How to: Create, Delete, or Modify a Folder (Report Manager)

To create a folder

  1. Start Report Manager.

  2. In Report Manager, select the Home folder and click New Folder. Or, to create a folder under an existing folder, navigate to that folder in the Contents page and click the folder to open it. Then click New Folder.

    The New Folder page opens.

  3. Type a folder name. A folder name can include spaces, but cannot include reserved characters that are used for URL encoding: ; ? : @ & = + , $ / * < > |. You cannot type a series of folder names to create several folders at once.

  4. Optionally type a description.

  5. Select Hide in list view if you do not want to display the folder in the default view of the Contents page. The folder will be visible to users only when they click Show Details on the Contents page.

  6. Click OK.

To delete a folder

  1. In Report Manager, navigate to the Contents page. Navigate to the folder that contains the folder you want to delete.

  2. Click Show Details on the Contents page.

  3. Scroll to the folder that you want to delete, select the check box next to the folder name, and then click Delete.

To modify or delete a folder

  1. In Report Manager, navigate to the Contents page. Navigate to the folder you want and click it to open it.

  2. Click the Properties tab. The General Properties page for the folder opens.

  3. To change the folder location, click Move. Type the location of the destination folder, or choose the destination folder from the tree, and then click OK.

  4. Or, modify folder properties in the following ways:

    • To modify display text about the folder, type a name or description.
    • To display the folder in the default view on the Contents page, clear Hide in list view.
  5. Or, to remove the folder and its contents, click Delete.

  6. Click Apply to save changes.

See Also

Concepts

Creating, Modifying, and Deleting Folders
Finding and Viewing Reports in Report Manager
Report Server Folder Hierarchy
Report Manager How-to Topics
Report Manager

Other Resources

New Folder Page (Report Manager)
Contents Page (Report Manager)

Help and Information

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