Reports can also be viewed directly through the Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, by means of the Report Manager application.  This application is accessible through a web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.  Contact an Information Technology (IT) expert for more information for the specifics of accessing the Report Manager.

 

When the Report Manager is successfully loaded into a web browser window, a user may have access to running and viewing all reports loaded into the service.  The security that controls file access in Mover’s Suite is not present here.

 

Figure 11: Report Manager as viewed within a web browser.

 

Selecting a folder will list its contents within the same window. 

 

When all the standard Reporting Services reports from Mover’s Suite are loaded into a single-folder, then  a user would see the following folder structure.

 

Figure 12: List of standard Mover's Suite report directories.

 

Selecting one of the listed categories will display its contents to the same screen.  Eventually, a user will be able to see the list of available reports, along with a description of what they report.

 

Figure 13: Reports and their descriptions.

 

 

Note: All reports available within the Report Manager are also available to the Mover’s Suite application.  Reports listed within the Report Manager can be linked to Mover’s Suite through the Reports setup by a Render Type setting of Reporting Services Report. 

 

Selecting one of the reports within the Report Manager will cause the Report Viewer to be launched.  The output will be generated and displayed in the same window as that of the listing. 

 

Figure 14: Report accessed directly through the Reporting Services Report Viewer.