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Anonymous
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4 years ago

PDF view support Report Server Web Portal

Hi!

 

I have a question regarding the possibilites to view PDF documents in the Report Server Web Portal? Is it possible to manage, present and view PDF:s in the web portal of PowerBi Report Server?

 

Thanks for you help!

 

Best Regards

Daniel

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  • d_gosbell's avatar
    d_gosbell
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    4 years ago

    You can upload PDF files to Report Server and when you click on them they open. But I think it just streams the PDF content to the browser so it might depend on which browser you use as to how it deals with PDF files.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      4 years ago

      Thanks for the answer on this. So if i understand it correctly you need to upload the pdf-files to report server before you can actually open them? There are no other option for example create links in the web portal to pdf-files that are presented on another storage or server? Why i´m asking is that i´m looking into PowerBi Report Server Web Portal as a solution or "Report hub" for different formats. PowerBi reports, Excel sheets and PDF documents. Do you know if there are possibilites to access programs from the portal also like exe-files? 

      • d_gosbell's avatar
        d_gosbell
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        4 years ago

        Unfortunately there is no option at the moment to create links. And there is no option to access exe files directly, and this is unlikely to happen since browsers would not allow this as it's a major security risk.

         

        But the ability to add links is something I think is needed in Report Server.

         

        I actually added this to idea.powerbi.com since I think it would add a lot of value

        https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=0012d35a-85a5-ec11-826e-281878de77da