<s>
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
Reporting	I-Application
Services	I-Application
(	O
SSRS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
server-based	O
report	O
generating	O
software	O
system	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
services	O
,	O
including	O
SSAS	O
(	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
Analysis	I-Application
Services	I-Application
)	O
and	O
SSIS	O
(	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
Integration	I-Application
Services	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SSRS	O
service	O
provides	O
an	O
interface	O
into	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
so	O
that	O
developers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
SQL	O
administrators	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
SQL	O
databases	O
and	O
use	O
SSRS	O
tools	O
to	O
format	O
SQL	O
reports	O
in	O
many	O
complex	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSRS	O
competes	O
with	O
Crystal	B-Application
Reports	I-Application
and	O
other	O
business	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
tools	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
Developer	O
,	O
Standard	O
,	O
and	O
Enterprise	O
editions	O
all	O
include	O
SSRS	O
as	O
an	O
install	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
Express	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
limited	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SQL	O
Server	O
Data	O
Tools	O
for	O
Business	O
Intelligence	O
(	O
SSDT	O
BI	O
)	O
reduces	O
the	O
RDL	O
(	O
Report	B-Application
Definition	I-Application
Language	I-Application
)	O
component	O
to	O
graphic	O
icons	O
in	O
a	O
GUI	O
(	O
Graphical	O
User	O
Interface	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
defined	O
by	O
RDL	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
formats	O
including	O
Excel	B-Application
,	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
CSV	O
,	O
XML	B-Protocol
,	O
TIFF	O
(	O
and	O
other	O
image	O
formats	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
HTML	O
Web	O
Archive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SQL	O
Server	O
2008	O
and	O
2012	O
SSRS	O
can	O
also	O
prepare	O
reports	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
(	O
DOC	O
)	O
format	O
,	O
while	O
third-party	O
report	O
generators	O
offer	O
additional	O
output	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDL	O
reports	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
standalone	O
Report	O
Server	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
ASP.NET	B-Application
ReportViewer	O
web	O
control	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
ReportViewer	O
Windows	B-Application
Forms	I-Application
control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
method	O
allows	O
reports	O
to	O
be	O
embedded	O
directly	O
into	O
web	O
pages	O
or	O
.NET	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SQL	B-Application
Server	I-Application
Reporting	I-Application
Services	I-Application
also	O
support	O
ad	O
hoc	O
reports	O
:	O
the	O
designer	O
develops	O
a	O
report	O
schema	O
and	O
deploys	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
reporting	O
server	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
choose	O
relevant	O
fields/data	O
and	O
generate	O
reports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
SQL	I-Application
Server	I-Application
2012	O
SP1	O
expands	O
Microsoft	O
support	O
for	O
viewing	O
reports	O
to	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Surface	I-Device
,	O
Apple	O
iOS	O
6	O
and	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
Report	I-Application
Builder	I-Application
is	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
SSRS	O
application	O
for	O
building	O
paginated	O
reports	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
features	O
added	O
and	O
branded	O
under	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
Report	I-Application
Builder	I-Application
"	O
application	O
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
"	O
Report	O
builder	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
standalone	O
SSRS	O
tool	O
)	O
produces	O
RDL	O
reports	O
(	O
.rdl	B-Application
files	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
SSRS	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
interactive	O
.pbix	B-Application
files	O
of	O
regular	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
reports	O
(	O
produced	O
for	O
example	O
with	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
Desktop	O
application	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
possible	O
reason	O
for	O
introducing	O
SSRS	O
for	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
may	O
be	O
that	O
it	O
fills	O
a	O
void	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
software	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
printing	O
pdf	B-Application
or	O
paper	O
with	O
good	O
control	O
of	O
pagination	O
and	O
formatting	O
of	O
printed	O
content	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
consolidate	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
reporting	O
software	O
 '	O
under	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
regular	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
reports	O
,	O
paginated	O
reports	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
published	O
to	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
Service	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
shared	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
datasets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paginated	O
reports	O
with	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
Report	I-Application
Builder	I-Application
can	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
free	O
locally	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
Premium	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
workspace	O
is	O
needed	O
for	O
publishing	O
a	O
report	O
to	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
Service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSRS	O
reports	O
can	O
be	O
migrated	O
to	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
using	O
the	O
"	O
Power	B-Application
BI	I-Application
Report	I-Application
Builder	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
