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Administration Guide › Reporting › How to Create a Custom Report › Configure the Report Server Connection

Configure the Report Server Connection

To collect data from the report server, you must configure the connection to the Report Server. Before you begin the procedure, gather the following information about the reporting server:

Name

Description

Host Name

The host name of the machine where the report server is installed

Port

The port name of the machine where the Report Server is installed

Reports folder name

The location of the default Identity Management reports.

User ID

Specifies the user created for the Report Server.

Password

Specifies the password for the user created in the Report Server.

Secure Connection

Specifies the security connection for the report server. Select the checkbox to enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection between Identity Management and Report Server.

Note: Before you select the Secure Connection checkbox, verify that you have installed the certificate from the BOServer. For more information about how to configure SSL, see the Chapter "Report Server Installation" in the Installation Guide.

Web Server

Specifies the web server. Set to Non-IIS for Tomcat.

Note: We recommend that all systems involved in reporting be set to the same time zone and time.

Follow these steps:

  1. In the User Console, click System, Reporting, Report Server Connection.
  2. Enter the Report Server settings.
  3. Click Test Connection to verify the connection.
  4. Click Submit.

The reporting connection is established.