problem deploying report - can't connect to server?

Hello,
I am relatively new to reporting services. I was experimenting with some
already developed reports on a workstation and trying to figure out how
things work. The reports run fine, and I can deploy them from the solution
folder where the reports exist.
Then I tried creating my own report in my own solution folder. I was able
to create a basic report with a paramenter and run it in the IDE. But when I
tried to deploy it, I got an error message that the service could not connect
to the server. Is this like asp/aspx where you need a virtual directory or
something like that in IIS? What do I need to do to deploy my test report
from my new solution folder?
Thanks,
RichOK. I figured out how to deploy my report. I had to go to the solution
explorer, right-clicked on the ReportProject name, selected properties and
entered the name of the server machine where ReportServer resides. My report
successfully deployed.
But how can I access my report on the company intranet? Any suggestions
appreciated.
"Rich" wrote:
> Hello,
> I am relatively new to reporting services. I was experimenting with some
> already developed reports on a workstation and trying to figure out how
> things work. The reports run fine, and I can deploy them from the solution
> folder where the reports exist.
> Then I tried creating my own report in my own solution folder. I was able
> to create a basic report with a paramenter and run it in the IDE. But when I
> tried to deploy it, I got an error message that the service could not connect
> to the server. Is this like asp/aspx where you need a virtual directory or
> something like that in IIS? What do I need to do to deploy my test report
> from my new solution folder?
> Thanks,
> Rich|||OK. Figured this one out also. For posterity I share what I did. I went
back to the solution explorer and right-clicked on the Project Name, selected
properties. In the same dialog where I had to change the server name from
localhost to my server's name, apparently, by default, the startItem is set
to Report1.rdl. My report's name was RptTest1.rdl. The startItem has a
dropdown box where RptTest1.rdl was listed, so I selected it. Then I
re-deployed my report and viola! It showed up on IE along with the parameter
box. It ran fine. Yay!
"Rich" wrote:
> OK. I figured out how to deploy my report. I had to go to the solution
> explorer, right-clicked on the ReportProject name, selected properties and
> entered the name of the server machine where ReportServer resides. My report
> successfully deployed.
> But how can I access my report on the company intranet? Any suggestions
> appreciated.
>
> "Rich" wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am relatively new to reporting services. I was experimenting with some
> > already developed reports on a workstation and trying to figure out how
> > things work. The reports run fine, and I can deploy them from the solution
> > folder where the reports exist.
> >
> > Then I tried creating my own report in my own solution folder. I was able
> > to create a basic report with a paramenter and run it in the IDE. But when I
> > tried to deploy it, I got an error message that the service could not connect
> > to the server. Is this like asp/aspx where you need a virtual directory or
> > something like that in IIS? What do I need to do to deploy my test report
> > from my new solution folder?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rich