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1 :: What can SQL Server Reporting Services do?

SQL Server Reporting Service is one of the server-based software systems that generate reports
developed by Microsoft. It is used for preparing and delivering interactive and variety of printed reports. It
is administered through an interface that is web based. Reporting services utilizes a web service
interface for supporting and developing of customized reporting applicatons. It can be competed with
Crystal Reports and other business intelligent tools.
2 :: Explain the architecture of reporting services?
Reporting services architecture is comprises of integrated components. It is multi-tiered, included with
application, server and data layers. This architecture is scalable and modular. A single installation can be
used
across
multiple
computers.
It
includes
the
following
components:
- Report Manager, Reporting Designer, Browser Types Supported by Reporting services, Report server,
Report server command line utilities, Report Server Database, Reporting Services Extensibility, Data
sources that is supported by Reporting Services.

3 :: Describe Reporting Lifecycle?

The
Reporting

Lifecycle

includes

- Report designing The designing is done in Visual Studio Report Designer. It generates a class which
embodies
the
Report
Definition.
- Report processing The processing includes binging the report definition with data from the report data
source. It performs on all grouping, sorting and filtering calculations. The expressions are evaluated
except the page header, footer and section items. Later it fires the Binding event and Bound event. As a
result of the processing, it produces Report Instance. Report instance may be persisted and stored
which
can
be
rendered
at
a
later
point
of
time.
- Report Rendering: Report rendering starts by passing the Report Instance to a specific rendering
extension (HTML or PDF formats). The instance of reports is paged if paging supported by output
format. The expressions of items are evaluated in the page header and footer sections for every page.
As a final step, the report is rendered to the specific output document.

4 :: What are the ways to tune Reporting Services?

To
tune-up
the
Reporting
Services,
follow

the

below

mentioned

ways:

- Expand the Server or utilizing the reporting services of another database server. For better embedding
of report contents, report applications logic and characteristics can have a duplicate copy of data.
- Replication of data continuously. Using nolock, the issues of locking can well be resolved and the
performance of the query can be improved. This can be done by using dirty read at the time of
duplicating the data is unavailable.

5 :: How to schedule SSAS Database backup.

SQL Server Management Studio is used for taking backup of SQL Server Analysis Services database.
SSAS backup option can not perform the SSAS database backup operation. To perform this task, create
SQL Server Agent Job and schedule that job as per custom requirement. The following is the process:

Right

click
the
Select
Specify
the

job

folder
the
Job

of
name

the

SQL
option
for

Agent

node
New
identification

in

SSMS.
job
purpose.


Go
to
Steps
Page
and
click
the
New
button.
Select SQL Server Analysis Services command as the type of job after entering the name of the step
and
enter
the
server
name.

Enter
the
following
command.
<Backup
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Object>
<DatabaseID>AdventureWorksDW</DatabaseID>
</Object>
<File>AdventureWorksDW.abf</File>
<AllowOverwrite>true</AllowOverwrite>
<Password>password</Password>
</Backup>

Click
on
Goto the Schedule page for creating schedule as per the requirements.

OK

SQL Server Reporting Services interview questions

What can SQL Server Reporting Services do?
With Reporting Services, you can create interactive, tabular, graphical, or free-form reports from relational,
multidimensional, or XML-based data sources.............
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Explain the architecture of reporting services.
Reporting Services runs as a middle-tier server as part of the existing server architecture.
SQL Server 2000 should be installed for the database server, and Internet Information Services 6.0 as a Web
server............
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Describe Reporting Lifecycle.
The phases of the Reporting Life Cycle involve:
Report authoring
This stage involves creation of reports that are published using the Report Definition language. RDL is an XML based
industry standard for defining reports..............
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What are the ways to tune Reporting Services?
Following are a few ways you can tune up Reporting Services:
You can expand your current Server or avail the reporting service database on another server. Depending on report
characteristics and application logic, it is sometimes better to have a copy of data separate to improve the
performance............
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How to schedule SSAS Database backup.

SSAS database backups can be taken using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). In order to create a backup
using the SSAS backup option, a SQL Server Agent Job needs to be created and scheduled.............
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How to Generate an Auto Incremental Number in a SSIS Package?
Auto incremental numbers in a SSIS package can be provided using script components. The script component
should be dragged and dropped to the data flow and Transformation should be the component type...............
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Lookup's are a key component in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Explain its purpose
Lookup transformation combines data from two sources. The fields of these sources are matched. The lookups
performed by the transformation are case sensitive................
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How to unzip a File in SSIS?
Execute Process Task in the Control Flow task can be used to unzip a file. The execute process task needs to be
dragged and dropped to the control flow followed by configuration of Executables to specify the path of application,
Arguments to extract zip files (path) and Working directory...............
Read answer
SQL Server Reporting Services interview questions - posted on September 30, 2009 at 15:50 AM by Vidya Sagar

What can SQL Server Reporting Services do?

