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On the other hand, if there are many reports that need access to this logic, it is
better to go with External custom code. External custom code is created outside of the
report—usually in a separate Visual Studio project—and deployed to the report server.
The .NET assembly ( *.dll file) is then linked on the references page of the Report
Properties window. Now, when a change needs to be made to existing logic, it can
be made in a single place instead of having to open and update every report. Another
point worth mentioning is that external code can be written in any
.NET language.
Example of embedded custom code
Report development environment
There are two primary tools for report authors to use in creating SSRS reports:
Report Builder and Report Designer .
Report Builder : This is a standalone application offering a simplistic
design experience and targeted at power users. This tool provides a familiar
office-ribbon user interface and provides a wizard to guide the report author
through the various report development tasks. It can also be used to easily
edit existing reports that have been deployed to the report server.
Report Designer : This is a fully featured report authoring tool based on
Visual Studio and targeted at IT developers. Compared to Report Builder,
this tool offers a much more manual development experience but can prove
to be overly complicated for typical power users.
 
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