Everybody has been bloggin about the new features in SQL 2012, so I thought it would be best to just look at one part of the offering.\u00a0 SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) has not gotten a much love but there are a few good improvements.\u00a0 The list is so short, I covered it in one slide while presenting at SQL Saturday #125 in Oklahoma City.\u00a0 Let’s look at each area a little more.<\/p>\n
SSRS Data Alerts<\/strong><\/p>\n This is definitely a good improvement from the user perspective.\u00a0\u00a0 It allows users (OK, they may need help) to set up subscriptions based on criteria in the report.\u00a0 An example might be only sending the AdventureWorks\u00a0 sales report when the sales amount was over $x or was in a certain region.\u00a0 I like this feature so much, I’m starting a presentation about it.<\/p>\n Power View for Tabular Models<\/strong><\/p>\n The PowerView add-in allows report authors to build interactive reports against data from PowerPivot workbooks in a PowerPivot Gallery or tabular models deployed to an SSAS 2012 instance.\u00a0\u00a0 For a good overview see: http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/hh213579.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n