--- title: "Prerequisites for Tutorials (Report Builder) | Microsoft Docs" ms.custom: "" ms.date: "05/30/2017" ms.prod: "sql-server-2016" ms.reviewer: "" ms.suite: "" ms.technology: - "reporting-services-native" ms.tgt_pltfrm: "" ms.topic: "get-started-article" applies_to: - "SQL Server 2016" ms.assetid: 9b8346a6-f4f4-4ad3-bc98-8f2be342ef2d caps.latest.revision: 11 author: "maggiesMSFT" ms.author: "maggies" manager: "erikre" --- # Prerequisites for Tutorials (Report Builder) To do the Report Builder tutorials, you need to be able to view and save [!INCLUDE[ssRSCurrent](../includes/ssrscurrent-md.md)] paginated reports on a report server or SharePoint site that is integrated with a report server. For data, all tutorials use literal queries that must be processed by an instance of SQL Server. If you do not have access to a report server or site or to a data source, you can learn about Report Builder by building an offline report. See [Tutorial: Create a Quick Chart Report Offline (Report Builder)](../reporting-services/report-builder/tutorial-create-a-quick-chart-report-offline-report-builder.md). ## Requirements You must have the following prerequisites to complete Report Builder tutorials: - Access to Report Builder. You can run Report Builder from a [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion_md](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] report server or a [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion_md](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] report server in SharePoint integrated mode. Only the first step, how to open Report Builder, is different on the different servers. On a report server, select **New** > **Paginated Report**. On a report server in SharePoint integrated mode, on the **Documents** tab, select **New Document**, and from the drop-down list, select **Report Builder Report**. For example, `http:///sites/mySite/reports`. The SharePoint administrator must enable the Report Builder Report feature for each document library. - The URL to a [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion_md](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] report server or a SharePoint site that is integrated with a [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion_md](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] report server. You must have permission to save and view reports, shared data sources, shared datasets, report parts, and models. By default, the URL for a report server is `http:///reportserver`. By default, the URL for a SharePoint site is `http://` or `http:///site`. - The name of a SQL Server instance and credentials sufficient for read-only access to any database. The dataset queries in the tutorials use literal data, but each query must be processed by a SQL Server instance to return the metadata that is required for a report dataset. For example, the following connection string specifies only a server: `data source=`. You must have read access to the default database that is assigned to you by the system administrator who grants you permission to access the server. You can also specify a database, as shown in the following connection string: `data source=;initial catalog=`. - For the [Tutorial: Map Report (Report Builder)](Tutorial:%20Map%20Report%20\(Report%20Builder\).md), the report server must be configured to support Bing maps as a background. For more information, see [Plan for Map Report Support](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/5ddc97a7-7ee5-475d-bc49-3b814dce7e19). - The [Tutorial: Creating Drillthrough and Main Reports (Report Builder)](Tutorial:%20Creating%20Drillthrough%20and%20Main%20Reports%20\(Report%20Builder\).md) tutorial requires access to the Contoso Sales cube. See the tutorial for more information. The report server administrator must grant you the necessary permissions on the report server, configure [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion_md](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] folder locations, and configure Report Builder default options. For more information, see [Install and Uninstall Report Builder](http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/2c9a5814-17bf-4947-8fb3-6269e7caa416). ## Next steps [Report Builder tutorials](../reporting-services/report-builder-tutorials.md) More questions? [Try asking the Reporting Services forum](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=620231)