Support multiple RtReports servers with a single PI Server instance

Use this method to add an RtReports server that has different report templates, generated reports, comments, verifications, and approvals to the same PI Server that is associated with an existing RtReports server.

You must specify a separate path to the PI Module Database on the PI Server for the second RtReports server to store its data.

The comment and verification collections for the two RtReports servers must also be unique.

1. Install the second RtReports server.

   By default, the RtReports server setup configures this new RtReports server to point to the same PI Module Database path that the first RtReports server uses, \%OSI\RtReports.

2. Change the template path of the new RtReports server in the web.config file and in the OSISoft.RtReports.Editor.exe.config file to a name that is different from the name on the existing RtReports server.

   Both files are located in %PIHOME%\RtReports.

   The name must be the same in both files.

   1. Locate both files.

      The template path for web.config goes in the ReportPropertyTagPrefix key.

      If the key does not exist, add the following line to the appSettings section of the web.config file for the second RtReports server:

      <add key="ReportPropertyTagPrefix" value=" RtReportsPropertiesRTRServer$"></add>

   2. Open both files in Notepad.

   3. Change the TemplatePath entry from \%OSI\RtReports to another path, such as \%OSI\RtReportsNewServer.