Downloading RDL files from SSRS Report Server

In work, I got a task to backup SSRS reports folder of a report server. Taking a different approach, I choose to depend on AI tools to help me out. I choose Bing Chat powered by ChatGPT.

Following is the PowerShell code generated by Bing Chat.

# Specify the URL of the report server

$reportServerUrl = "http://myreportserver01//reportserver"

# Specify the path of the report on the report server

$reportPath = "/My Report Folder 01"

# Specify the path where to save the RDL file (Note: double forward slashes)

$savePath = "D:\\BackupFolder\\Transfer\\ReportRDL\\"

# Create a new proxy to the report server (Note: we are using ReportingService2010 name space

$proxy = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri "$reportServerUrl/ReportService2010.asmx?wsdl" -Namespace SSRS.ReportingService2010 -UseDefaultCredential

# Get all reports in the folder

$reports = $proxy.ListChildren($reportPath, $false) | Where-Object { $_.TypeName -eq "Report" }

# Download each report

foreach ($report in $reports)

{

    # Get the report definition

    $reportDefinition = $proxy.GetItemDefinition($report.Path)

    # Save the report definition to disk

    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($savePath + $report.Name + ".rdl", $reportDefinition)

}

I also come across another away to download RDL files using "RS.exe" tool. It can be found in following url -> https://asgb1.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/11000114924-download-ssrs-reports-rdl-files-using-rs-exe-utility