How to: Add a Snapshot to Report History (Report Manager)

To manually add snapshots to report history

  1. In Report Manager, navigate to the report that you want to view history for, and then click the report to open it.

  2. Click the History tab.

  3. Click New Snapshot. A new snapshot is created in the When Run column.

    Note

    In order to do this, the report history must be configured by the administrator to Allow history to be created manually. For more information, see How to: View and Configure Report History (Report Manager).

  4. Click Apply.

To automatically add all snapshots to report history

  1. In Report Manager, navigate to the report that you want to view history for, and then click the report to open it.

  2. Click the Properties tab.

  3. Click the History tab.

  4. Select the check box for Store all report execution snapshots in history.

  5. Click Apply.

To automatically add snapshots to report history based on a schedule

  1. In Report Manager, navigate to the report that you want to view history for, and then click the report to open it.

  2. Click the Properties tab.

  3. Click the History tab.

  4. Select the check box for Use the following schedule to add snapshots to report history. Perform one of the following:

    • Select Report-specific schedule. Fill in the schedule details, select the start and end dates for the schedule, and then click OK.
    • Select Shared schedule. From the list, select the preferred schedule.
  5. Click Apply.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Open and Close a Report (Report Manager)
How to: View and Configure Report History (Report Manager)

Concepts

Managing Report History
Shared Schedules and Report-Specific Schedules
Report Manager How-to Topics
Report Manager

Other Resources

Scheduling Reports and Subscriptions

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance