how to make a 'my reports' folder

Hi,
I am having some trouble getting the 'My Reports' folder to appear for all
users. The docs just say that as long as the user exists as a windows user
and the 'My Reports' option is ticked in 'Site Settings', ReportServer
should just create a 'My Reports' folder the first time a user logs onto the
ReportServer. But this is not working for all users. About half of the
users have the 'My Reports' folder created. So I need to know how to create
them manually, or at least some workaround to get each user a 'My Reports'
folder!
I don't see any difference between the user accts (other than the names).
Thanks,
LanceLance,
Have you checked to ensure all users are are included in the "My Reports"
role - or in some custom role that includes the required permissions.
Regards,
Rob Labbé, MCP, MCAD, MCSD, MCT
Lead Architect/Trainer
Fidelis
Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/roblabbe
"Lance" <lance@.[nospam]keayweb.com> wrote in message
news:11849vnplj1n02@.corp.supernews.com...
> Hi,
> I am having some trouble getting the 'My Reports' folder to appear for all
> users. The docs just say that as long as the user exists as a windows
> user
> and the 'My Reports' option is ticked in 'Site Settings', ReportServer
> should just create a 'My Reports' folder the first time a user logs onto
> the
> ReportServer. But this is not working for all users. About half of the
> users have the 'My Reports' folder created. So I need to know how to
> create
> them manually, or at least some workaround to get each user a 'My Reports'
> folder!
> I don't see any difference between the user accts (other than the names).
> Thanks,
> Lance
>|||Hi,
Thanks for the reply, but I am a bit confused about it! Maybe if I explain
a bit more about the setup: The ReportServer is set up with no common
reports. Each user can *only* view the reports in their own 'My Reports'
folder. As such each user *must* have a 'My Reports' folder! (obviously)
Here is how the server is set up:
* There are the standard 'Item-level' roles and an additional one,
'Viewer' - which is a limited acct, that just allows the user to 'view
folders' and 'view reports'. None of the non-admin users can create
reports.
* The 'System Roles' are the standard 'System Administrator' and 'System
User' - the 'System User' has the 'View report server properties' and 'View
shared schedules' tasks.
* The 'Enable My Reports to support user-owned folders for publishing and
running personalized reports.' checkbox is checked in the 'Reporst Server'
'Site Settings'. The 'Choose the role to apply to each user's My Reports
folder' dropdown is 'Viewer'
To set up for a new user:
* Each new user is added to the 'Users' group on the server (windows 2000
server).
* The user logs in, and a 'My Reports' folder should be created.
But mostly, a 'My Reports' folder is *not* created. Or perhaps just not
shown. I don't know how to check whether there is a 'My Reports' folder for
the user - I am thinking that there is a value in the DB somewhere that
tells me...
I was experimenting with a dozen new users, and the docs say that as soon as
a windows user logs in, a 'My Reports' folder should be created. I tried
both creating a 'System Role' for the user and *not* creating a system role,
but the creation of the 'My Reports' folder seems to occur randomly. I say
*seem*, as I am sure that I am missing a step or something, as I confess
that I find the role assignment somewhat confusing. But I'm new, and I am
sure I'll get used to it...
In response to your kindly answer:
So, from my limited understanding, the 'My Reports' role is an 'item-level'
role; I can only seem to assign to this at the report level (ie an 'item')
*not* to a user. But if the 'My Reports' folder is not being created, I
can't assign this 'tiem-level' role to it!
In short: I am still stuck with some users having a 'My Reports' folder and
most users *not* having one!
Thanks,
Lance
> Lance,
> Have you checked to ensure all users are are included in the "My Reports"
> role - or in some custom role that includes the required permissions.
> Regards,
>
> --
> Rob Labbé, MCP, MCAD, MCSD, MCT
> Lead Architect/Trainer
> Fidelis
> Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/roblabbe
> "Lance" <lance@.[nospam]keayweb.com> wrote in message
> news:11849vnplj1n02@.corp.supernews.com...
> > Hi,
> > I am having some trouble getting the 'My Reports' folder to appear for
all
> > users. The docs just say that as long as the user exists as a windows
> > user
> > and the 'My Reports' option is ticked in 'Site Settings', ReportServer
> > should just create a 'My Reports' folder the first time a user logs onto
> > the
> > ReportServer. But this is not working for all users. About half of the
> > users have the 'My Reports' folder created. So I need to know how to
> > create
> > them manually, or at least some workaround to get each user a 'My
Reports'
> > folder!
> >
> > I don't see any difference between the user accts (other than the
names).
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lance
> >
> >
>|||Hi,
I was just nosing around the DB, and I noticed that all the users are in the
'users' table, but the user accounts don't appear in the 'PolicyUserRole'
table, and hence there are not any policies for them.
I don't know if this helps any or just confuses...
And there aren't any application events in the log on the server, either.
"Lance" <lance@.[nospam]keayweb.com> wrote in message
news:11869vtmjhs8i08@.corp.supernews.com...
> Hi,
> Thanks for the reply, but I am a bit confused about it! Maybe if I
explain
> a bit more about the setup: The ReportServer is set up with no common
> reports. Each user can *only* view the reports in their own 'My Reports'
> folder. As such each user *must* have a 'My Reports' folder! (obviously)
> Here is how the server is set up:
> * There are the standard 'Item-level' roles and an additional one,
> 'Viewer' - which is a limited acct, that just allows the user to 'view
> folders' and 'view reports'. None of the non-admin users can create
> reports.
> * The 'System Roles' are the standard 'System Administrator' and 'System
> User' - the 'System User' has the 'View report server properties' and
'View
> shared schedules' tasks.
> * The 'Enable My Reports to support user-owned folders for publishing and
> running personalized reports.' checkbox is checked in the 'Reporst Server'
> 'Site Settings'. The 'Choose the role to apply to each user's My Reports
> folder' dropdown is 'Viewer'
> To set up for a new user:
> * Each new user is added to the 'Users' group on the server (windows 2000
> server).
> * The user logs in, and a 'My Reports' folder should be created.
> But mostly, a 'My Reports' folder is *not* created. Or perhaps just not
> shown. I don't know how to check whether there is a 'My Reports' folder
for
> the user - I am thinking that there is a value in the DB somewhere that
> tells me...
> I was experimenting with a dozen new users, and the docs say that as soon
as
> a windows user logs in, a 'My Reports' folder should be created. I tried
> both creating a 'System Role' for the user and *not* creating a system
role,
> but the creation of the 'My Reports' folder seems to occur randomly. I
say
> *seem*, as I am sure that I am missing a step or something, as I confess
> that I find the role assignment somewhat confusing. But I'm new, and I am
> sure I'll get used to it...
>
> In response to your kindly answer:
> So, from my limited understanding, the 'My Reports' role is an
'item-level'
> role; I can only seem to assign to this at the report level (ie an 'item')
> *not* to a user. But if the 'My Reports' folder is not being created, I
> can't assign this 'tiem-level' role to it!
>
> In short: I am still stuck with some users having a 'My Reports' folder
and
> most users *not* having one!
> Thanks,
> Lance
>
>
> > Lance,
> >
> > Have you checked to ensure all users are are included in the "My
Reports"
> > role - or in some custom role that includes the required permissions.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > --
> > Rob Labbé, MCP, MCAD, MCSD, MCT
> > Lead Architect/Trainer
> > Fidelis
> >
> > Blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/roblabbe
> >
> > "Lance" <lance@.[nospam]keayweb.com> wrote in message
> > news:11849vnplj1n02@.corp.supernews.com...
> > > Hi,
> > > I am having some trouble getting the 'My Reports' folder to appear for
> all
> > > users. The docs just say that as long as the user exists as a windows
> > > user
> > > and the 'My Reports' option is ticked in 'Site Settings', ReportServer
> > > should just create a 'My Reports' folder the first time a user logs
onto
> > > the
> > > ReportServer. But this is not working for all users. About half of
the
> > > users have the 'My Reports' folder created. So I need to know how to
> > > create
> > > them manually, or at least some workaround to get each user a 'My
> Reports'
> > > folder!
> > >
> > > I don't see any difference between the user accts (other than the
> names).
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Lance
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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