Database Reference
In-Depth Information
How to do it...
The tasks discussed in this recipe are as follows:
• Create custom report organizational folders
• Create a shared data source for SCCM reports
Creating SCCM Report Manager folders and performing
delegation
The first recommended action you must perform to organize your reports is create a folder
structure in Report Manager. You must connect to the SCCM SSRS instance to perform
you need to follow to create folders in Report Manager.
Tip
Launch Internet Explorer or the supported browser as an administrator when performing
these steps.
Use the information in the following table to create your initial folders to organize the
SCCM reports and supporting objects:
Folder name
Location
Description
Custom Data
Sources
Root of the Report Manager
website (Home)
Create this folder to store custom shared data sources. The location is typically
ht-
tp://<SCCM SSRS Instance>/Reports
The
ConfigM-
gr_<SiteCode>
folder
_Custom Re-
ports
Create the folder under the default folder created for the SCCM reporting point role. Use
the
_
prefix to put the folder at the top of the list.
Root of the Report Manager
website (Home)
Custom Data-
sets
Store reusable datasets in this folder.
Draft Custom
Reports
Root of the Report Manager
website (Home)
Use this folder to store reports you are not ready to publish in the configuration manager
console.
The illustration that follows shows an example of the structure used in the environment in
the root folder for the recipes in this chapter:
