Creating an SSRS folder

In this recipe, we create a timestamped SSRS folder.

Getting ready

Identify your SSRS 2012 Report Server URL. We will need to reference the ReportService2010 web service, and you can reference it using:

<ReportServer URL>/ReportService2010.asmx

How to do it...

Let's explore the code required to create an SSRS folder programmatically.

1. Open the PowerShell console by going to Start | Accessories | Windows PowerShell | Windows PowerShell ISE.

2. Add the following script and run:

   $ReportServerUri  = "http://localhost/ReportServer/ReportService2010.asmx"
   $proxy = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $ReportServerUri -UseDefaultCredential
   
   #A workaround we have to do to ensure
   #we don't get any namespace clashes is to 
   #capture the auto-generated namespace, and 
   #create our objects based on this namespace
   
   #capture automatically generated namespace
   #this is a workaround to avoid namespace clashes
   #resulting in using –Class with New-WebServiceProxy
   $type = $Proxy.GetType().Namespace
   
   ...