Report Option Missing from Right-Click Menu in SSMS

  • Hi,

    I have a user wom needs to view the standard reports made available through the right-click -> Reports -> Standard Reports menu, however when they right-click the Reports option is missing.

    I have granted the user VIEW ANY DEFINITION and VIEW SERVER STATE, but this has not enable/made visible the option.

    Does anyone know which permission is required to be able to see the reports option?

    Thanks,

  • If I remember correctly those menu links should be there even when user has not enough permissions. Report will show some error on that situation.

  • Ville-Pekka Vahteala (10/8/2014)


    If I remember correctly those menu links should be there even when user has not enough permissions. Report will show some error on that situation.

    Indeed, the reports should be available. You just get an error if you don't have SELECT permissions on the underlying DMVs.

    Does the user have the following DLL?

    Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Reports.dll

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  • Thanks for the reply.

    That's interesting, if that's the case I think it might come down to the SSMS version. The user I'm supporting might be using SSMS express?

  • ReamerXXVI (10/8/2014)


    Thanks for the reply.

    That's interesting, if that's the case I think it might come down to the SSMS version. The user I'm supporting might be using SSMS express?

    That might be possible. I haven't found an official source to confirm this, but on several fora I found people stating SSMS Express doesn't have the reports.

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