Last Updated: 2023-01-31 19:00:31
New Feature Spotlight: SSRS Embedding
Matthew Orr
Curator Engineer
July 8, 2022
Note: This is an upcoming feature in Curator and does not exist yet in the current version, which will be released very soon.
Expanding Influence to New Analytics Platforms
As you know, Curator has always been an expert influencer. Some would say it was born to show you what’s important so you don’t have to research it all on your own. To up its game, Curator decided it needed to become more than just an influencer of a few analytics platforms. It has begun to expand its social circle to include as many analytics platforms as possible. In this journey, Curator made friends with SQL Server Reporting Services (known to its friends as SSRS). If your company utilizes SSRS, it’s now easier than ever to embed those influential reports within your Curator portal to get the views and likes you desire to achieve that perfect yacht life.
The Deets on SSRS Embedding
Technically, it has always been possible to embed SSRS reports within Curator or, for that matter, any other analytics platform that allows itself to be embedded. However, you would have had to research the technical details of what SSRS needed when being embedded and figure out how to implement that within Curator properly. It was a very anti-social affair.
With Curator’s newfound friendship, embedding SSRS reports has become, well, friendly:
- In a browser, open the desired report within your SSRS environment and copy the link.
- Create or edit a page within Curator’s backend.
- If needed, add a new section by clicking on the plus (+) icon where you want the SSRS report to appear.
- Click on the pencil icon to open the section’s settings pop-up.
- Click on the Analytic Elements tab at the top of the pop-up.
- Select the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) option.
- The pop-up will close and the SSRS settings will appear on the left. Paste the link into the Report URL field. You should see the Page Builder preview update to show the SSRS report.
- Click the Save button.
Selfies for the Insta
In the rapidly evolving landscape of Analytics, it’s become paramount to give your users maximum flexibility while also delivering reliable and sophisticated insights. Today, this means spending a huge amount of effort to create complex dashboards that consider all the variety of ways someone might want to see your data – all in the pursuit of empowering people to make well-informed data-driven decisions.
