Adhoc Reporting

Couple of Questions regarding Reporting Services
1) Does SQL Server Reporting Services support adhoc reporting like dynamic
generation of report files rather than basing it on a template rdl
2) How long does it take to do a manual conversion of Crystal report with
say sub reports and say 30 formula fields and 4 paramters?
Thanks in Advance,
RdjeethRdjeeth,
1) Version 1.0 of RS doesn't support ad-hoc reporting features. However, the
next version of RS will come with a Report Builder which will support
comprehensive ad-hoc functionality. I've seen a short demo of the Report
Builder and I can say only good words about it. Meanwhile, you can evaluate
third-party products, such as the Cizer Quick Query.
2) Time will be in reverse proportion to your RS skills. As a side note,
instead of subreports you should gravitate towards using side-by-side
regions for performance reasons.
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Hope this helps.
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"RDJEETH" <RDJEETH@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Couple of Questions regarding Reporting Services
> 1) Does SQL Server Reporting Services support adhoc reporting like dynamic
> generation of report files rather than basing it on a template rdl
> 2) How long does it take to do a manual conversion of Crystal report with
> say sub reports and say 30 formula fields and 4 paramters?
> Thanks in Advance,
> Rdjeeth