Report Server Configuration

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MS BI Report Server

Configuration

Provided By: BISP Created By: Gaurav Shrivastava

bispsolutions.wordpress.com Software Engineer

[email protected] Reviewed By: Amit Sharma

BISP Team

Business Intelligence Solution Providers| MSBI Reporting Server

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Table of Contents

Title Page No.

1). Introduction Report Server 3

2). Report Server Configuration..4

3). Report Manager ......14




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Introduction to Report Server

Report server is the sole of reporting services. It is very essential that it

should configure correctly.

Windows Service (Provides report scheduling and delivery services) is usedin designing, saving, executing, managing and publishing the reports.

Reporting Services hosts Report Manager, Repot Server, web service and

background processing features running in their own application domains.

Component of report server

1) Report Manager:

Provides front-end for Report Server items and handles their

management.

2) Web Service: (Provides access to Report Server via Report Builder)

Report and Model processing, authentication, data, and rendering.

3) Background process:

Report processing

Model processing

Data processing, rendering, authenticating extensions

Scheduling

Subscription and delivery

Database maintenance




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Reporting Services Configuration

Once installation finish we need to configure SQL server.

Open Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Configuration Tools Reporting

Services Configuration Manager

Connect to your report server instance. The same instance name which you

given while installation.

All information about report server is available in the Current Report Server

Panel.




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You need to select service account. There are three built in accounts

1. Local System

2. Network Service

3. Local ServiceIf you are using windows authentication mode then it is better to use local

system services account.

Here you need to create one file for Backup and recovery purpose. It also

keeps copy of Encryption Key so that in case of data loss you can get it

back.




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In the next step during connection with SQL server leave settings as default.

Result Wizard will show you the current status result. When all things aresuccessfully done then you can move to next step. If any error comes in

result please solve it.




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Web Server URL use to access reports from browser.

Create Virtual Directory by Reporting Services Configuration Manager panel.

You can change directory name as per requirement. In the site identification

panel set IP address, TCP port, SSL certificate and SSL port. You can assign

one IP Address. In this case in the web service will run in that IP address

only. It is recommended that to assign all IP Address. Provide correct TCP

port number because it will require at the time of deployment of report on

web. Other settings leave as default, else if you have SSL certification then

fill the details about it and apply.




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Once settings done apply it and get the result.

Third panel is about web service URL.

Now the next option is data base configuration. By default it is set but it can

be changed as per requirement.




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For Setting Database, there are two options.

1. New report server database

2. Existing report server database

By following further steps you can use existing database.




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According to default settings the server database is ReportServer.

The existing data base is ReportServer select it.

Credential part should go as default. It will accept the windows credential.




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The summary of databases is shown below.

Database settings are done successfully.




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There is one more option for Change Credentials. It is similar as above steps

which are used for change database.

Above wizard is used to change credential of database. It is recommended

that change credential carefully.

Report Manager




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Report manager URL is used to access report manager. Here is one morevirtual directory, so its name should not be conflict with web server URL

virtual directory. Give different name to virtual directory then click apply.

Report Manager is a Web environment where report can be accessed and

managed. It is a tool that used to administer a single report server instancefrom a remote location over an HTTP connection. Report Manager also usedfor its report viewer and navigation features.

Report Manager features

1. Report Manager has view, search, print, and subscribe to reports

facility.

2. There is facility to create folder hierarchy, create data source, and

keep server items in organized way.

3. You can configure report execution properties, report history, andreport parameters.

4. Create report models that connect to and retrieve data from a

Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services data source or from a SQL

Server relational data source.

5. Set model item security to allow access to specific entities in the

model, or map entities to predefined click through reports that you

create in advance.

6. Create shared schedules and shared data sources to make schedules

and data source connections more manageable.7. Create data-driven subscriptions that roll out reports to a large

recipient list.

8. Create linked reports to reuse and repurpose an existing report in

different ways.

9. Launch Report Builder to create reports that you can save and run on

the report server.

Report Manager is use to browse the report server folders or search for

specific reports. You can view a report, its general properties, and pastcopies of the report that are captured in report history.

10.Report Manager requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.




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11.Report Manager is used only for a report server that runs in native

mode. It is not supported for a report server that you configure for

Share Point integrated mode.

Result..




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SMTP server is the local server so provide your own server name and apply.

It communicates with server through mail.

Execution account use to get enters into report server for deployment of

report on web. It is recommended that account should be in domain\alias

format. Alias may be your server instant or windows login name and domain

is local system.




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For backup and recovery purpose we keep all important information in to a

backup file. You already make one backup file in service account. You can

target that file or can create a new one.

Scale out deployment option for move server from one place to another

place.




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Finally go to report manager URL tab to check configuration done properly or

not. Click on Report Manager URL

The Final view on web

It shows that your report services are configured successfully.

The Report Manager's Home page has

1. Create a new folder

2. Create a new data source

3. Upload a file

4. Report Builder 1.0



From this URL

you will get

Reportmanager on

web

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