Do you use Report Server Project?

Last updated by Brook Jeynes [SSW] 5 months ago.See history

When working with SSRS reports, you need to have the right type of project otherwise it will be difficult for a developer, to create new reports or update existing ones.

If you have some reports and want to check them into source control, if you add them to project that is not a report project, your reports will not open in the design/preview view (allowing to see the DataSource and DataSets). They will open in the XML view (which is not pretty to work with).

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Figure: Bad example – C# project with reports opening as XML

To open the reports in the right view you will need to:

  1. Be sure that you VS has the tool/extensions Microsoft Reporting Services Projects installed, go to Tools | Extensions and Updates | Online, and search for services

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Figure: Checking Microsoft Reporting Services Projects is installed

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  1. Add existing reports and create your new DataSource (based in the information on your Report Portal)

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Figure: Good Example – Report Server project with reports opening in the design/preview view

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