how to read database connection data from a properties file?

Hi guys,
I am very new to Reporting Services, so please bear with me here. I am
curious about how we can configure the database server, database name, and
login data using data from a properties file so that when Reporting Services
and the Report Server start up, they have all the data they need to connect
to the appropriate database. Has anyone tried this yet? If so how would it
be possible?
Thanks a bunch,
Carolyn
cvoREMOVE_ALL_CAPS@.REMOVE_ALL_CAPSacornsys.comWhen you design reports you have the option of using shared data sources for
running the report. Or each report can use its own data source. I always use
the shared datasources. The shared data source is referred to when you
design the report. When you deploy the default is that the shared datasource
does not get written over. What this means is you can configure the shared
datasource on the server and it can be different than what the developers
are using. For the credentials for the shared datasource I use a specific
username. The db username I use is one I have setup for reporting that has
only read access to the database. An advantage of this is it allows
connection pooling since all the connections for reporting will use the
exact same connection string (a necessity for connection pooling).
Note that what I am talking about here is getting to the database which has
the data for the report. RS also has a database which is used for caching of
the reporting objects. This can be the same or different database from which
you are reporting on.
Bruce L-C
"Carolyn Vo" <cvoREMOVE_ALL_CAPS@.REMOVE_ALL_CAPSacornsys.com> wrote in
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> Hi guys,
> I am very new to Reporting Services, so please bear with me here. I am
> curious about how we can configure the database server, database name, and
> login data using data from a properties file so that when Reporting
Services
> and the Report Server start up, they have all the data they need to
connect
> to the appropriate database. Has anyone tried this yet? If so how would
it
> be possible?
> Thanks a bunch,
> Carolyn
> cvoREMOVE_ALL_CAPS@.REMOVE_ALL_CAPSacornsys.com
>