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Hi everyone,
I am attempting to get the developer version of the Power BI Report Server up and running for testing and evaluation for my team. I am having issues with getting the Web Service URL (and Web Portal URL) to work properly as noted in all the different tutorials I have read and watched.
Currently when I click on the link provided to me by the Power BI Configuration Manager, it opens up Chrome and after a short while returns the following error message:
An internal error occurred on the report server. See the error log for more details. (rsInternalError) Get Online Help. Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
I’m a bit frustrated as to what I am missing to get this to work as the tutorials all make it seem very easy with very little troubleshooting for any common errors one may encounter.
Below is more context about my problem:
Within the Power BI Reports Server configuration manager, I have the following settings:
Is there something I have not installed, setting that I have overlooked, or something I need to set up on my machine in order for this to work?
Someone please help! 😊
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@Anonymous wrote:
- Database tab
- No current report server database configured. I do not have a separate SQL server running that I can connect the report server to. I assume that the Power BI Report Server will take care of storing the data. Please let me know if this assumption is wrong.
This assumption is not correct. You must configure the database tab otherwise PBIRS will not work - this is how Report Server stores it's information about the reports it has available and all the other associated metadata. If you are using a local developer instance of PBIRS you could also use a local developer instance of SQL Server.
@Anonymous wrote:
- Database tab
- No current report server database configured. I do not have a separate SQL server running that I can connect the report server to. I assume that the Power BI Report Server will take care of storing the data. Please let me know if this assumption is wrong.
This assumption is not correct. You must configure the database tab otherwise PBIRS will not work - this is how Report Server stores it's information about the reports it has available and all the other associated metadata. If you are using a local developer instance of PBIRS you could also use a local developer instance of SQL Server.
Thanks @d_gosbell! Your advice was spot on. 🙂
I came to that conclusion yesterday after reading through a lot of documentation and very slowly putting the puzzle together. It was a little unintended misdirection from a colleague that set me off on this path.
Much appreciated!
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