SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services - Pros and Cons

Question

I am developing a web application using ASP .NET 2.0, VS 2008 and SQL Server 2005. I would like to Use SSRS 2005 for the various reports I need to build for this web application

Answer 1

The main problem I had was setting up Reportserver in a stage/production web-environment. I had to get the reports out of the Reportserver Webservice into the web application. The environment looks pretty simple now, but I remember at that time it was difficult to debug.

An other issue was multilanguage reports. Again: now its easy to use, but be prepared to do some googling.

The designer is crap. Who knows what =First(Fields!Sales.Value,"DataSet1") means? I also had issues with the size of reports (the report was designed to fit on a A4 page but at the end didnt).

I still like the product. After some time I got everything solved and our trainee can design and publish great reports.