I can't figure out how to add the nodes under the Page XML element. I tried a to add the missing nodes, but could only add them to the end of the XML script. I can modify the nodes if they already exist, but can't add them. My script modifies the report XML by copying the nodes from a template report to each report on the report server. This is to maintain a consistent header and footer for each report deployed to the report server.
Script to modify XML
Public Sub Main()
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Purpose: Script to apply custom header and footer from a template report to all reports on ReportServer
' Notes: uses Mgmt2010 endpoint / executable against stand alone or SharePoint integrated instance
' Save file as .rss extension and run using rs.exe from command line.
' Reference: https://jaredzagelbaum.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/update-all-ssrs-reportheaders/
' https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/reporting-services/tools/rs-exe-utility-ssrs?view=sql-server-2017
' Example: rs -s http://localhost/reportserver -i D:\Scripts\Apply_Header_Footer.rss -e Mgmt2010 -v parentFolder="Test"
'--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dim reportDefinition As Byte() = Nothing
Dim templateDoc As New System.XML.XmlDocument
Dim reportDoc As New System.XML.XmlDocument
Dim nsmanager As New XmlNamespaceManager(templateDoc.NameTable)
Dim templatePath As String = "/_Custom/Template"
Dim templateHeader As System.XML.XmlElement = Nothing
Dim templateFooter As System.XML.XmlElement = Nothing
Dim reportHeader As System.XML.XmlElement = Nothing
Dim reportFooter As System.XML.XmlElement = Nothing
Dim reportPage As System.XML.XmlElement = Nothing
nsmanager.AddNamespace("rd", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2016/01/reportdefinition")
Dim items As CatalogItem() = rs.ListChildren("/", True)
parentFolder = "/" + parentFolder
Try
For Each item As CatalogItem In items
If item.TypeName = "Report" And item.Path = templatePath Then
reportDefinition = rs.GetItemDefinition(item.Path)
Dim stream1 As New MemoryStream(reportDefinition)
templateDoc.Load(stream1)
stream1.Dispose()
Exit For
End If
Next
templateHeader = templateDoc.SelectSingleNode("/rd:Report/rd:ReportSections/rd:ReportSection/rd:Page/rd:PageHeader", nsmanager)
templateFooter = templateDoc.SelectSingleNode("/rd:Report/rd:ReportSections/rd:ReportSection/rd:Page/rd:PageFooter", nsmanager)
For Each item As CatalogItem In items
If item.TypeName = "Report" And (item.Path.StartsWith(parentFolder)) And Not (item.Name.StartsWith("SubRep")) Then
reportDefinition = rs.GetItemDefinition(item.Path)
Dim stream2 As New MemoryStream(reportDefinition)
Dim outstream2 As New MemoryStream()
reportDoc.Load(stream2)
Console.WriteLine("Report: " + item.Name)
Console.WriteLine("Report Path: " + item.Path)
reportHeader = reportDoc.SelectSingleNode("/rd:Report/rd:ReportSections/rd:ReportSection/rd:Page/rd:PageHeader", nsmanager)
reportFooter = reportDoc.SelectSingleNode("/rd:Report/rd:ReportSections/rd:ReportSection/rd:Page/rd:PageFooter", nsmanager)
reportPage = reportDoc.SelectSingleNode("/rd:Report/rd:ReportSections/rd:ReportSection/rd:Page", nsmanager)
Try
reportHeader.InnerXml = templateHeader.InnerXml
Console.WriteLine("Update Header: " + item.Path)
Catch ex As NullReferenceException
Console.WriteLine("Add Header: " + item.Path)
End Try
Try
reportFooter.InnerXml = templateFooter.InnerXml
Console.WriteLine("Update Footer: " + item.Path)
Catch ex As NullReferenceException
Console.WriteLine("Add Footer: " + item.Path)
End Try
reportDoc.Save(outstream2)
reportDefinition = outstream2.ToArray()
rs.SetItemDefinition(item.Path, reportDefinition, Nothing)
stream2.Dispose()
outstream2.Dispose()
End If
Next
Catch ex As Exception
Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
What I've tried to add the missing nodes
Console.WriteLine("attempt 1..." + item.Path)
Dim root As XmlNode = reportDoc.DocumentElement
root.AppendChild(templateHeader)
Dim elem As System.XML.XmlElement = reportDoc.CreateElement("PageHeader")
reportDoc.DocumentElement.AppendChild(elem)
reportDoc.Save(Console.Out)
Console.WriteLine("attempt 2..." + item.Path)
Dim newHeader As XmlNode = reportDoc.ImportNode(templateHeader, True)
reportPage.InsertAfter(templateHeader, reportPage.LastChild)
reportDoc.Save(Console.Out)
Console.WriteLine("attempt 3..." + item.Path)
Dim elem As System.XML.XmlElement = reportDoc.CreateElement("PageHeader")
Dim docNodes As System.XML.XmlNodeList = reportDoc.LastChild.ChildNodes()
For Each node As System.XML.XmlNode In docNodes
If node.Name = "rd:Page" Then
node.AppendChild(elem)
End If
Next
reportDoc.Save(Console.Out)
Example of the XML template with the nodes I want to add highlighted below
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