I am attempting to create a report using the report builder. I can see the button for the report builder on my report server but nothing happens when you click it. I also attempted to go directly to the url but once again nothing. Finally, I attempted to run the application directly from the file structure and in doing so there I got the following errors. Could not find file 'reportbuilder.chm.deploy'. I created a junk text file with the same file name and attemted to run the app again andthis time I got a error that said: Could not find file 'reportbuilder.exe.deploy'. After that I created another junk text file and named it the same as that. This is part of the errors that I recieved. This doesn't suprise me based on the hack I did to get to this point. Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.* Activation of Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:+ Exception occurred loading manifest from file ReportBuilder.exe: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened. + File ReportBuilder.exe is not a valid Portable Executable (PE) file.+ PE file does not have enough data. I'm not sure what the overall issue is and why these files would be missing. Any guidance in relation to this situation would be great. Thanks.

You can run it from the file system by launching ReportBuilder.exe directly (instead of ReportBuilder.application). I'm not sure why URL access and the Report Builder button in Report Manager are not responding. Can you give any more details about your configuration?

I have an identical problem. These are the details I get when running the application directly from the server.(It does work when I log in on another PC with the same credentials) PLATFORM VERSION INFOWindows : 5.1.2600.131072 (Win32NT)Common Language Runtime : 2.0.50727.42System.Deployment.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)mscorwks.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)dfdll.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)dfshim.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200) SOURCESDeployment url: file://cm-evaluation/c$/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20SQL%20Server/MSSQL.3/Reporting%20Services/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder.applicationApplication url: file://cm-evaluation/c$/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20SQL%20Server/MSSQL.3/Reporting%20Services/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder.exe.manifest IDENTITIESDeployment Identity: ReportBuilder.application, Version=9.0.1399.6, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=45aae7b074cf8edd, processorArchitecture=msilApplication Identity: ReportBuilder.exe, Version=9.0.1399.6, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=45aae7b074cf8edd, processorArchitecture=msil, type=win32 APPLICATION SUMMARY* Online only application.* Trust url parameter is set.ERROR SUMMARYBelow is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.* Activation of \\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:+ Downloading file://cm-evaluation/c$/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/MSSQL.3/Reporting Services/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/reportbuilder.chm.deploy did not succeed.+ Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.+ Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.+ Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'. COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARYNo transaction error was detected. WARNINGSThere were no warnings during this operation. OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS* [26/09/2006 15:04:27] : Activation of \\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder.application has started.* [26/09/2006 15:04:27] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed.* [26/09/2006 15:04:27] : Installation of the application has started.* [26/09/2006 15:04:27] : Processing of application manifest has successfully completed.* [26/09/2006 15:04:28] : Request of trust and detection of platform is complete. ERROR DETAILSFollowing errors were detected during this operation.* [26/09/2006 15:04:28] System.Deployment.Application.DeploymentDownloadException (Unknown subtype)- Downloading file://cm-evaluation/c$/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/MSSQL.3/Reporting Services/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/reportbuilder.chm.deploy did not succeed.- Source: System.Deployment- Stack trace:at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem next)at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadAllFiles()at System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.Download(SubscriptionState subState)at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDependencies(SubscriptionState subState, AssemblyManifest deployManifest, AssemblyManifest appManifest, Uri sourceUriBase, String targetDirectory, String group, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options)at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp)at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut)at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)--- Inner Exception ---System.Net.WebException- Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.- Source: System- Stack trace:at System.Net.FileWebRequest.EndGetResponse(IAsyncResult asyncResult)at System.Net.FileWebRequest.GetResponse()at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem next)--- Inner Exception ---System.Net.WebException- Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.- Source: System- Stack trace:at System.Net.FileWebResponse..ctor(FileWebRequest request, Uri uri, FileAccess access, Boolean asyncHint)at System.Net.FileWebRequest.WrappedGetResponseCallback(Object state)--- Inner Exception ---System.IO.FileNotFoundException- Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.- Source: mscorlib- Stack trace:at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean useAsync)at System.Net.FileWebStream..ctor(FileWebRequest request, String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare sharing, Int32 length, Boolean async)at System.Net.FileWebResponse..ctor(FileWebRequest request, Uri uri, FileAccess access, Boolean asyncHint) COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILSNo transaction information is available.

