公司决定使用microsoft reporting service 2005. So I just installed one instance on my own machine. After the installation and configuration, it is runing well now.

In a word, my feeling is that SSRS 2005 is still not so stable. I encountered many small problems that seemed very wierd. Because of time limit, I just uninstall it and reinstall it again and again. And finally, it works. The following is some points worthy of notice.

1, The users cannot reach the reporting service website.

Why: the windows firewall blocked the connections from outside.

How: Configure the firewall. Control Panel -> Window Firewall -> Advanced -> mark Local Area connection -> Settings -> mark Web Server(HTTP)

2, Configure for a group of people to use the reporting services

a), Add a new group in the server.

b), Grant the permissions of reading to the group on the reports manager directory and reports directory.

c), In report manager, add a new role assignment to the group, add the roles on the specific folder.

Then, the users in this group can reach the report manager remotly.

3, configure a group of people to use the report builder.

a), Add a new group in the server.

b), Grant the permissions of reading to the group on the reports manager directory.

c), Do the things.

To use Report Builder, you must have the following:

• A system role assignment that includes the task, "Execute report definitions". A system level role assignment is necessary because access to Report Builder does not depend on any single item in the report server folder hierarchy. Both the System User and System Administrator predefined roles include the required task. You can use either one to provide access to Report Builder. If you upgraded from a previous version, you might need to add the "Execute report definition" task to existing role definitions. (report manager -> Site Settings -> Configure system-level role definition -> add a new system level role -> configure site-wide security ->
• The ability to view a report model. Permission to view models is provided through item-level role assignments on the model itself or a parent folder. A new role, Report Builder, provides viewing and navigation permissions on report models, plus tasks that allow report definitions to load in Report Builder.
  
  
• The ability to save a report to the report server. Permission to save a report is provided through item-level role assignments on the folder that will contain the report. The new Report Builder role includes tasks for saving or adding items to a folder.

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