Jessica M. Moss

I fully profess to know little to nothing about SharePoint, but I occasionally get pulled into setting up little sites or adding web parts for some of my reporting and business intelligence work.  Each time, I have to relearn the start-up steps to create what is needed!  So I decided to record a few of my go-to places so I can remember next time.  I used SharePoint 2010 to document the below steps, but the directions may be applicable to other versions.  Also, these steps assume you have full control of your site. Getting Started The first step is start editing the page rather than looking at it like an end user.  Do this by: Select the Page tab at the top of the screen Click the Edit Page button/drop down list Select the Edit Page option PS. When you're done, do these same steps, except select the "Stop Editing" button. Content Creation You may need to create a document library, a list, or another type of container.  I ...

To put it bluntly, configuring SQL Server Reporting Services 2005 or 2008 to run in SharePoint integrated mode with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is a pain in the behind.  The setup of the numerous moving pieces seems to get confused between two sets of configurations, two sets of security, and two sets of databases. (I would get confused with all those pieces too! ;) )  Let's take a look at some highlights of the installation steps and a few warnings that may help you in your environment. Components It makes sense that you would need Reporting Services (2005 with SP2 or 2008) and SharePoint (WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007) in some fashion on your servers.  The secret ingredient to tie everything together is actually an extra add-in that must be installed on your SharePoint server.  This is a free download that can be found here (2005) or here (2008) . Security Once you have installed all components, you must complete a series of screens in the SharePo...