You cannot launch Report Builder by double-clicking the ReportBuilder.application file from the file system -- it must be accessed through the report server URL. (If you really want to, I believe you could justadd ".deploy" to the end ofRB.exe and RB.chm, and then launch the app, but I've never tried this myself, and renaming the files would break URL access.) The more basic problem is the non-responsiveness of the Report Builder button in Report Manager. What happens when you enter the URL for RB directly into the browser address bar: http://hostname/reportserver/reportbuilder/reportbuilder.application

Hi Bob -I've got the same problem with an unresponsive 'Report Builder' button (in IE6). Basically, nothing happens when the button is pressed. Also, entering the url you provided does nothing as well (I tried the 'localintranet' one as well). I'm have full admin rights on the client machine, and to the report server, and the .NET framework is installed on the client.Interestingly, when I click the button from Firefox, it downloads the ReportBuilder.application manifest (but then can't I run it, as you've noted above).Thanks in advance for any insight you might have (and for many past insights on your blog),-- AAP

Have a look at the following thread: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=766354&SiteID=1 Reinstallation of .Net 2.0 solved the problem for me.

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re-installing .net (2.0 & 3.0) didn't work...

The .deploy files are the deployed versions of the files in the folder. I managed to get the ReportBuilder.application served through the browser by copying the files it was requesting and renaming them with a .deploy extension. Each file then had to be given individual Read permissions in IIS.Hope that helps,~Fractos

I was getting an error message launching Report Builder (see below). The following is a workaround that works: 1. Upgrade your SSRS server to SP2. 2. Copy "c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder.exe" from the server to your desktop on your laptop. 3. Double click ReportBuilder.exe from your desktop on your laptop. 4. Enter the server URL of http://YourServerName/ReportServer 5. You should be up and running. Here was the error message I'm getting when I try to launch Report Builder from Report Manager. - The referenced assembly is not installed on your system. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B3)- Source: System.Deployment- Stack trace:at System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.IStore.GetAssemblyInformation(UInt32 Flags, IDefinitionIdentity DefinitionIdentity, Guid& riid)at System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.Store.GetAssemblyManifest(UInt32 Flags, IDefinitionIdentity DefinitionIdentity)at System.Deployment.Application.ComponentStore.GetSubscriptionStateInternal(DefinitionIdentity subId)at System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore.GetSubscriptionStateInternal(SubscriptionState subState)at System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore.CheckAndReferenceApplication(SubscriptionState subState, DefinitionAppId appId, Int64 transactionId)at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestDirectBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, ServerInformation& serverInformation)at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options)at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut)at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state) I haven't tried reinstalling the .NET 2.0 framework and I'm not going to bother because this is the only problem I've been having with it.

IDID copy the 2 files and renamed them with .deploy at the end. This fixed my error during my first attempt to deploy by pressing the "Report Builder" buttonfrom http://localhost/reports which was: "Downloading http://localhost/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder.exe.deploy did not succeed. The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found." So thanks, Bob Meyers, for this suggestion.

I was getting an error message launching Report Builder (see below). The following is a workaround that works: 1. Upgrade your SSRS server to SP2. 2. Copy "c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder.exe" from the server to your desktop on your laptop. 3. Double click ReportBuilder.exe from your desktop on your laptop. 4. Enter the server URL of http://YourServerName/ReportServer 5. You should be up and running. Okay, this worked for me, but it is a workaround that I would rather avoid. Can you tell me how to FIX the report builder application launch from within the report manager web site?

Gosh, is this still occurring? If so, it would be helpful if you opened a support request with Customer Support Services. We very well may have fixed the issue in a subsequent Service Pack or Cumulative Update so, grab the latest ones off of http://support.microsoft.combeforehand.Hope that helps,-LukaszGot a bug or feature request? Tell me about it at http://connect.microsoft.com. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Lukasz, I am getting this with a fresh install of SSRS 2008 R2... the interesting thing about this issue is that if I click the Report Manager icon from a browser running locally on the server, it works fine. If I run it from my desktop, it does not. PLATFORM VERSION INFO Windows : 5.1.2600.196608 (Win32NT) Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.1 System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100) clr.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100) dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100) dfshim.dll : 4.0.31106.0 (Main.031106-0000) SOURCES Deployment url : http://myserver/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application ERROR SUMMARY Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log. * Activation of http://myserver/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected: + Downloading http://myserver/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application did not succeed. + The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found. COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY No transaction error was detected. WARNINGS There were no warnings during this operation. OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS * [7/2/2010 1:26:09 PM] : Activation of http://myserver/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application has started. ERROR DETAILS Following errors were detected during this operation. * [7/2/2010 1:26:09 PM] System.Deployment.Application.DeploymentDownloadException (Unknown subtype) - Downloading http://myserver/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application did not succeed. - Source: System.Deployment - Stack trace: at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem next) at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadAllFiles() at System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.Download(SubscriptionState subState) at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadManifestAsRawFile(Uri& sourceUri, String targetPath, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, ServerInformation& serverInformation) at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestDirectBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, ServerInformation& serverInformation) at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state) --- Inner Exception --- System.Net.WebException - The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found. - Source: System - Stack trace: at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse() at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem next) COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS No transaction information is available.

