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Integrating Reporting Services into YourApplication
SQL Server Technical Article
Writers: Reporting Services TeamTechnical Reviewer: Brian WelckerProject Editor: Diana SteinmetzPublished: June 2005Applies To: Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Reporting Services
Summary:
Microsoft® SQL Server™ Reporting Services is designed to be extensibleand to integrate easily with a wide range of applications. The SQL Server 2005 releaseof Reporting Services includes significant enhancements for distributing and embeddingreporting services functionality, including freely redistributable Report Viewer controlsand local report processing capabilities. This paper summarizes the different ways thatdevelopers can integrate Reporting Services capabilities in their applications.
 
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Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1
About This Document ....................................................................................... 1Prerequisites ................................................................................................... 1
Integrating Reporting Services into Your Application ....................................... 2Creating Reports ............................................................................................... 3
Hosted Reports ............................................................................................... 4Embedded Reports .......................................................................................... 5
Embedding Reports with the Report Viewer Controls ........................................ 5
Local Mode vs. Report Server Mode ................................................................... 5Changing from Local to Report Server Mode ....................................................... 8Integrating Reports in a WinForms Application .................................................... 8Integrating Reports in an ASP.NET Application .................................................... 9
Embedding Reports in SharePoint .................................................................... 9
Report Explorer Web Component ....................................................................... 9Report Viewer Web Component .......................................................................10
Managing Reports with the SOAP API ............................................................. 10
Distributing Reports with an Application ...........................................................10
Generating Reports Programmatically ............................................................ 10
Writing Report Definition Files with RDL ............................................................ 11Dynamic Report Execution ..............................................................................11
Integrating Ad Hoc Report Authoring .............................................................. 11
Building Report Models ...................................................................................12Launching the Report Builder Client .................................................................12
Extending the Report Server ........................................................................... 12
Extension Types ............................................................................................13
Conclusion ....................................................................................................... 14
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