Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services, 2nd Edition

5.3. New Territory

Now that you have created the table and matrix reports without the aid of the Report Wizard, it is time to venture into new territory. As mentioned previously, the list item is the third type of data region. Just as the table item makes up the main portion of a table report and the matrix item makes up the main portion of a matrix report, the list item is the main part of a list report.

List reports are used when you need to repeat a large area of content—perhaps even an entire page—for each record in the dataset. They are often used to create forms. List reports function similarly to a mail merge in a word processing program such as Microsoft Word.

5.3.1. The Transport Information Sheet

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