We have over 100 custom reports that need to be retrieved from our CRM. I know this can be done one at a time through the UI but I need to create a 'bulk download' utility.
Searching through the database I found tables for the default reports but not our custom ones. On the server's file system I found the default report .rdl files but not our custom ones.
Does anybody know where the custom reports reside (SQL database or filesystem)?
Those reports will be stored in Reporting server, which is configured during installation of CRM.
I found this blog, which talks about downloading rdl files in bulk.
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Is the a way to export Google Data Studio Report Configuration information?
For instance, if I create a Data Studio report and want to have a means to recreate all of the data and style settings from scratch, can I export information about all of the settings I made to reference (or better yet, import) the settings to restore and or duplicate the report?
Using:
SSRS Report Server 10.50.1600.1
BIDS Visual Studio 9.0.30729.4462 (from remote client on same domain and network; not local on SSRS server)
I'd like to be able to add existing shared data sources and shared datasets that live on my report server to my BIDS project on my local workstation.
I know I can create a shared resource from a BIDS instance, and deploy it to the SSRS server. I can also do the same via Report Builder 3.0; deploy or publish from either application, then navigate to the report server URL (https://SSRSServer.mydomain.com/reportserver), download the resource(s) to my machine, add them as a Shared resource, and then redeploy as appropriate...but that's a bit convoluted.
What I'd like to do is add a shared data source (or set) in BIDS the same way that I can in Report Builder 3.0. In RB, I can navigate to the report server URL (using WebDAV, I'm assuming), and pick the rsds file I need, however, from BIDS, I'm only able to browse UNC and local paths (URL+DAVWWWRoot doesn't work, and neither does manually adding a data connection string).
I feel like I'm overlooking something obvious, but I can't find anything on the subject, and I've been racking my brain for too long this morning...
In short: is there anyway to browse my report server resources from BIDS 2008, in the same fashion as Report Builder 3.0 with the intention of adding existing datasets and data sources (please see screenshots for reference)?
Image taken from adding a shared data source from Report Builder 3.0
I'm sad to tell you but there is not.
You only can save those objects ,local by downloading them and then adding to the project explicitly.
I checked if there is a way to paste multiple datasets/datasources into your project file but it is also not possible, looks like it is encrypted in the state string of the project file.
Basically, I am an intern and there is a report server which we are looking at increasing the power of a certain user on so he can edit more reports than just the ones in his folder. We know how to do this fine but what I wanted to make sure was that if he messes one up we can easily restore that report. We are preforming regular backups and I know how to do a full recovery but I cannot find any information about restoring just a single report when needed.
Thanks for your help.
There are two options.
Edit the report in Visual Studio deploy it to the target server and save the .rdl file in a source repository. You can deploy the saved version as many times as you need to.
Log into the reporting services manager and select the report and then select the export option. Save the .rdl file to source repository. You can upload the saved file to the server as many times as you need to.
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Here is a link to a powershell script that seems to create a backup of all .rdl files and saves them to a folder.
Search for third party tools that will create and restore one or many individual reports.
I have just moved into a new company and the people who setup their reports set them up under projects and then created reports. Using Visual Studio they then updated to the server, created a linked report to sub folders via internet explorer interface.
I have now found that to update any of these reports, I have to update them to the project location and then delete the old report and create a new linked report.
I am hoping that there is a gap in my knowledge and there is another way to do this. Alternatively is there a way I can move the reports to their respective folders. I do not have access to the reportserver to create folders but can apply to IT to get these done.
Would love some help so I do not spend days updating most of these reports.
Thanks
If I understand you correctly they are developing the reports in visual studio and using the deploy function to upload them to the reporting server. They then create a linked report using the web-based report manager interface so that the report is the accessible from another location.
I haven't tested it using the auto-deployment feature of visual studio, but at least if you update the main report then all linked reports will now be the new version as well. So you should just be able to deploy from visual studio and have all of the old linked reports work as well. Only if the auto-deployment process involves deleting the original report before uploading will the linked reports be broken. As long as it is a simple update/replace operation it will be fine.
If it is actually deleting the reports during deployment and the linked reports stop functioning (giving an error something like "the report link is no longer valid") then you don't actually have to fully delete and recreate the linked report. You can go to the properties of the linked report and update the link location so that it will no point to the proper report again (tested on 2008 R2). This will save you from having to redo all of the security and subscriptions that the linked report may have.
I am new to SSRS and I'm trying to automate a report for our client. I have comnpleted the design but I have not deployed it to the reporting server. When I manually export the report to excel via the design viewer in Business Intelligence Studio 2008, I get a new workbook every time. However, I want this report to export to excel automatically, to the same workbook, on the same worksheet, every time it is run per month. This way, i can create an excel workbook that contains the report data and other worksheets with templates that auto populate, based on the report data.
I'd like to avoid exporting it to a new workbook, then copying and pasting into the workbook with all my templates manually. I'd also like to avoid exporting to CSV or XML and then importing it into Excel.
Is this possible? Perhaps this is via the deployment of the report and I just haven't gotten that far?
Thanks!
Hi welcome to stack overflow.
Can l suggest looking at another related technology SSIS (Sql Server Integrated Services). This will allow you to extract the data from a data source. Then using the the out of the box components export the data to Excel. Once you have created the package in SSIS, the package can then be scheduled to run (if you have SQL server instance) to run at specific times. I have used that solution in my current role to produce reports automatically and then email then to various people.
The link below shows one method of exporting to excel using BIDS, and suggests some other ways.
http://cavemansblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/ssis-export-data-from-sql-server-2005-to-excel/
Also this link http://dougbert.com/blog/post/Excel-in-Integration-Services-Part-1-of-3-Connections-and-Components.aspx is one of three that covers the topic of connecting SSIS to Excel, has some excellent advice IMHO
SSRS has a scheduler build in, which can run reports at specified times, this l think is only available in the enterprise edition. This facility will if memory serves right, will not insert the data, only create or overwrite the file each time. So l am not sure if this is the solution you are looking for.