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FIGURE 6-12
Reporting Services Configuration Manager
When running the Reporting Services Configuration Manager, you first must specify the
server name and instance that you are managing. After you connect to the server, you must
configure the nodes as described in Table 6-5.
TABLE 6-5
Reporting services configuration
Node
Description
<Server Name>
\<Instance Name>
This node displays a summary of the current configuration and the status of
the service.
Service Account
This node enables you to change the service account that was set during
SSRS installation.
Web Service URL
During the initial configuration, you click the Apply button to accept the
default settings, or you can change the default settings before clicking
Apply.
Database
In this node, you click the Change Database button to specify the database
that SSRS should use.
Report Manager URL
During the initial configuration, you click the Apply button to accept the
default settings, or you can change the default settings prior to clicking
Apply.
Email Settings
This is an optional setting. If you will use report subscriptions through
email, you must configure a sender address and a Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP) server.
Execution Account
This account enables you to use report-data sources that require creden-
tials or to connect to remote servers that store external images such as
custom icons.
