Charting the Unknown – Level 5 in the Stairway to Reporting Services
This article will explain different types of visualizations, including charts and maps, and when you would use each type.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-06-07)
17,166 reads
Jessica M. Moss
Data Everywhere - Level 3 in the Stairway to Reporting Services
In this article, MVP Jessica Moss talks about data sources and how to connect them to your report. Learn how to add the reusable data sets and data sources for your reporting projects.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-02-22)
29,439 reads
Data Everywhere - Level 3 in the Stairway to Reporting Services
In this article, MVP Jessica Moss talks about data sources and how to connect them to your report. Learn how to add the reusable data sets and data sources for your reporting projects.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-02-22)
31,383 reads
Designing a Dashboard - Level 6 in the Stairway to Reporting Services
This article walks through a sample dashboard, highlighting sparklines, databars, and indicators.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-08-04)
34,276 reads
Extra, Extras - Level 7 in the Stairway to Reporting Services
This article highlights each of the additional items needed to create a clean but beautiful report. Using the simple items of headers and footers, textboxes, and other layout options will increase the readability and manageability of your reports.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-12-02)
12,979 reads
Management - Level 9 in the Stairway to Reporting Services
In the last article of the series, you will learn how to manage your reports once you've finished development, including how to use the Report Manager, deploy reports, and send reports to the appropriate end users.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2012-05-23)
13,313 reads
Report Customization - Level 8 in the Stairway to Reporting Services
This article discusses how to create custom functions, methods, and expressions so that you can make your data do things that Reporting Services won't!
2019-03-26 (first published: 2012-04-11)
16,407 reads
SSRS In a Flash - Level 1 in the Stairway to Reporting Services
Learn the basics of Reporting Services, what it is, and what it can do from you. From MVP Jessica Moss, we have a new series that can help you get started with this part of SQL Server.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2010-04-06)
50,553 reads
SSRS In a Flash - Level 1 in the Stairway to Reporting Services
Learn the basics of Reporting Services, what it is, and what it can do from you. From MVP Jessica Moss, we have a new series that can help you get started with this part of SQL Server.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2010-04-06)
54,628 reads
Tablix Tutorial – Level 4 in the Stairway to Reporting Services
This article shows how to group information, adjust for dynamic column and row groups, and generally use the tablix in Reporting Services.
2019-03-26 (first published: 2011-04-13)
37,900 reads
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Fun with JSON I
I have some data in a table:
CREATE TABLE #test_data
(
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(100),
birth_date DATE
);
-- Step 2: Insert rows
INSERT INTO #test_data
VALUES
(1, 'Olivia', '2025-01-05'),
(2, 'Emma', '2025-03-02'),
(3, 'Liam', '2025-11-15'),
(4, 'Noah', '2025-12-22');
If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT *
FROM OPENJSON(
(
SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
)
) t; See possible answers