Predefined Roles Overview

Reporting Services includes a small set of predefined roles that you can use in role assignments. Each role is defined by the tasks that it supports. You can modify these roles or replace them with custom roles.

Role Description

The following table describes the predefined roles.

Predefined role	Description
Browser Role	Run reports and navigate through the folder structure.
Content Manager Role	Define a folder structure for storing reports and other items, set security at the item level, and view and manage the items stored by the server.
Report Builder Role	Build and edit reports in Report Builder.
Publisher Role	Publish content to a report server.
My Reports Role	Build reports for personal use or store reports in a user-owned folder.
System Administrator Role	Enable features and set defaults, set site-wide security, create role definitions, and manage jobs.
System User Role	View basic information about the report server such as the schedule information in a shared schedule.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Create, Delete, or Modify a Role (Management Studio)
How to: Create, Delete, or Modify a Role (Report Manager)

Concepts

Managing Permissions and Security for Reporting Services
Configuring Security Through Role Assignments
Predefined Role Assignments

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance