CHAPTER 10 MANAGING REPORTS Note If more than one instance of a report server is installed, you’ll need to locate the correct instance before
reading and setting properties. The PathName property is the key property, and it uniquely identifies a particular
instance.
Summary
SSRS 2012 provides many tools for management tasks, and we covered several of them in this chapter.
Because SSRS 2012 is a full reporting solution, administrators may find it difficult to manage the entire
site single-handedly without some level of automation or divided tasks, especially as the number of
reports and other objects such as data sources, folders, and subscriptions grow. Maintaining these
objects, whether it be to update the report via Report Manager or to mass deploy reports via a custom
application, administrators will continually find themselves maintaining their SSRS report servers. Tools
such as SSMS, Reporting Services Configuration Manager, and Report Manager go a long way to
centralize the administrative tasks but do not necessarily reduce the potential rote tasks associated with
managing a large installation. Fortunately, SSRS provides the flexibility to allow other professionals,
department managers, and users to maintain their own reports using tools provided with SSRS 2012 or
through your own custom applications. Of course, with this flexibility comes the need for tighter
security. We will turn now, in the next chapter, to security and show how to make sure that you can lock
down and monitor this flexible model.