I have the same issue. Strange thing is that it worked, until I did a restart of my computer. After this no more luck. I am and administrator. On the server itself it works. I use ssrs 2008 R2

That is interesting. One thing to check (I know its a 404, not a 401, but worth double checking): Please ensure the report server is in the Trusted Sites zone if you are using IE or if you are in another browser, ensure it is configured to send NTLM credentials by default to the server. Otherwise double check that http://myserver/reportserver is available remotely. If it is not, check your URL reservations if using SQL 2008 and higher, or check the IIS Virtual Directory settings if using SQL 2005 or earlier. Hope this helps, -LukaszGot a bug or feature request? Tell me about it at http://connect.microsoft.com. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I was having similar issues, while using Firefox. The I tried from MS Explorer, and could download and run Reportbuilder ;-) Roberto

I am facing the same issue.details of the error are below : PLATFORM VERSION INFO Windows : 5.1.2600.196608 (Win32NT) Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.269 System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100) clr.dll : 4.0.30319.269 (RTMGDR.030319-2600) dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100) dfshim.dll : 4.0.31106.0 (Main.031106-0000) SOURCES Deployment url : file:///C:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20SQL%20Server/MSRS10_50.MSSQLSERVER/Reporting%20Services/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application Application url : file:///C:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20SQL%20Server/MSRS10_50.MSSQLSERVER/Reporting%20Services/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/RptBuilder_3/MSReportBuilder.exe.manifest IDENTITIES Deployment Identity : ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application, Version=10.50.1600.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c3bce3770c238a49, processorArchitecture=x86 Application Identity : MSReportBuilder.exe, Version=10.50.1600.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c3bce3770c238a49, processorArchitecture=x86, type=win32 APPLICATION SUMMARY * Online only application. * Trust url parameter is set. ERROR SUMMARY Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log. * Activation of C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10_50.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected: + Unable to install this application because an application with the same identity is already installed. To install this application, either modify the manifest version for this application or uninstall the preexisting application. COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY No transaction error was detected. WARNINGS There were no warnings during this operation. OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS * [7/24/2012 9:42:16 AM] : Activation of C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10_50.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder_3_0_0_0.application has started. * [7/24/2012 9:42:17 AM] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed. * [7/24/2012 9:42:17 AM] : Installation of the application has started. * [7/24/2012 9:42:22 AM] : Processing of application manifest has successfully completed. * [7/24/2012 9:42:31 AM] : Found compatible runtime version 2.0.50727. * [7/24/2012 9:42:31 AM] : Detecting dependent assembly Sentinel.v3.5Client, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=msil using Sentinel.v3.5Client, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=msil. * [7/24/2012 9:42:31 AM] : Detecting dependent assembly System.Data.Entity, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, processorArchitecture=msil using System.Data.Entity, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, processorArchitecture=msil. * [7/24/2012 9:42:31 AM] : Request of trust and detection of platform is complete. * [7/24/2012 9:42:59 AM] : Downloading of subscription dependencies is complete. * [7/24/2012 9:42:59 AM] : Commit of the downloaded application has started. ERROR DETAILS Following errors were detected during this operation. * [7/24/2012 9:42:59 AM] System.Deployment.Application.DeploymentException (Subscription) - Unable to install this application because an application with the same identity is already installed. To install this application, either modify the manifest version for this application or uninstall the preexisting application. - Source: System.Deployment - Stack trace: at System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore.CheckApplicationPayload(CommitApplicationParams commitParams) at System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore.CommitApplication(SubscriptionState& subState, CommitApplicationParams commitParams) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState& subState, ActivationDescription actDesc) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state) COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS No transaction information is available. Thanks in advance.samay