SSRS Missing Folder in Tile View - reporting-services

one user is having a problem with a missing folder in SSRS which they can see in Details view but not in Tile view. All other users are able to see and use this folder in tile view. This folder doesn't appear to be hidden as the checkbox "Hide in tile view" in its properties isn't checked off and the folder isn't white/gray when looking at it in details view on their own computer. For the time being they can access the folder in details view but they would much prefer to open it in tile view.
Any help would be apperciated.

The fact that your user can see it in detail view proves that the necessary permissions are in place. As there is only one (or a handful) of users experiencing this problem, I would suggest the problem might be in the browser. I would suggest trying the following in Internet Explorer (which I assume you're using as SSRS works best with IE):
Tools => Internet Options => Under Browsing History click the Delete Button and delete all Temporary Internet files, Cookies, and History.
Close all instances of the browser and reopen. If this fixed the problem, then you want to do the following:
Tools => Internet Options => Under the Advanced tab, check the "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed"
Admittedly, this is a shot in the dark. However, I've run into problems with SSRS before where browser caching has produced undesirable results.
Best of luck!

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Is it possible to restore data from browsing session in Google Chrome?

Lets say, one visited a Website, which loaded a js-module.
This module loaded some information into a form and the chrome browser displayed it.
Is it anyhow possible to restore this information (i.e. via the browser cache) and view it?
What I've tried so far:
View Source of Web-Page in Chrome, but i did not record the communication, so no data here
installed "ChromeCacheView v2.21 - Cache viewer for Google Chrome Web browser" and viewed the Files with Dates which correspond to the concerning session time
Regarding the second point: I can only view the js-files unfortunately.
Yes, but it depends on what device you are on. If you are on the computer, go into your google history and find the website you need. Then, you can copy the link and save it somewhere else.
Also, if you don't know how to get into your history, click control h.

Sharing the Realtime Documents

I have created a playground application. I see that it creates shortcut files in my google drive. I tried to share it with incognito (because I want the doc to be available to anybody and do not know how to create another google account, so I log out into incognito). The shared link looks like https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B00--A0eRH1JLTdsX2t0LWw5RE0. But, incognito fails to view it. It says that "No preview avaialable" in what is supposed to be its google drive window and offers the log in
The key problem that I see is that playground application has the following structure, which comes from the official demo
function onAuthorized() {
function onFileLoaded(doc) {display(doc)}
gapi.drive.realtime.load(your_doc_id, onFileLoaded)
}
// App entry point -- start by authorization
gapi.auth.authorize({
client_id: rtClientId, scope: ['install', 'file'],
//user_id: userId,
immediate: !popup }, onAuthorized
);
which seems to demand authentication in the first place before displaying any doc. Authorization is problematic for the unsigned mode that I want my app to be available. I want to share a file and make it viewable to the general public, without the need to log in. This raises a question if incognito users are able to view or event edit my document. I also concern how to copy the doc to their account if desired: one thing is when you have created a file on your drive with my app, you can probably list the files and use drive.copy api to copy desired one and other thing when you want to copy a file that is not available on your google drive and the only thing you have is its id.
BTW, can you tell me which account to use for non-incognito testing from another account? If I create the document in one account I want to see how it looks/accessible from the another.
The Realtime API does not provide anonymous access by default. See https://developers.google.com/google-apps/realtime/faq#does_the_realtime_api_support_anonymous_access
"BTW, can you tell me which account to use for non-incognito testing from another account? If I create the document in one account I want to see how it looks/accessible from the another."
Use Chrome for one account. Use Firefox and other browsers for succeeding accounts.
Additional note:
Just so you have a clear understanding what Incognito is all about. What it can and cannot do so you don't mix things up.
How incognito mode works
What you view
Incognito is a mode that opens a new window where you can browse the
Internet in private without Chrome saving the sites you visit. You can
switch between an incognito window and any regular Chrome browsing
windows you have open. You'll only be in incognito mode when you're
using the incognito window.
Be careful. Incognito mode only prevents Chrome from saving your site
visit activity. It won't stop other sources from seeing your browsing
activity, including:
Your internet service provider Your employer (if you're using a work
computer) The websites you visit themselves What you've downloaded
Chrome won’t save a record of the files you download in incognito
mode. However, the downloaded files will be saved to your computer’s
Downloads folder, where you and any other users of your computer can
see and open them, even after you close your incognito tabs.

