Using ReportViewer control for accessing reports
It is always better to open functionalities related to reports within the solution rather directing users to different applications or tools. It makes the solution complete and user does not need to worry on other applications required for accessing reports. This recipe speaks about it, let's see how we can integrate Reporting Services reports with .NET applications.
Getting ready
Microsoft Visual Studio provides a control called ReportViewer that can be used for integrating Reporting Services reports with .NET applications. There are two controls: one for Windows applications and another for Web applications. Both work in same fashion and have same functionalities but design is specific to the application type.
The ReportViewer control has property called ProcessingMode that decides the place of processing the report. It has two options: Local and Remote.
Remote is the preferred option because it makes sure that processing is done at the...
