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Answer» Following are the advantages of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS):- - It is both quick and less expensive.
- It provides access to information stored in both MS SQL Server and Oracle DATABASES for efficient reporting.
- There is no need for high-priced specialised training to use SQL Server Reporting Services.
- Visual Studio.NET is integrated with the default report designer in SSRS. This allows us to create an application as well as reports in the same place.
- Security is controlled by a role-based approach that may be applied to folders and reports.
- Users receive subscription-based reports automatically.
- Reports on relational and cube data can be produced more quickly.
- It provides real-time data pertaining to the business, allowing for better decision-making.
Following are the disadvantages of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS):- - There is no option to print. If you wish to print something, you must first export it to PDF, Excel, Word, or another format.
- If the report has PARAMETERS, users must need to pass the values for parameters even if they do not wish the data in the report to be filtered.
- Making changes to custom code and debug expressions is tough.
- It is not possible to include a page number or the TOTAL number of PAGES in the report body.
- There is no way to send values from sub-reports to the main report.
- Every new page has an EXTRA space created by the page header.
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