Listing all Data Sources and their Dependencies (reports, items, etc) in SQL Server 2008 R2

Question

I am new to SQL Server, and I am sorry if there is an obvious solution to my question but I can\'t seem to find it.

I am looking to generate a report (or list) of al

Answer 1

You might also consider using Powershell:

    #************************************************************************************************************************************
# FileName:     Delete-DataSources.ps1
# Date:         2015/04/23
# Author:       Hugh Scott
#
# Description:
# This script finds data sources with no dependencies in SSRS and removes them.
#
# Parameters:
#   $serverBase     - base URL for the server to check (ie, myserver.mydomain.com)
#   [$WhatIf]       - Option wwitch parameter to prevent actual deleting of objects (will list out reports that need to be deleted)
#***********************************************************************************************************************************
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,Position=0)]
    [string]$serverBase,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,Position=1)]
    [switch]$WhatIf
)

$url = "http://$serverBase/reportserver/ReportService2010.asmx?WSDL"
$ssrs = New-WebServiceProxy -uri $url -UseDefaultCredential -Namespace "ReportingWebService"

$outFile = ".\DeleteItems_$serverBase.txt"

# Connection to Web Service, grab all data sources
$items = $ssrs.ListChildren("/", $true) | where-object {$_.typename -eq "DataSource"}
foreach($item in $items) {

    $dependencies = $ssrs.ListDependentItems($item.Path)
    $dependentReports = $dependencies.Count

    if($dependencies.Count -eq 0){
        [string]$itemName = $item.Path
        if($WhatIf){

            Write-Host "Item $itemName would be deleted."
            Add-Content $outFile "Item $itemName would be deleted."
        } else {
            try {
                $ssrs.DeleteItem($item.Path)
                Write-Host "Item $itemName deleted."
                Add-Content $outFile "Deleted item $itemName ."
            } catch [System.Exception] {
                $Msg = $_.Exception.Message
                Write-Host $itemName $Msg
                Add-Content $itemName $msg
            }
        }
    }
}