Configuring a report server to run in SharePoint integrated mode provides the following additional functionality that is only available when you deploy a report server in this mode:

• Use SharePoint document management and collaboration features, including alerts and version control. A SharePoint site provides a unified portal for accessing and managing all documents in one place.

• Use SharePoint permissions and authentication providers to control access to reports, models, and other items.

• Use SharePoint deployment topologies to distribute reports over an Internet connection outside the firewall. A report server provides report and data processing services in the context of a larger SharePoint deployment that is configured for Internet access.

• Manage reports, models, data sources, schedules, and report history in custom application pages on a SharePoint site. You can set properties, define schedules and subscriptions, and create and manage report history on a SharePoint site the same way you create and manage them from other tools in SQL Server.

• Publish or upload reports, report models, resources, and shared data source files to a SharePoint library, including Report Center in Office SharePoint Server.

  Use Report Designer, Model Designer, and Report Builder 3.0 to create reports and data sources to be published directly to a SharePoint library. You can also use the Upload action on a SharePoint site to add any report definitions and report models to a SharePoint library.

  Because the report server processes report definitions in the same way regardless of the server mode you use, the report data and layout is unaffected by server mode. Any report that you can run in a native mode report server can run on a report server that is configured for SharePoint integrated mode.

• Subscribe to and deliver reports to a SharePoint library using a new SharePoint delivery extension. You can also deliver reports through e-mail or to a shared folder. The report server delivery extensions are used to deliver reports. You can create data-driven subscriptions for large-scale report distribution using subscriber data queried at run time.

• A Report Viewer Web Part you can add to SharePoint pages to view a report inside your SharePoint web application. The Web Part includes page navigation, search, print, and export features.

• Program against a new SOAP endpoint to create custom applications that integrate with a SharePoint site. You can also use the updated Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider to programmatically configure a report server instance that runs in SharePoint integrated mode.

The following features behave differently on a report server that is configured for SharePoint integrated mode when compared to a report server in native mode:

• URL addressing is different in SharePoint integrated mode. SharePoint URLs are used to reference reports, report models, shared data sources, and resources. The report server folder hierarchy is not used. If you have custom applications that rely on URL access as supported on a native mode report server, that functionality will no longer work when the report server is configured for SharePoint integration.

• For more information on URL access, see Using URL Access Parameters

Not all features are available for integrated operations. The following is a list of some of the SharePoint features Reporting Services does not directly integrate with:

• You cannot use the SharePoint Outlook Calendar integration or the SharePoint scheduling for reporting services files in a document library.

• SharePoint personalization is also not supported on the Reporting Services pages. Report Server integration is not supported if the SharePoint Web application is enabled for Anonymous access.

The following features are not available on a report server that runs in SharePoint integrated mode:

• Reporting Services custom security extensions cannot be deployed or used on the report server. The report server includes a special-purpose security extension that is used whenever you configure a report server to run in SharePoint integrated mode. This security extension is an internal component, and it is required for integrated operations.

• Report Manager cannot be used to manage a report server instance that is configured for SharePoint integration.

• Linked reports are not supported.

• My Reports is not supported.

• My Subscriptions

• Batching methods are not supported.

Not all features are supported in all combinations of report server, Reporting Services add-in for SharePoint, and SharePoint Products. The recommended and most complete combination is to use SharePoint 2010 Products, the SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services add-in for SharePoint 2010 Products, and SQL Server 2008 R2 report server in SharePoint Integrated mode.

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The correct version of the Reporting Services add-in must be used with the corresponding version of SharePoint Products.

SharePoint 2010 Products with the SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services add-in for SharePoint 2010 Products

SharePoint 2007 Technologies with the SQL Server 2008 SP2 Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint 2007 Technologies

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