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BI SQL # 174 : SQL Server DBA Scripts : List connection strings of all SSRS Shared Data sources
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In this article we are going to cover How to List connection strings of all SSRS Shared Data sources.
In this post we are going to discuss following points:
- Problem Statement of SQL Script:
- Description of SQL Script:
- SQL Script Output Column
- Input Parameter of SQL Script
- SQL Script Code
- SQL Script Output Screenshot
- User Level to execute
Problem Statement of SQL Script:
How to find List of connection strings of all SSRS Shared Data sources?
Description of SQL Script:
Let’s say you want to move a database to an other SQL Server, but which of the SSRS Shared Datasources uses this database and must be changed afterwards?
With this Transact-SQL query for ReportServer database you get the connection string of all Shared Datasources, to document the usage or to search for a specific server/database.
SQL Script Output Column
Input Parameter of SQL Script
Directly execute the script on Report Server Database.
SQL Script Code
WITH XMLNAMESPACES -- XML namespace def must be the first in with clause. ( DEFAULT 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2006/03/reportdatasource' , 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner' AS rd ) ,SDS AS ( SELECT SDS.NAME AS SharedDsName ,SDS.[Path] ,CONVERT(XML, CONVERT(VARBINARY(max), content)) AS DEF FROM dbo.[Catalog] AS SDS WHERE SDS.Type = 5 ) -- 5 = Shared Datasource SELECT CON.[Path] ,CON.SharedDsName ,CON.ConnString FROM ( SELECT SDS.[Path] ,SDS.SharedDsName ,DSN.value('ConnectString[1]', 'varchar(150)') AS ConnString FROM SDS CROSS APPLY SDS.DEF.nodes('/DataSourceDefinition') AS R(DSN ) ) AS CON -- Optional filter: -- WHERE CON.ConnString LIKE '%Initial Catalog%=%TFS%' ORDER BY CON.[Path] ,CON.SharedDsName;
SQL Script Output Screenshot
User Level to execute
300
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