Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 16-21.
Selecting the Report icon and providing a name
Mysteriously, at this point it is hard to say exactly what you will see, because your Visual Studio setup
determines which windows are displayed. The two windows that are used most often are the Report Data and
Toolbox windows. These windows are essential to configuring your reports, but they may or may not appear in
Visual Studio when your new RDL file opens. Not to worry! You can force both of these windows to display by
accessing the View menu in Visual Studio and selecting their corresponding menu items.
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The Report Data menu item should be located at the very bottom of the View menu; however, it may
not show up in the menu if you are not focused on an RDL file in Solution Explorer. If, for some reason, it does not
show, make sure that you have the RDL file open, as shown in Figure
16-22
. Then go back to the View menu and it
should appear.
Important
In Figure
16-22
we have placed the Report Data window on the left side of Visual Studio and the Toolbox on
the right, but they can be dragged and dropped to various positions within Visual Studio.
