In addition to the standard MSI intrinsic parameters, you can use the custom parameters that Report Builder provides: RBINSTALLDIR and RBSERVERURL. You can also perform a command line installation of Report Builder and provide arguments to customize the installation.
To install Report Builder from the command line
This launches the SQL Server Report Builder Wizard.Ĭomplete rest of the steps in To install Report Builder from the download site.
You can also do this from the Options dialog box in Report Builder.Ĭlick Install to complete the installation of Report Builder.Ĭontact your administrator for the location of ReportBuilder.msi that you run to install Report Builder on your local computer.īrowse to locate ReportBuilder.msi, the Windows Installer Package (MSI) for Report Builder, and click it. Please let us know your feedback in the comments below, and keep watching the Power BI blog for additional announcements for Paginated Reports over the next several weeks.If you plan to work with Report Builder when it is connected to a report server, it is convenient to provide the URL to the server at this time. It provides Power BI report authors the ability to create, view and export paginated report content just like their organizations can today within Power BI Premium. We encourage all users to download and start using Power BI Report Builder to experience the value paginated reports can provide their organizations today. We understand that many users will be looking for an easy way to move their existing content to Power BI moving forward, and we’re evaluating options around building a meaningful migration experience for your existing content. The focus of this initial release is around creating and editing new Paginated Reports built specifically for the Power BI service, so we don’t allow connecting to your existing SSRS instances from Power BI Report Builder to open or save reports. You can only load from your computer currently, but we will have an end to end publishing experience from Power BI in an upcoming release prior to GA. Upload to Power BIĪfter you have saved your RDL file, you can then go to the Get Data screen within the service. Rather, it is the report definition that is saved in the file, which includes connection information, layout details, etc. Unlike Power BI Desktop reports, no actual report data is stored in your saved report. File Formatįor users unfamiliar with paginated reports, the file format used for these reports is the RDL extension. We’ve taken steps to hide features that aren’t planned to be supported, or greyed out those we’ve not yet enabled (like subreports, for example), to help you make sure the reports you create will work in the Power BI service as you and your users expect them to. Create ReportsĪfter connecting to your data and creating your datasets, the report creation experience works just as it does in the current authoring tools for SQL Server Reporting Services. Keep watching this blog for additional announcements each Friday this month on when these are enabled in the Power BI service for your use. Power BI Premium Datasets via XMLA connectivity (using the SQL Server Analysis Services connection option).We’re also include additional data sources that will be supported in the Power BI service by the end of April – We’ve restricted the list of available data sources in Power BI Report Builder to those we support in Power BI service now. To download and install Power BI Report Builder, you can click on the COG icon in the title bar of Power BI site and select the Report Builder option. In a future update, you’ll be able to both open and publish from/to the Power BI Service.Export reports to file formats such as Microsoft Excel or PDF.Preview reports in HTML or print format.
To kick off our series of posts this month we’re calling “New Feature Friday”, we’re pleased to announce the initial release of Power BI Report Builder, the latest companion application for Power BI that lets you author Paginated Reports.