Install Linked Report Generator
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FineBuild can install and configure Linked Report Generator (RSLinkGen) as part of the SQL Server install process. If you do not want to include Linked Report Generator in your FineBuild install, then do not download it.
Linked Report Generator is written by Jasper Smith, a former SQL Server MVP. It was chosen to be included in FineBuild because it enables automatic generation of linked reports to any number of Reporting Services folders based on a single base report.
The original web site that hosted Linked Report Generator is no longer available and a copy captured by Web Archive is used below.
| Item | Location |
|---|---|
| Linked Report Generator archived home page | https://web.archive.org/web/20120227135656/http://www.sqldbatips.com/showarticle.asp?ID=73 |
| Linked Report Generator archived download | https://web.archive.org/web/20120227135656/http://www.sqldbatips.com/samples/code/RSLinkgen/RSLinkgen.zip |
| Linked Report Generator archived documentation | https://web.archive.org/web/20111011131018/http://sqldbatips.com/samples/code/RSLinkgen/readme.htm |
Automated silent installation of Linked Report Generator is performed by Process Id 4RD and is controlled by the parameters below:
| SQL Version | Parameter | FULL Build | WORKSTATION Build | CLIENT Build |
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| SQL2019 | /SetupRSLinkGen: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2017 | /SetupRSLinkGen: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2016 | /SetupRSLinkGen: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2014 | /SetupRSLinkGen: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2012 | /SetupRSLinkGen: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2008R2 | /SetupRSLinkGen: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2008 | /SetupRSLinkGen: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes | |
| SQL2005 | /SetupRSLinkGen: | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| /SetupSQLTools: | No | Yes | Yes |
In order to maintain compatibility with older versions of SQL FineBuild, the parameters /InstRSLinkGen: and /InstSQLTools: can also be used.
FineBuild also uses the following parameters to help install Linked Report Generator:
| Parameter | Default Value | Description |
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| /RSLinkGenZip: | RSLinkGen.zip | Name of file holding Linked Report Generator install media |
Linked Report Generator will be installed with CLIENT and WORKSTATION builds, but not with a FULL build. If you want to install it with a FULL build, the following parameter should be added at run time:
/SetupSQLTools:Yes
Linked Report Generator cannot be installed by FineBuild on a Windows Core operating system because it is supplied in zip file format.
The FineBuild install for Linked Report Generator includes the following:
The following steps show what you would have to do to install Linked Report Generator manually. FineBuild does all of this work for you automatically.
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Navigate to the Additional Components folder
Right-click on RSLinkgen.zip and select Extract All
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Extract all files to C:\Program Files\RSLinkgen
This section adds an entry for Linked Report Generator to the Report Services menu
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Navigate to C:\Program Files\Linked Report Generator
Right-click on RSLinkgen.exe and select Copy
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Navigate to the SQL Server Reporting Services menu folder on C:\
Select Paste Shortcut
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Right-click on the menu shortcut
Rename it to Linked Report Generator
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