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installing reporting services

patrick.sparks NO[at]SPAM gmail.com
1/9/2005 8:46:04 AM

sql server reporting services:

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installing Reporting Services. I tried installing the beta some time
ago, got pre-occupied with many other things, but am now back to it. I
plan to install on a test box prior to a prod box, but I ran into the
issue (with the beta) of needing VS.NET. My question is this: Do you
have to have VS.NET installed on the server? If so, this makes no sense
to me whatsoever. It makes more sense to me to have the components
installed on the server (with .net framework), the service installed on
server, but have the ability to install all development stuff on a
developer desktop. I've read many of these posts and am in bad need of
some clarification on what should go where. Thanks in advance.

Re: installing reporting services

Kaisa M. Lindahl
1/10/2005 9:36:30 AM

You don't need Visual Studio on the box where you install Reporting
Services.
I guess it's a reminder that you need to have Visual Studio somewhere, so
you can make the reports. It should be on a dev box, not on the server.

On the other hand, to create the reports, you need to run the Reporting
Services installation on your dev box. Don't install the full solution, you
need to install the Report Designer, that is part of the RS installation.
You need the RD to be able to create Business Intelligence projects and off
course the reports.

Kaisa M. Lindahl

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