Configuring SharePoint for Reporting Services
In this opening recipe, we'll see how to configure SharePoint 2016 to host reports. You'll see how to create a Reporting Services SharePoint application, and set it up so when reports are uploaded to SharePoint they can be viewed right within it.
Getting ready
For this recipe, all you'll need is a SharePoint instance you can work with. Be aware you will need administrative access to the SharePoint site. If you have an Azure account, free or paid, you could set up a test instance of SharePoint and use it to follow the instructions in this chapter. Note the setup of such an Azure instance is outside the scope of this chapter. In this chapter, we assume you are using an on premises SharePoint installation.
How to do it...
Open the SharePoint 2016 Central Administration web page.
Click on Manage service applications under the Application Management area:
Figure 9.01
The Service Applications tab now appears at the top of the page. Click on the New menu...
