Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services connection

To access your data in Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, you must create a connection asset for it first.

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) provides a set of tools that you can use to create and manage business intelligence reports.

Supported versions

Microsoft SQL Server 2010 Reporting Services or later

Only paginated reports are supported.

Create a connection to Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services

To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:

Hostname or IP address
Name of the database where the reports are stored
Port number
If the Microsoft SQL Server has been set up in a domain that uses the NTLM (New Technology LAN Manager) authentication, select Use Active Directory. Then, enter the name of the domain that is associated with the username and password
If required by the database server, the SSL certificate
Username and password for accessing the database

For Credentials and Certificates, you can use secrets if a vault is configured for the platform and the service supports vaults. For information, see Using secrets from vaults in connections.

Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform

In a project: Click Assets > New asset > Data access tools > Connection. See Adding a connection to a project.

In a catalog: Click Add to catalog > Connection. See Adding a connection asset to a catalog.
In the Platform assets catalog: Click New connection. For more information, see Adding platform connections.

Next step: Add assets from the connection

To add assets to a catalog, in a project, create and run a metadata import with the Import BI report or the Get BI report lineage goal. For more information, see Importing business intelligence reports and Getting lineage for business intelligence reports.

Where you can use this connection

Use the Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services connection in the following workspaces and tools:

Projects

Metadata import (discovery) and metadata import (lineage) (Watson Knowledge Catalog) Advanced metadata import must be enabled. For lineage imports, a MANTA Automated Data Lineage license key must be installed. See Installing Watson Knowledge Catalog and Enabling lineage import.

Catalogs

Platform assets catalog
Other catalogs (Watson Knowledge Catalog) for access to the assets added through metadata import

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) compliance

You can't create the Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services connection in a FIPS environment.

Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services setup

Install SQL Server Reporting Services

Restrictions

You can use this connection only for source data. You cannot write to data or export data with this connection.

Supported file types

The Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services connection supports paginated reports file types.

Learn more

What is SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)?

Parent topic: Supported connections