Microsoft
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Report Builder 2.0 delivers an intuitive, Office-like
report authoring environment enabling business and power users to leverage their experience
with Microsoft Office 2007 products. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
Report Builder 2.0 supports the full capabilities of SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services
including:
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Flexible report layout capabilities of SQL Server 2008 Report Definition Language
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Data Visualizations including charts and gauges
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Richly formatted textboxes
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Export to Microsoft Office Word format
Features specific to Report Builder 2.0 are focused on simplifying the process of
creating and editing reports and queries and include the following:
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Easy to use wizards for creating table, matrix and chart data regions
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Support for directly opening and editing reports stored on the report server
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Support for using server resources such as shared data sources
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Query designers for multiple data sources including a Microsoft SQL Server-specific
query designer
