In this opening recipe, we'll see how to configure SharePoint 2016 to host reports. You'll see how to create a Reporting Services SharePoint application, and set it up so when reports are uploaded to SharePoint they can be viewed right within it.
For this recipe, all you'll need is a SharePoint instance you can work with. Be aware you will need administrative access to the SharePoint site. If you have an Azure account, free or paid, you could set up a test instance of SharePoint and use it to follow the instructions in this chapter. Note the setup of such an Azure instance is outside the scope of this chapter. In this chapter, we assume you are using an on premises SharePoint installation.