The Contents page is the home page for Report Manager, a Web application used for viewing reports and managing a report server. The Contents page is also used to view the contents of the current folder, select items to view, or navigate to other folders. The Contents page opens when you select a folder. The Contents page shows the items that you have permission to view. Depending on the permissions you have, you might also be able to move, delete, and add items. You must click Show Details to access the Delete and Move buttons.
Icons and Items
Click links and icons to access published reports, models, resources, shared data sources, and other folders. If you are using SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services, icons and links to models and subscription definitions are not available.
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Description
Click the Property icon to access the security settings and property pages of an item. For reports, this icon provides access to report history, subscription definition pages, data source properties, execution properties, and parameter properties.
Represents a report. Click the report icon or name to open the report. The report opens in a separate window.
Represents a linked report. Click the linked report icon or name to open the linked report. The linked report opens in a separate window.
Represents a generic resource. If the report server detects the MIME-type of the resource, an icon that matches that MIME-type will be used. Click the resource icon or name to open the resource. The resource opens in a separate window.
Represents a folder. Click the folder icon or name to open the folder. Clicking a folder shows you the items in a lower branch of the folder hierarchy.
Represents a shared data source item that contains connection information. Click a shared data source to open the property pages, report list, and subscription list of the data source.
Represents a standard subscription. Click a subscription to open the Edit Subscription page.
Represents a data-driven subscription. Click a subscription to open the subscription in the Create Data-Driven Subscription pages.
Folder Navigation
In the Contents page, you see all items that are contained within a given folder. You can browse through the folder hierarchy by clicking folders within folders. As you progress down the folder hierarchy, path information is reflected in a row of links at the top of the page. For example, if you navigate to the Inventory Reports in the My Reports folder, the row of links show the following path: Home > My Reports > Inventory Reports. Clicking on any one of the links takes you back to that folder. The following graphic illustrates the folder navigation tree.
Page Options
New Folder
Click New Folder to open the New Folder page, which is used to create a folder under the current folder.
New Data Source
Click New Data Source to open the New Data Source page, which is used to create a shared data source item.
Upload File
Click Upload File to open the Upload File page, which is used to copy a file from the file system to a report server. You can upload files to add reports and resources (such as charts, documents, or any other collateral content that you want to keep with a report). Uploaded files are stored in and managed from a report server database. To upload a report, select a file that has an .rdl extension.
Report Builder
Click Report Builder to open the Report Builder tool, which is used to create ad hoc reports that you save and run on a report server. To use Report Builder, you must have a role assignment that allows you to use it and you must have report models to work with. Report Builder is a ClickOnce application that is installed on your computer the first time you use it. Product documentation for Report Builder is available after you install the tool.
This feature can be removed by report server administrators. If Report Builder is not visible, the feature has been removed. If you are using the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, this feature is not supported.
Show Details
Click Show Details to display additional informational information about items. In details view, you can use Delete and Move buttons to remove and relocate items in the folder. Click the property icon to access the tabbed pages that allow you to secure an item, set properties, or work with report history and subscriptions of a specific report:
Delete
Click Delete to remove a folder or other item. Before clicking Delete, select the check box next to each item that you want to delete.
Move
Click Move to relocate an item within the folder hierarchy. Before clicking Move, select the check box next to each item that you want to move. Clicking this button opens the Move Items page, on which you can browse through folders to select a new location.
