Introduction
This article explains how to upload or publish rdl file in SSRS report Server. Specifically, this article will describe two simple methods to deploy rdl report file in SSRS Report Server.
Methods
By Uploading RDL file in Report Server.
Open SSRS Server from webportal URL. There, you will see the upload button. Click the upload option and browse the rdl file of the report from the location. It uploads your report to the report server. Click on the uploaded file it runs the report in the browser, hence, you can view it in the browser.
Publish from Microsoft Report Builder
Firstly, open the RDL file of the report that you want to deploy in the report server from the Microsoft Report Builder tool. Then, connect it to the report server as depicted below by providing the report server URL and click on Connect.
Then it starts connecting to the report server. Wait for a few minutes.
After connecting, go to File Menu and you will see Publish Report Parts Option. Click on Publish report Parts. It automatically publishes your report into the report Server.
Finally, open the report server from the browser and you will see your report published there. Hence, the user will be able to see published reports and dashboard from the browser.
Conclusion
In this way, we can implement the RDL report file in Report Server. This article described the two ways of RDL file deployment in Report Server so that users can browse and view in browser those implemented reports easily.