Download and Install Report Builder for SQL Server 2016

Report Builder is a highly productive, stand-alone tool for authoring reports and deploying them on configured Microsoft Reporting services report servers. It can use data from different kinds of data sources to produce  a variety of reports, from hard copies to web based reporting.

Report Builder 3 Details:
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Version:
14.0.344.82
File Name:
ReportBuilder3.msi
Date Published:
3/9/2017
File Size:
22.6 MB
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You need Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5. The memory and CPU requirements are average.

This is supported on  the following OSs:
Windows 10 , Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

download from here:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=53613

Please review the earlier versions of Report builder in two of my published books here:


The second book Learning SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services is ideal for beginners who want to spin-out reports from a variety of data sources and deploy them to report servers. The book is replete with step-by-step, hands-on exercises where the users can hone their skills.

 

The fifth book Learning SQL Server Reporting Services 2012 is a revised edition and a deals with both Native and SharePoint Integrated modes of Report Servers. This covers every aspect of the first edition(second book) with lots of added material to include development in the intervening years.

  As the author of these Microsoft Business Intelligence related books I have great confidence in their usefulness. I would love to hear from you. Email me at: hodentek@live.com.

Installing Report Builder

You will have downloaded the ReportBuilder.msi file published on 3/9/3017. Note that there are other Report Builder.msi related to other versions (for example ReportBuilder.msi for SQL Server 2014 etc).

The installation is driven by a wizard and it installs without any problem. You need not indicate a Reporting Services Report Server during installation.

Here are screen shots of the installation:

Welcome Screen

License agreement window. Click I Accept...

 It will be installed on the local hard drive. Note that this product may also work with SQL Server vNext CTP1.3.

SQL Server 2016 reporting services has two modes and you need not have these installed and configured. You may keep this empty. Click Next.

Click Next and you are ready to install.

 Click Install. Begins installing with a progress screen.

 It is done installing.

 You should see these in All Programs on Windows 10.

Double click and you are ready to Author a report. If you want to put it out on the Report Server, you need a Report Server.

You are ready to go!