Designing Operational Reports with Reporting Services

This chapter introduces the reader to the world of operational reporting within SQL Server Reporting Services by discussing, in order, operational reports, Reporting Services, and then some of the best practices available for operational reports in Reporting Services. These best practices fall under several areas: development, performance, and functionality. Each of the best practices provides steps to let us create our own operational reports in Reporting Services. An operational report assists in the continued, regular operations of your business. The chapter walks through several examples of implementing sections of operational reports in Reporting Services. Although this chapter uses Reporting Services 2014 for its descriptions and examples, many of the examples apply to the earlier versions. Depending on the type of operational report, the report could need to display the needed information to feed a process or highlight any important elements that need action.