How to: Enable Remote Errors (Reporting Services Configuration)

How to: Enable Remote Errors

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SQL Server 2005

How to: Enable Remote Errors (Reporting Services Configuration)

Note For SQL Server 2008 R2, there have been no changes to the content that is listed in this topic.

You can set server properties on a report server to return additional information about error conditions that occur on remote servers. If an error message contains the text "For more information about this error, navigate to the report server on the local server machine, or enable remote errors", you can set the EnableRemoteErrors property to access additional information that can help you troubleshoot the problem. For more information, see Report Server System Properties in SQL Server Books Online.

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You can edit the ConfigurationInfo table in the report server database to set EnableRemoteErrors to True, but if the report server is actively used, you should use SQL Server Management Studio or script to modify the settings.

Enable remote errors through SQL Server Management Studio

Start Management Studio and connect to a report server instance. For more information, see How to: Connect to a Report Server in Management Studio in SQL Server Books Online.
Right-click the report server node, and select Properties.
Click Advanced to open the properties page. For more information, see Server Properties (Advanced Page) - Reporting Servicesin SQL Server Books Online.
In EnableRemoteErrors, select True.
Click OK.

Enable remote errors through script

Create a text file and copy the following script into the file.

Public Sub Main()
  Dim P As New [Property]()
  P.Name = "EnableRemoteErrors"
  P.Value = True
  Dim Properties(0) As [Property]
  Properties(0) = P
  Try
    rs.SetSystemProperties(Properties)
    Console.WriteLine("Remote errors enabled.")
  Catch SE As SoapException
    Console.WriteLine(SE.Detail.OuterXml)
  End Try
End Sub

Save the file as EnableRemoteErrors.rss.
Click Start, point to Run, type cmd, and click OK to open a command prompt window.
Navigate to the directory that contains the .rss file you just created.
Type the following command line, replacing servername with the actual name of your server:
```
rs -i EnableRemoteErrors.rss -s http://servername/ReportServer
```