SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS) coding conventions, best practices, tips and programming guidelines for sql server.This slide is really helpful for starting conversion between architects and developers. Just print 2nd slide and put on your desk as coding life board.

1. SSRSCoding Conventions, Best Practices, Tips and Programming Guidelines
BY-VISHAL PAWAR

2. Control Page Size
use the common
template
convert the complex
queries into views
Introduce only the
necessary parameters
Assign the default value
send “All” to the SQL
and handle it
retrieve what is needed
Use all the space Profile the data
Before start-report
width - std. paper sizes
Make sure PDF export
width fits in a page
Lengthy reports-
theInteractiveHeight
Move the Calculated
fields into views
Right data type for the
parameters
Rectangle-RCE, List-LST
Image-IMG, Chart-CHT
Report – RPT,
Sub report-SRP
Gauge-GGE, Data bar-
DTB, Sparkline-SLN
Data sources, Start
name with DS
Datasets Name Start
with DS
Text box – TXT, Map -
MAP , Line - LNE
Table – TBL, Matrix-MTX
Use the DateTime data
type instead String
Stop the bug - Cannot
read the next data
Show the last refreshed
date/time for ETL SSRS Label Formatting
Report Header
consistency
Dashboard – KPI and Key
information
Adding Comments in
Expressions
Use a Dedicated Server
for SSRS
Optimize your report
queries
query directly impact
the SSRS performance
Define No records found
properly
Sparkline – Easy %
representation
KPI boxes on the left
Displaying Columns
Dynamically if required
Adding Fields to Page
Headers and Footers
Off hours schedule
report subscription
Maintain SSRS Server
Catalog Databases
Details Report must be
with Indicator
Less info more charts Don’t use “Select *”
We can Use Visual Basic
(VB) Functions
Enable drilldowns for
detail
Use rectangles for
consistency , efficiency
Background Selection
SSRS Logical page breaks
Using Custom
Assemblies
Use linked reports with
hidden parameters
Take advantage of
free reports
Embed basic JavaScript
code in a report
Formatting of Table Correlated column
charts
Soft page breaks Pagination
Create folders and use
linked reports
Implement dynamic
image for scorecard feel
Display selected
parameter in header
Use dynamic grouping
for control
Use snapshots to avoid
bottlenecks
Physical page breaks Rendering formats
Avoid security
maintenance if any
Store Colors in the
Database
Go further with
ReportViewer controls
Tapping Into Third-Party
Tools
Use Alternating Row
Colors for visibility
Use Multi-Value
Parameter inT-SQL
Implement filters for
performance
Define pagination to
hide overhead
Buy-in to Export to
SingleFormat
Used Linked Reports to
ManageSecurity
Keep Report Quantity
Small
Spend 10 Minutes on
Design
Choose the Right Chart
Use Query Analyzer and
Profiler for Optimization
Define Property
CleanupCycleMinutes
Create Reach SSRS
Report
Use and Define Grouping
properly
Pass parameters
through the URL
Use Global Parameter -
Page Name
Consistent Layout
execution log to assess
performance
sort a report that has
been exported to Excel
Follow standard Colum
and text schema
Develop proper - Ad
Hoch report
Use proper Newlines in
text boxes
SSRS Deployment's
practices
get number of rows in
your result set
Reporting Services trace
logs
Use C#, VB, SQL perfect
combination as required

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