Publishing Reports to the Report Server in SSRS

Publishing reports is the process of deploying your developed reports from your local development environment (like Report Builder or Visual Studio with SQL Server Data Tools) to the SSRS report server where they can be accessed by end users.

Methods to Publish Reports

1. Using Visual Studio/SSDT (SQL Server Data Tools)

• Steps:

  1. Open your report project in Visual Studio

  2. Right-click the project in Solution Explorer

  3. Select "Properties"

  4. Configure the "TargetServerURL" (e.g., http://[server]/reportserver)

  5. Set the "TargetReportFolder" (default is the project name)

  6. Right-click the report and select "Deploy" or use the "Build > Deploy Solution" option

2. Using Report Builder

• Steps:

  1. Open your report in Report Builder

  2. Click the "File" menu

  3. Select "Save As"

  4. Choose "Report Server" as the location

  5. Enter the report server URL and navigate to the target folder

  6. Click "Save"

3. Using Web Portal (Manual Upload)

• Steps:

  1. Navigate to the SSRS web portal (typically http://[server]/reports)

  2. Browse to the folder where you want to publish

  3. Click "Upload" button

  4. Select the .rdl file from your local system

  5. Click "OK" to upload