MS BI Report 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 used

in 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 Service
If 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 are
successfully 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 more
virtual 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 instance
from a remote location over an HTTP connection. Report Manager also used
for 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, and
report 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 past
copies 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. ReportManager 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
From this URL
you will get
Report
manager on
web

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

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