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# Breaking Changes in SQL Server Reporting Services in SQL Server 2014
This topic describes breaking changes in [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)]. These changes might break applications, scripts, or functionalities that are based on earlier versions of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. You might encounter these issues when you upgrade, or in custom scripts or reports. For more information, see [Use Upgrade Advisor to Prepare for Upgrades](../sql-server/install/use-upgrade-advisor-to-prepare-for-upgrades.md).
**In this topic:**
- [SQL Server 2014 Reporting Services Breaking Changes](#bkmk_sql14)
- [SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Breaking Changes](#bkmk_rc0)
- [SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Breaking Changes](#bkmk_kj)
## [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../includes/sssql14-md.md)] Reporting Services Breaking Changes
There are no [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] breaking changes in [!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../includes/sssql14-md.md)].
## [!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../includes/sssql11-md.md)] Reporting Services Breaking Changes
### SharePoint Mode Server References Require the SharePoint Site
You cannot browse or reference directly to the Report Server using the virtual directly name in the URL path. For example:
`http:///ReportServer`
It is now required that you include the SharePoint site in the URL path. For example, if your site name is '`videos`' and used the '`sites`' prefix, the URL would look similar to the following:
`http:///sites/videos/_vti_bin/ReportServer`
### Changes to SharePoint Mode Command-Line Installation
The input setting **/RSINSTALLMODE** only works with Native mode installations and it does not work for SharePoint mode installations. For example, the following is not supported in [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../includes/sscurrent-md.md)]: **/RSINSTALLMODE="DefaultSharePointMode"**. In place of that input setting, use **/RSSHPINSTALLMODE="DefaultSharePointMode"**.
The following statement is an example of a complete installation command and parameter set: **setup /ACTION=install /FEATURES=SQL,RS /InstanceName=Denali_INST1 .... /RSSHPINSTALLMODE="DefaultSharePointMode"**
For more information on command-line installations, see [Command Prompt Installation of Reporting Services SharePoint Mode and Native Mode](install-windows/install-reporting-services-at-the-command-prompt.md).
### The Reporting Services WMI Provider no longer supports Configuration of SharePoint Mode
The Configuration of [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] SharePoint is now completed using PowerShell cmdlets and SharePoint Central Administration. The new [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] SharePoint mode architecture utilizes the SharePoint services architecture. SharePoint does not support WMI interfaces.
These changes affect the following list of components and work flows:
- Custom applications that use the [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] WMI provider for [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] in SharePoint mode.
- The [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] Configuration Manager, rskeymgmt.exe, and rsconfig.exe. Instead of using those utilities for configuration of [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] SharePoint mode, use SharePoint Central Administration and PowerShell.
- SQL Server Management Studio: Customers cannot reference a server with syntax similar to /. Starting with the [!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] release, the recommended method was to use a SharePoint site URL. For example, **http:///**. Starting with [!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../includes/sssql11-md.md)], a SharePoint site URL is the only supported syntax.
### Report Model Designer is not available in SQL Server Data Tools
[!INCLUDE[ssBIDevStudioFull](../includes/ssbidevstudiofull-md.md)] no longer supports report model projects. The Report Model designer is not available in [!INCLUDE[ssRSCurrent](../includes/ssrscurrent-md.md)]. You cannot create new Report Model projects or open existing projects in [!INCLUDE[ssBIDevStudioFull](../includes/ssbidevstudiofull-md.md)] and you cannot create or update report models. To update report models, you can use [!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)][!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)] or earlier tools. You can continue to use report models as data sources in reports authored in [!INCLUDE[ssRSCurrent](../includes/ssrscurrent-md.md)] tools such as Report Builder and Report Designer. The query designer that you use to create queries to extract report data from report models continues to be available in [!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../includes/sssql11-md.md)][!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)].
## SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Breaking Changes
This section describes breaking changes in [!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)].
> [!NOTE]
> Because SQL Server 2008 R2 is a minor version upgrade of SQL Server 2008, we recommend that you also review the content in the SQL Server 2008 section.
### Expanded CSV Data Renderer
In [!INCLUDE[ssKilimanjaro](../includes/sskilimanjaro-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssRSnoversion](../includes/ssrsnoversion-md.md)], the CSV file includes chart and gauge data. Applications that depend on a previous CSV file structure will no longer work because of the additional columns for charts and gauges.
For more information, see [Exporting to a CSV File (Report Builder and SSRS)](report-builder/exporting-to-a-csv-file-report-builder-and-ssrs.md).
## See Also
[Behavior Changes to SQL Server Reporting Services in SQL Server 2014](behavior-changes-to-sql-server-reporting-services-in-sql-server-2016.md)
[What's New (Reporting Services)](what-s-new-reporting-services.md)
[Deprecated Features in SQL Server Reporting Services in SQL Server 2014](deprecated-features-in-sql-server-reporting-services-ssrs.md)
[Discontinued Functionality to SQL Server Reporting Services in SQL Server 2014](discontinued-functionality-to-sql-server-reporting-services-in-sql-server.md)