SSRS Deployments

This section allows you to configure SSRS deployments which will be executed during installation. You might use it if the installation needs to upload reports, datasets or data sources to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services.

To create a new deployment use the [ New SSRS Deployment ] toolbar button or the “New deployment” context menu item.

To impersonate the current user, use the “Impersonate installing user” context menu option. You can check this option if you want to run the deployment as the user installing the application, not under the Local System account.

General

Server URL

URL of the Report Server Web Service (e.g. http://localhost:80/ReportServer_INSTANCENAME). Edit this field using Smart Condition Edit Control.

Reports folder

The name of the target folder where the reports will be deployed. Edit this field using Smart Condition Edit Control.

Dataset folder

The name of the target folder where the datasets will be deployed. Edit this field using Smart Condition Edit Control.

Datasource folder

The name of the target folder where the datasources will be deployed. Edit this field using Smart Edit Control.

Condition

The condition for reports deployment. Edit this field using Smart Condition Edit Control.

Remove resources when uninstalling application

By enabling this option all reports' resources are removed during uninstall.

Resources

Here you can add and edit the files needed for the deployment (report, dataset and datasource files).

Adding a new resource

Select your resources using the [ Add... ] button.

Editing an SSRS deployment

Use the [ Edit... ] button, the “Edit...” context menu item or press the Space key while an element from the list is selected. The "Edit SSRS resources dialog" will be displayed allowing you to edit the properties of the resource's deployment.

Removing an SSRS deployment

To remove an existing resource use the [ Remove ] button.

You can target the deployment to a server that is running on a different machine than the one where the installer is running, only if the machines are connected to the same domain.

For performing the deployment, Advanced Installer uses a tool which is part of the Reporting Services component of the SQL Server. Therefore you must have an instance of the SQL Server installed on the machine where you are running the install package.

For more detailed help, please press the F1 key.

Edit SSRS resources dialog

This dialog allows you to edit a file needed for the deployment.

Path

Represents the path of the deployment resource.

Options

Enable the Resolve content as formatted option if you want to resolve the file's content as formatted. This means that any word from the file enclosed between angular brackets will be considered a Windows Installer property and replaced with the value of that property at install time.

The option to resolve the file's content as formatted must only be used if the file does not contain between angular brackets( [, ] ) words which are not Windows Installer properties. If it contains such words, they will resolve to empty strings and corrupt the file contents.