how to avoid to Specify a username and password for datasource in SSRS?

Question

I am using SSRS as a part of my project for displaying reports. It accesses data from SQL data source.Here my problem is that each time I view my report on the browser, it asks me like this

"Specify a user name and password for data source"

I need to avoid this prompt while seeing my report on the browser. Kindly suggest what should i do to get rid of my problem.

Answer 1

Yes this can be fixed.. You should

• Go into your DataSource properties
• Select Credentials
• Select "Use this user name and password"
• Enter the credentials that you want to use with the report
• Save the report (or DataSource if it's a shared DataSource)

The default option for data sources is to prompt for credentials, so this is expected behavior unless you change it.