Report Data Source content type is missing in SharePoint 2013/2016

This SharePoint tutorial explains, how to solve report data source content type missing in SharePoint 2013 or SharePoint 2016.

Report data source content type missing SharePoint 2013

As part of configuring SSRS in SharePoint 2013, we need to create a data source to create a connection string for the SSRS report. In order to do that we need to add “Report Data Source Content Type” to a document library in SharePoint 2013/2016.

The same way we can resolve the report server integration feature missing sharepoint 2016 issue. The solution will work for SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint 2013.

When I was trying to attach/associate Report Data Source content type to document library I don’t that as part of the list of content types at the site collection level.

Please follow the below steps to get the Report Data Source content type.

• Navigate to Site Settings
• Click on Site Collection Features

Locate the “Report Server Integration” feature deactivate and activate the feature.

Now if you try to associate the content type you can 3 new content type

• Report Builder Model
• Report Data Source
• Report Builder Report

Now you can see 3 different options when you click on a new item in the SharePoint document library.

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This tutorial we learned, how to solve an error report data source content type missing SharePoint 2013/2016.