SQL Server Reporting Service is one of the server-based software systems that generate reports developed by
Microsoft. It is used for preparing and delivering interactive and variety of printed reports. It is administered through
an interface that is web based. Reporting services utilizes a web service interface for supporting and developing of
customized reporting applicatons. It can be competed with Crystal Reports and other business intelligent tools.

Explain the architecture of reporting services.

Reporting services architecture is comprises of integrated components. It is multi-tiered, included with application,
server and data layers. This architecture is scalable and modular. A single installation can be used across multiple
computers. It includes the following components:
- Report Manager, Reporting Designer, Browser Types Supported by Reporting services, Report server, Report
server command line utilities, Report Server Database, Reporting Services Extensibility, Data sources that is
supported by Reporting Services.

Describe Reporting Lifecycle.

The Reporting Lifecycle includes
- Report designing The designing is done in Visual Studio Report Designer. It generates a class which embodies
the Report Definition.
- Report processing The processing includes binging the report definition with data from the report data source. It
performs on all grouping, sorting and filtering calculations. The expressions are evaluated except the page header,

footer and section items. Later it fires the Binding event and Bound event. As a result of the processing, it produces
Report Instance. Report instance may be persisted and stored which can be rendered at a later point of time.
- Report Rendering: Report rendering starts by passing the Report Instance to a specific rendering extension (HTML
or PDF formats). The instance of reports is paged if paging supported by output format. The expressions of items are
evaluated in the page header and footer sections for every page. As a final step, the report is rendered to the specific
output document.

What are the ways to tune Reporting Services?

To tune-up the Reporting Services, follow the below mentioned ways:
- Expand the Server or utilizing the reporting services of another database server. For better embedding of report
contents, report applications logic and characteristics can have a duplicate copy of data.
- Replication of data continuously. Using nolock, the issues of locking can well be resolved and the performance of
the query can be improved. This can be done by using dirty read at the time of duplicating the data is unavailable.

How to schedule SSAS Database backup.

SQL Server Management Studio is used for taking backup of SQL Server Analysis Services database. SSAS backup
option can not perform the SSAS database backup operation. To perform this task, create SQL Server Agent Job and
schedule that job as per custom requirement. The following is the process:
Right click the job folder of the SQL Agent node in SSMS.
Select the option New job
Specify the Job name for identification purpose.
Go to Steps Page and click the New button.
Select SQL Server Analysis Services command as the type of job after entering the name of the step and enter the
server name.
Enter the following command.
<Backup xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<Object>
<DatabaseID>AdventureWorksDW</DatabaseID>
</Object>
<File>AdventureWorksDW.abf</File>
<AllowOverwrite>true</AllowOverwrite>
<Password>password</Password>
</Backup>
Click on OK
Goto the Schedule page for creating schedule as per the requirements.

How to Generate an Auto Incremental Number in a SSIS Package?

SSIS package does not support any function to generate auto incremental numbers. A script component can be used
for the designated task. The steps are as follows:
1. Drag and drop the Script Document to the Data flow and select the Script Component Type as Transformation.
2. Double click the Script Component.
3. Select the column which is to pass through the script component, in the Input Columns tab.
4. Add a column with an integer data type, in the Inputs and Outputs tab.

Lookup's are a key component in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Explain its purpose
Data from two sources is combined by Lookup Transformation. There are matching fields from these sources. Case
insensitive transformations is performed by the lookups. For the purpose of accessing additional information in
relation to the tables is one of the purposes of lookups. Lookups can be used in data warehousing.
Lookups are used for the following purposes
- Data Cleansing
- Error Tolerance
- Data search in data warehouse
- Optimizations using cache modes

How to unzip a File in SSIS?

The following is the process for Unzip a file in SSIS.
- Use Execute Process Task in the Control Flow Task.
- From BIDS, drag and drop an Execute Process Task to the control flow and configure.
In the Execute Process, perform the following configurations:
- Executable: The path of the application that is being used.
- Arguments: Need to supply the arguments to extract the zipped files. o+ is the default parameter for overwriting
files if they exist.
- Working Directory: The current directory for all process.
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