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title Start Microsoft Report Builder
description Learn how to start Microsoft Report Builder from the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) web portal and create paginated reports.
ms.date 09/25/2024
ms.service reporting-services
ms.subservice report-builder
ms.topic how-to
ms.custom
updatefrequency5
helpviewer_keywords
Report Builder, launching
launching Report Builder
SharePoint integration [Reporting Services], starting Report Builder
starting Report Builder

Start Microsoft Report Builder

[!INCLUDEssrs-appliesto] [!INCLUDEssrs-appliesto-2016-and-later] [!INCLUDEssrs-appliesto-pbirsi]

Learn how to start Microsoft Report Builder from the Reporting Services web portal. Microsoft [!INCLUDEssRBnoversion] is a stand-alone report authoring environment. With it, you can create paginated reports and publish them to a [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] report server.

::: moniker range=">=sql-server-2016 <=sql-server-2016"

Note

Reporting Services integration with SharePoint is no longer available after SQL Server 2016. ::: moniker-end

The first time you start [!INCLUDEssRBnoversion] from the [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] web portal, you can download Report Builder from the Microsoft Download Center by selecting Get Report Builder.

:::image type="content" source="media/start-report-builder/report-builder-get-report-builder.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the We're opening Report Builder message.":::

You or an administrator can install Report Builder on your computer from the Microsoft Download Center. For more information, see Install Report Builder.

When you start [!INCLUDEssRBnoversion] from the web portal or SharePoint site, if an earlier version of [!INCLUDEssRBnoversion] opens, contact your administrator. The administrator can update the version on the web portal or SharePoint site.

Prerequisites

  • SQL Server 2016 (13.x) or later.
  • Connection to a report server database.
  • Access to the Reporting Services web portal.

Start Report Builder from the Reporting Services web portal

  1. In your web browser, go to the URL for your report server. By default, the URL is https://<servername>/reports.

  2. In the web portal's menu bar, select New and choose Paginated Report.

    :::image type="content" source="media/start-report-builder/web-portal-new-paginated-report.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the New Paginated Report menu.":::

    The first time you start Report Builder with the Paginated Report option, you receive the prompt to install Report Builder.

    After the first time, [!INCLUDEssRBnoversion] opens, and you can create a paginated report or open a report from the report server.

::: moniker range=">=sql-server-2016 <=sql-server-2016"

Start Report Builder in SharePoint integrated mode

  1. Navigate to the SharePoint site that contains the library you want.

  2. Open the library.

  3. Select Documents.

  4. On the New Document menu, select Report Builder Report.

    The first time, this action launches the SQL Server [!INCLUDEssRBnoversion] Wizard. For more information, see Install Report Builder.

    [!INCLUDEssRBnoversion] opens, and you can create a paginated report or open a report on the report server.

    [!NOTE]
    If the New Document menu doesn't list Report Builder Report, Report Builder Model, or Report Data Source, their content types need to be added to the SharePoint library. For more information, see Add Reporting Services content types to a SharePoint library.

::: moniker-end

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