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SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook

By : Dinesh Priyankara, Robert Cain
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SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook

By: Dinesh Priyankara, Robert Cain

Overview of this book

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services comes with many new features. It offers different types of reporting such as Production, Ad-hoc, Dashboard, Mash-up, and Analytical. SQL Server 2016 also has a surfeit of new features including Mobile Reporting, and Power BI integration. This book contains recipes that explore the new and advanced features added to SQL Server 2016. The first few chapters cover recipes on configuring components and how to explore these new features. You’ll learn to build your own reporting solution with data tools and report builder, along with learning techniques to create visually appealing reports. This book also has recipes for enhanced mobile reporting solutions, accessing these solutions effectively, and delivering interactive business intelligence solutions. Towards the end of the book, you’ll get to grips with running reporting services in SharePoint integrated mode and be able to administer, monitor, and secure your reporting solution. This book covers about the new offerings of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services in comprehensive detail and uses examples of real-world problem-solving business scenarios.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.Packtpub.com
Preface

Authenticating users for Reporting Services


Authentication is the mechanism by which SSRS will establish the identity of a user. It doesn't identify the user, but rather establishes the method by which a user will identify themselves to the Reporting Services server.

Getting ready

This recipe is more focused on determining what the authentication type is set to and how to understand what your choices are. You will need to have access to the server on which SSRS is running, with administrative rights.

How to do it...

  1. Open File Explorer in Windows.

  2. Navigate to the folder where your instance of Reporting Services is installed. This will typically be in the format of Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\instance name\Reporting Services\ReportServer. (Note there is a space between Reporting Services, but no space with ReportServer.)

  3. In a default installation of SQL Server 2016, this would be C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS13.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportServer.

  4. Open the rsreportserver...