Developing Reports Using BIDS

When your data sources are in order, the next step is to create a Report Server Project. This SSRS-specific project type enables the development and organization of most report objects. Launch BIDS, and, using its main menu, click File, New, Project. In the New Project dialog, click the Business Intelligence Projects node in the tree at the left of the screen; then click Report Server Project under Visual Studio Installed Templates (shown in Figure 53.11).

Figure 53.11 Creating a Report Server Project using BIDS.

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When your new project is successfully created, open Solution Explorer, right-click the Reports folder, ...

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