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Smart Tag
Figure 16-25.
Adding data to the table
Previewing Reports
After you have made some changes to the report, it is important to preview your work to get an idea of how the
report is coming along. When you click the Preview tab, located at the top of the Report Designer surface, a
representation of the report will be displayed in HTML format. Figure
16-26
shows an example of the report we
have configured so far, after having added three data fields, Title, OrderDate, and Total_for_that_Date_by_Title, to
a table report item.
Figure 16-26.
Previewing the report
As you can see in Figure
16-25
, tables are divided into data and header rows, but the table looks different on
the Design and Preview tabs. In our example, the SSRS table report item displays one header row and multiple
data rows on the Preview tab (Figure
16-26
), but only one header and data row on the Design tab (Figure
16-27
).
Expect to navigate between them repeatedly as you make configuration changes.
