, and how they can be used on the web as well as mobile devices such as phones and tablets.
What’s that you say? You want to see it, but don’t have a Pluralsight subscription? Hey, no problem. Just shoot me an email, free at arcanetc.com. I can send you a code good for 30 days during which you can watch this and any of the over 5,000 (yes, FIVE THOUSAND) courses.