Creating new roles in Reporting Services

As you saw in the previous recipe, SSRS comes with an array of predefined roles that should meet the needs of most of your users. You may, however, find situations in which the predefined roles are not quite right for your needs. SSRS allows you to create new roles, in which you may tune the permissions to suit your needs.

Getting ready

Adding new roles is not done through the Report Portal, as you might expect. Instead, it is handled within SQL Server Management Studio. You must have administrative rights to the reporting server to create new roles.

How to do it...

1. Open SQL Server Management Studio.
2. Connect to the instance of Reporting Services you wish to add new roles to.
3. Expand the Security branch.
4. Right-click on the Roles branch.
5. In the pop-up menu, select New Role....
6. For the name, enter Manage Subscriptions for All Users.
7. In the description, enter This role will allow the management of subscriptions for all users.
8. In the list of tasks, find the one labeled...