SQL Reporting Services in ASP.

NET

Two types of Reports:

1. Report definition Language for Client Side –(rdlc)

2. Report definition Language for Server Side –(rdl)
1) Report definition Language Client-(rdlc)
 Configuring the Data Source
 Designing the Presentation
 Writing the code to pass arguments for SP.
2) Report definition Language for Server Side –(rdl)
 Building of Business Intelligence Report.
 Deploying the Reports on the Report Server
 Reporting in ASP.NET.

In our project we are not using RDLC .So in this document we are going to discuss about RDL only.

Report definition Language for Server Side – (rdl)

1) Business Intelligence Report:

• New project from Visual Studio 2005 go for Business Intelligence and Select Report Server Project
Wizard consists of two separate folders Share Data Sources and Reports.
• Shared data source is the data source, which consists of the connection string of the database. We
can use the same data source for different reports, which are used to retrieve the data from the
same database. We have to use different data sources for the different databases.
• First we have to create the Data Source and make it as shared one.

• dsReports is the Share Data Source. Once the shared data source has been created this can be
used for all the reports, which are pointing to the same database.
• Next step is of creating the reports. Select the report folder add new item select the report
immediately the following screen is displayed with the shared data source (dsReports) selected.
Here we can create the new data source as well.

• Go with next, which will ask about the query or the stored procedure we have to use. The following
screen is displayed where we have to provide the either query or stored procedure "depinfo".
• Next step is the selecting the report type either Tabular or Matrix
• Next step is about displaying the report with fields in our required format.

• After this Report Wizard screen came into the picture, where we have to provide the proper name
for the report and check the check box for previewing the report.
• Click finish then, since we have used stored procedure for retrieving data form the database and
that store procedure having the parameter it will ask the value for displaying the report.
• After providing the parameter then click the View Report button then Report is generated as
shown.

• This report contains three tab's called Data, Layout and Preview. Some modification should be done
before deploying the report on the report server.
• Select the DATA tab and do the following changes, actually it will displays

• Now it has to be changed like this and in the command type we have to select the stored procedure
and the stored procedure has to be changed and just stored procedure name has to be specified.
• Select the properties of the stored procedure where we have to provide the parameter.

• Under Fields Tab you are able to see the fields that are to be displayed by the Stored Procedure.
• Under the Parameters tab you have to provide the parameters.

• Now comes to the Layout Tab where actual design of the report will be present. Change the report
as per the requirements.

• All the properties for the report can be set in the Layout tab.
• Next Preview tab is mainly used for previewing the data after providing the parameters.
• After the completion next step is the deployment of the report on the report server.
2) Deployment of the Report on the Report Server.

• To deploy the report on the report server select the properties of the Project and in the properties
specify the report server in the Target Server URL field

• Then select the report and select the properties "Deploy" then the report is deployed.
• If you have face any problem you can deploy the report in another way, but you need the rights for
deploying the reports on the reports server.
• To deploy the report and to use those reports on the report server you have to create the data
source on the report server for maintain the connection string, this data source is also of type
shared data source.
• After creating the shared data source on the report server the next step is to upload the report and
for the report, this data source is assigned and set the properties.
• To upload the report go with "Upload File" select the report "DepartmentReprt.rdl".
• Next step, select the report assign the data source and set the parameters on the report server

• Select the data source and assign the data source, which created on the report server.
 • After assigning the data source for the report, view the report, which in turn requires the
parameter should be passed, the report can be displayed as follows

• These are the steps to be followed when the report is deployed on the report server.
• Once the RDL project is deployed then it can be used in the ASP.NET report viewer control.

3) Reporting in ASP.NET:

To make a call for the report which is deployed on the Report Server, following steps to be followed

 Drag and drop the Report viewer control into your web form
 Open the SmartTag of the report viewer by right clicking the report viewer control
 In this we have three things Report Type, Report server URL, Report Folder
 For calling a deployed report set the Report type property to <server report>, Report server
URL is the URL what we have given during the deployment of the report and Report Folder
is the actual path of the report on the server.
 For e.g. If Server Name is MIT. then our URL will be like http://MIT/reportserver
 For e.g. Report Path will be like /project name/rdlfilename(Without File Extension)

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• To make a call for the report which is deployed on the Report Server following steps to be followed
1. To access the report from the Report Server we have to pass the Network credentials.
2. We have to add the reference for accessing the reporting services the dll is
"MicroSoft.ReportViewer.Webforms"
• In the application the following code is to be written to call the report from the report server

protected void btnReport_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{
ReportParameter[] parm = new ReportParameter[1];
parm[0] =new ReportParameter("deptno",txtDeptno.Text);
ReportViewer1.ShowCredentialPrompts = false;
ReportViewer1.ServerReport.ReportServerCredentials = new ReportCredentials("Reportfolder Name", "Password of the
folder", "");
ReportViewer1.ProcessingMode = Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms.ProcessingMode.Remote;
ReportViewer1.ServerReport.ReportServerUrl = new System.Uri("http://ReportServer/ReportServer");
ReportViewer1.ServerReport.ReportPath = "/ReportFolder/ReportName";
ReportViewer1.ServerReport.SetParameters(parm);
ReportViewer1.ServerReport.Refresh();
}

• In the above code ReportParameter are the report parameters used to display the report.
• ReportFolderName is the folder where we have deployed the report on the Report server.
• Password of the Folder this is the password for that folder on the report server.
• Next step is about the class, which implements the
Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms.IReportServerCredentials interface for accessing the reports.

public class ReportCredentials : Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms.IReportServerCredentials

{
string _userName, _password, _domain;
public ReportCredentials(string userName, string password, string domain)
{
_userName = userName;
_password = password;
_domain = domain;
}
public System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity ImpersonationUser
{
get
{
return null;
}
}

public System.Net.ICredentials NetworkCredentials

{
get
{
return new System.Net.NetworkCredential(_userName, _password, _domain);
}
}

public bool GetFormsCredentials(out System.Net.Cookie authCoki, out string userName, out string password, out string
authority)
{
userName = _userName;
password = _password;
authority = _domain;
authCoki = new System.Net.Cookie(".ASPXAUTH", ".ASPXAUTH", "/", "Domain");
return true;
}
}

• This class is mainly used for passing the report credentials to access the report.
• Next step is to click the button and the report is displayed.
• This is the process to access the SQL Server Reporting Services in the ASP.NET.