Creating a Report with the Chart Control in SSRS (Video Series)

In this video series, Scott Whigham will introduce you to the chart control in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. Scott will talk about the various types of charts you can create, as there are so many different customization options, and  walk you through the various customization options.

Highlights from the series:

• Exploring the Chart Control interface
• Altering the chart layout, chart type, legend position
• Customizing chart properties
• Chart name
• Chart title
• Chart color palette, etc
• Grouping and sorting properties
• How Label and Fields work together
• What is a series and what does it do to our chart?
  • When to use a series
  • What to put in a series
• Best practices for working with a series
• Hierarchies in category groups
• Assigning parent groups
• Modifying properties
• Customizing the legend style properties
• Formatting the labels and adding gridlines
• Using the format code and point labels

and much more!