How to: Grant Access to the Databases of the Data Warehouse for Team System

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Before users can create reports for Visual Studio Team System, you must grant them read access to the databases that make up the data warehouse. You can grant access to the analysis services database, the relational database, or both, depending on what types of reports will be created.

Required Permissions

To grant access to the analysis services database, you must have the Administer permission in that database. To grant access to the relational database, you must be a member of the securityadmin or sysadmin server role in SQL Server Database Engine.

To grant a user or group read access to the analysis services database

  1. On the Start menu, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and then click SQL Server Management Studio.

    SQL Server Management Studio starts, and the Connect to Server dialog box appears.

  2. In the Server type list, click Analysis Services.

  3. In the Server name box, type the name of the analysis services server for Team Foundation Server, and then click Connect.

    Note

    The analysis services server for Team Foundation Server is typically the same as the data-tier server.

    The Connect to Server dialog box closes.

  4. In Object Explorer, expand the server's Databases folder, then expand the TfsWarehouse database, and then expand the Roles folder.

  5. Right-click the TfsWarehouseDataReader role, and then click Properties.

    The Edit Role dialog box appears.

  6. Under Select a page, click Membership, and then click Add.

    The Select Users or Groups dialog box appears.

  7. Add the user or group, click OK, and then click OK.

To grant a user or group read access to the relational database

  1. On the Start menu, click All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and then click SQL Server Management Studio.

    The Connect to Server dialog box appears.

  2. In the Server type list, click Database Engine.

  3. In the Server name box, type the name of the data-tier server for Team Foundation Server, and then click Connect.

  4. In Object Explorer, expand the server's Databases folder, and then expand the TfsWarehouse database.

  5. Under the TfsWarehouse database, expand the Security folder, then expand the Roles folder, and then expand the Database Roles folder.

  6. Right-click the TfsWarehouseDataReader role, and then click Properties.

    The Database Role Properties dialog box appears.

  7. Under Select a page, click General, and then click Add.

    The Select Users or Groups dialog box appears.

  8. Add the user or group, click OK, and then click OK.

See Also

Concepts

Getting Started With Custom Reports for Team System

Choosing the Source of Data in a Report for Team System

Understanding the Data Warehouse Architecture