Difference between Report Service URL and Report Server URL

The Report Service URL (reportServiceURL) connects the Bold Reports^® Reporting components to your server-side Web API service. The Report Server URL (reportServerURL) tells the components which SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) or Bold Reports^® Report Server to use reports from.

What is the Report Service URL?

The Report Service URL is the address of the server-side Web API service that the Bold Reports^® Reporting components use, assigned through the reportServiceURL API. The Reporting components use a client-server architecture. To use them, you need a server-side Web API service built with ASP.NET Core or ASP.NET MVC.

Use the following references to create a Web API service, or use an existing one, for the Reporting components:

• Bold Reports^® Report Server built-in service for Report Viewer

• Bold Reports^® Report Server built-in service for Report Designer

• Create ASP.NET Core Web API for Report Viewer

• Create ASP.NET MVC Web API for Report Viewer

What is the Report Server URL?

The Report Server URL is the address of the SSRS or Bold Reports^® Report Server that the Bold Reports^® Reporting components use reports from, set through the reportServerURL API. The Reporting components can use reports directly from SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and Bold Reports^® Report Server. To use this feature, provide the server URL to the Reporting components with the reportServerURL API for report processing.

Use the following sections to work with the report server URL and use reports from a Report Server in the Reporting components:

• Bold Reports^® Report Server Reports with Report Viewer

• SSRS Reports with Report Viewer