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This article will walk you through the steps for building an SSRS Report with the OfficeWriter integration. |
Step 1: Create an RDL file using Visual Studio or Report Builder
The report RDL file should have all the data information for running the report. This includes defining the data sources, creating data sets with queries, and adding any report parameters. These details will be used by Reporting Services to retrieve the data when the report is rendered.
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Try to set everything up in the RDL now before the report has been through the OfficeWriter Designer. Constantly moving between making changes to the data in the report design tool (Visual Studio, Report Builder) and making changes to the Excel or Word template file with the OfficeWriter Designer can corrupt the RDL file. |
If you want to render the report with the default rendering extensions, make sure to design your report in the report builder tool as well.
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