Configure the Reporting solution in Duet Enterprise for SharePoint and SAP Server 2.0

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Applies to: Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint and SAP Server 2.0

Summary: Learn how to configure the Reporting solution in Duet Enterprise 2.0 in a SharePoint Server 2013 environment.

The Reporting solution in Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint and SAP Server 2.0 must be configured before it can be used by administrators or users. In earlier procedures, you have imported the Reporting Business Data Connectivity (BDC) model and have confirmed that it is functioning correctly. The following procedures enable site collection and site-level features so that the Reporting solution can be used.

In this article:

  • Enable the Reporting solution on the site collection

  • Create a new subsite and activate the Reporting solution

Enable the Reporting solution on the site collection

Duet Enterprise reporting requires the Duet Enterprise Reports Content Types feature to be enabled in the site collection. This feature is enabled for all subsites in the site collection.

To enable the Reporting solution on the site collection

  1. Verify that you have the following administrative credentials: Farm Administrators SharePoint group and a member of the Windows Administrators group on the server that is running the SharePoint Central Administration website.

  2. Browse to the newly created site collection by entering the URL into your web browser address field. It should resemble the following: http://servername:portnumber.

  3. The new site collection is displayed as a blank site.

  4. On the ribbon, select the Settings icon (the Settings icon resembles a gear), and then select Site Settings.

  5. On the Site Settings page, in the Site Collection Administration section, select Site Collection Features.

  6. On the Site Settings - Site Collection Features page, scroll down the list to find Duet Enterprise Reports Content Types.

  7. Click Activate next to Duet Enterprise Reports Content Types. The Duet Enterprise Reports Content Types feature is activated and is displayed as Active.

  8. The Duet Enterprise Reports Content Types feature is now enabled on the site collection you created.

Create a new subsite and activate the Reporting solution

After you have created a new site collection, you must create a new subsite to host Duet Enterprise Reporting and its features.

To create a new subsite and activate the Reporting solution

  1. Verify that you have the following administrative credentials: Farm Administrators SharePoint group and a member of the Windows Administrators group on the server that is running the SharePoint Central Administration website.

  2. Browse to the new site collection that you created.

  3. Select Site Contents.

  4. On the Site Contents - New SharePoint Site page, in the Title and Description section, in the Title field, type Reporting.

  5. In the Template Selection section, on the Collaboration tab, select Blank Site.

  6. In the Navigation Inheritance section, under Use the top link bar from the parent site?, select Yes.

  7. Click Create. The new blank subsite is created to host Duet Enterprise Reporting.

  8. The new reporting subsite is displayed.

  9. On the subsite page, on the ribbon, select the Settings icon (the Settings icon resembles a gear), and then select Site Settings.

  10. On the Site Settings page, in the Site Actions section, select Manage site features.

  11. Scroll down the list to find Duet Enterprise Reporting.

  12. Click Activate next to Duet Enterprise Reporting. The Duet Enterprise Reporting feature is activated and is displayed as Active.

  13. The Duet Enterprise Reporting feature is now active on the new subsite and its features are available for viewing and use.

  14. You can view these features by viewing the added items to the left navigation on the subsite. The newly added features are displayed as the following:

    • Report Settings   Shows the available report types and templates. This can be used to run reports.

    • Reports   Shows the current reports.

See also

Install and configure Duet Enterprise for SharePoint and SAP Server 2.0