March 2006
Beginner to intermediate
480 pages
11h 17m
English
Report Definition Language (RDL) is an XML-based language that contains data retrieval and layout information for a report.
Just like an XML, RDL can be easily read and edited in any text editor. RDL is designed to provide interchangeable editing capabilities for tools that “understand” RDL’s schema. Ad hoc reporting capabilities and Report Builder has significantly reduced the need to programmatically generate RDL.
In some cases, however, a company might have a need to programmatically generate RDL. This is the case, for example, for a software development company in a business of writing development tools. In a limited number of cases, a company ...