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CRM2011 Reports - Error occurred while fetching the data extension

I went to upload a report into CRM 2011 and this error came up:

Error occurred while fetching the data extension Error Details: Error occurred while fetching the list of data extensions installed on the report server.

I also ran into this error while doing an import of reports into an organization (on a different occasion)

Error occurred while fetching the report

I first check that all of my SSRS 2008 R2 services were started. They seemed okay. From there I went over to the CRM server’s event log and found this:

Web service request ListExtensions to Report Server http://crm.contoso.com/ReportServer/ReportService2005.asmx failed. Error: The request failed with HTTP status 404: Not Found.

From this error I can infer that CRM can’t find my reporting services. That path didn’t even exit (when I try and go to it). At this point I clued in that I had changed the SSRS’s virtual directory earlier on. I changed it to ReportServer_MSSQL (for other reasons). Here’s what it looks like:

Now we need to change the SQL Reporting Services URL for our organization. To do this:

  • Open Deployment Manager
  • Disable your organization
  • Click Edit Organization (right hand side)
  • Update your SSRS URL virtual directory (mine was http://crm.contoso.com/ReportServer_MSSQL/ReportService2005.asmx)
  • Click Next, Next and then Finish
  • Enable your organization

I was now able to go into CRM2011 and update the reports. Hopefully this helps!

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