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RBServer with two ReportExplorerVolumes

rbuserrbuser
edited August 2009 in Server
Hi,

I have an RBServer (rb v11.04) up and running that connects to a sql
server database using ado, and it works just fine.
it accesses the report templates using a ReportExplorerVolume component.

now (using ONE RBServer) I am trying to serve up reports from two
different ReportExplorerVolumes, each one in a separate sql server database.

my questions:
- in the RBServer, I assume I need to have a separate datamodule for
each ReportExplorerVolume/ADO Connection.
Is this correct? or should they be on the same datamodule?

- is there anything else I need to do in the RBServer to allow it to
work with two ReportExplorerVolumes in seperate databases?

- in the client, how do I specify which ReportExplorerVolume to access
when I pull up the ReportExplorer?
(do I just specify the proper VolumeName in the rsReport.VolumeName
property? or is there more to it than that?)

Thanks!
Mark Drengson

Comments

  • nardmoseleynardmoseley
    edited August 2009

    A report server can include any number of ReportVolumes. Each ReportVolume
    should have a unique name.

    Each ReportVolume/ADOConnection should reside on a separate datamodule.

    On the client side, the ClientReportExplorer will show all ReportVolumes
    registered with the server. The VolumeName will appear as the root parent
    folder.

    For an example of a report server that contains several report volumes,
    check out the the main report server demo installed with the product. It is
    comprised of a report server that contains several volumes of different
    types.

    Another example is the live report server running on our web site, which
    contains an ArchiveVolume and a ReportExplorerVolume.

    http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbServerLive

    If you want to control user has access to specific report volumes, check out
    the custom parameters demos installed with the product.

    http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/Server/Fundamentals/Custom_Parameter_Demos


    --
    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com

    Best regards,

    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com
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