Open local files(file://) using Chrome

I have an page with some forms. All the links work fine in IE. They open in a new tab nicely when the hyperlink is click by the user; however, I realized that when Chrome is use the link doesn't open. I keep clicking but nothing opens. The only way of opening the file is copying the hyperlink, opening a new tab in Chrome, paste and go.
Form1
Is this something that browser do? Because I tried it with FireFox and doesn't work either?
It there a way of going around? without installing anything in the browser? Because my user loves Chrome.
Thank you in advanced for the responses.
You can't access to files outside your server or "SandBox", sandbox include the files that user push to the browser or to your server.
If the access from browser to a pc files from web pages was possible, it would be a security problem.
The answer is that you can't with your approach and more importantly you shouldn't. Chrome behavior is in fact the right behavior and it protects you from having malicious users and/or scripts accessing your local resources.
The FILE protocol will access local or defined network named resources which will not be available to a remote user that visits the same page. In other words, you may have outsideserver mapped as a network resource/drive but someone else will not (This does not apply to IPs)
Here's what you can do:
Move the code to a server side script(php, asp, etc) and stream the file back out. Found a quick example here on SO. I did not verify it though. Streaming a large file using PHP
Install a webserver on outsideserver and map a new site to the shared folder. You can then reference it via http (http://outsideserver.com/form1.pdf)
Use the below extension for chrome. It will work.
Enable local file links
Below both options are working and tested.
Link 2
Link 3

Chrome only works on the first session for multi-session logins

I haven't found anything looking like a good answer to my problem, so I'll articulate my own question:
On a Terminal-/Remote Desktop Server (2012 R2), we have a problem running Chrome where there are multiple sessions for the same user. (e.g. a shared "Front Desk" AD user where 2 or 3 people at work may be logged into 4 or 5 RDP sessions with the same user account)
The first launch of Chrome works fine for whichever session opens it. None of the other sessions can use Chrome, however, at least not until the initially launched program instance is closed.
I found an explanation followed by a very unsexy suggestion in the Chromium forums (https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=160676), so I'm trying to ask here instead in hope that there is a better and more intuitive solution to the problem.
Thank you!
I've solved by, for each concurrent session needed:
In chrome click on Manage people, then Add person, checking Create a desktop shortcut for this user.
Chrome will create a desktop shortcut with the Target property such as:
"C:\......\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="Profile 1"
Edit the Target property of the created desktop shortcut and add a unique folder value for the --user-data parameter:
"C:\......\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="Profile 1" --user-data-dir="C:\temp\user1"
I don't see your log or any other trace clue.
One of my guess chrome's user data directory was locked by the chrome opened.
You might try open the chrome from cmd with this command:
chrome.exe --user-data-dir="C:\temp\user1"
It is starting chrome with a new user data directory.
Workaround details for this issue are here:
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=160676
You may want to uncheck the option that lets Chrome run in the background even if "closed"
Click on the Chrome menu (or press Alt+E) Select Settings Click on the link titled ‘Show advanced settings‘ Under the section headed ‘System‘ untick the box next to “Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed”

Can one configure Chrome to offer opening downloads in suitable applications?

I recently made Google Chrome my default browser (mainly due to its bookmark and preferences syncing capabilities across multiple systems).
One thing I find increasingly annoying with it though is, that Chrome does not allow to directly open a downloaded file in an appropriate application!
In IE I was us to, that, when I clicked onto a link pointing to some document, e.g. a spreadsheet, to being asked, whether I wanted to save this document to a local file or to directly open it (in Excel in this example). This worked with all kinds of registered applications but also other formats, e.g. email addresses (mailto:-links) or Calendar entries (.ics-files) which directly opened Outlook's new email dialog with the email-address already filled int or created a new calendar entry from the .ics file, resp.
In Chrome one can only save such docs to a local file and then needs to locate that and has to open it manually. I find this always most cumbersome! Is there some plugin that allows to bring back the convenience I was used to?
And to spare me the usual comments on such feature requests right away: Yes, I am aware, that this is a potential security issue, if one opens docs from dubious sources, etc. I know, that one needs to understand what one is doing in such situations, but I think I do!
Click the little arrow beside the file, which is being downloaded and choose Always open files of this type. That will make it open automatically in the program the file type has been associated with in Windows after it finishes downloading.