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odd, how are they doing the deployment? &nbsp;I get the warnings that the data sources exists and overwrite is set to false but it continues and deploys which ever report I am trying to deploy. &nbsp;I usually just right click on the report I want to deploy and chose deploy. &nbsp;Also make sure the correct configuration is chosen in Solution Configurations at the top of the page and that all the folders and the URL are set correctly in that configuration.
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odd, how are they doing the deployment?  I get the warnings that the data sources exists and overwrite is set to false but it continues and deploys which ever report I am trying to deploy.  I usually just right click on the report I want to deploy and chose deploy.  Also make sure the correct configuration is chosen in Solution Configurations at the top of the page and that all the folders and the URL are set correctly in that configuration.

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I bet that's it! The production Nazis have that server so locked down, that just feels right. I'll let you know.
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I bet that's it! The production Nazis have that server so locked down, that just feels right. I'll let you know.

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SSRS reports are being developed by a team. The data sources are already created in the /Data Sources folder on the production server. Developers have been promised slow, painful torture if they overwrite the production DS's with development.<br />
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When attempting to deploy from within Visual Studio, the error &quot;The item '/Data Sources' already exists&quot; pops up and deployment halts.<br />
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Yes, the &quot;Overwrite Data Sources&quot; deployment configuration parameter is set to FALSE.<br />
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Is there a workaround?
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SSRS reports are being developed by a team. The data sources are already created in the /Data Sources folder on the production server. Developers have been promised slow, painful torture if they overwrite the production DS's with development.

When attempting to deploy from within Visual Studio, the error "The item '/Data Sources' already exists" pops up and deployment halts.

Yes, the "Overwrite Data Sources" deployment configuration parameter is set to FALSE.

Is there a workaround?

The item '/Data Sources' already exists

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