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shivaprasadg
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Power BI Reporting Server Branding

Hi,

 

Not able to upload zip file to branding in power bi Reporting server and getting this error below,

 

"There is a problem with the system resource package."

 

Pls help.

 

regards

shivaprasadg

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Skeletor
Helper I
Helper I

I followed these instructions here:

 

https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4567/sql-server-2016-reporting-services-custom-branding-examp...

 

This worked for me. You must make sure that all files are named correctly with correct casing, and that it is in a zip file. XML file needs to be formatted correctly.

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Evogelpohl
Helper V
Helper V

If you use Windows Zip or Folder Compress in Explorer - you'll include the *directory* info along w/ the files. This causes SSRS Report Services Branding to throw an error. 

 

Use this PowerShell script to build your branding package instead. Note, the first command compresses the file as a pure, single-file zip (no directory info), the next two lines *add one file at a time. 

 

$file1 = 'C:\Temp\colors.json'
$file2 = 'C:\Temp\metadata.xml'
$file3 = 'C:\Temp\logo.png'
$destzip = 'C:\Temp\Branding1.zip'

Compress-Archive -Path $file1 -DestinationPath $destzip -Force
Compress-Archive -Path $file2 -Update -DestinationPath $destzip 
Compress-Archive -Path $file3 -Update -DestinationPath $destzip
Anonymous
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Note that in your metadata.xml file, dont specify https for the namespace attribute, just use http

It should look like 

<SystemResourcePackage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2016/01/systemresourcepackagemetadata"
type="UniversalBrand"

For me this was the solution, Thanks @Anonymous 

Skeletor
Helper I
Helper I

I followed these instructions here:

 

https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4567/sql-server-2016-reporting-services-custom-branding-examp...

 

This worked for me. You must make sure that all files are named correctly with correct casing, and that it is in a zip file. XML file needs to be formatted correctly.

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