This recipe shows how you can download all RDL files from your Report Server.
In this recipe, we will download all RDL files from the SSRS Report Server into C:\SSRS\ in a subfolder structure that mimics the folder structure in the Report Server.
Identify your SSRS 2012 Report Server URL. We need to reference the ReportService2010 web service, and you can reference it using the following command:
<ReportServer URL>/ReportService2010.asmx
Let's explore the code required to download the RDL files from your Report Server:
Open PowerShell ISE as an administrator.
Add the following script and run it:
$VerbosePreference = "Continue" $reportServerUri = "http://localhost/ReportServer/ReportService2010.asmx" $proxy = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $reportServerUri -UseDefaultCredential $destinationFolder = "C:\SSRS\" #create a new folder where we will save the files #we'll use a time-stamped folder, format similar #to 2012-Mar-28-0850PM...