Assigning configured data sources to published reports

Even though the complete solution is published, we continuously change existing reports and add new reports. Sometime, we author the report separately completely outside the solution and, upload the report to the portal as a new report. This requires configuring data source to upload report.

Getting ready

Let us create new solution and a new report. Once the report is created, let's upload it manually rather using the SQL Server Data Tools.

Follow the steps for creating the report:

1. Open the SQL Server Data Tools and create a new project using Reporting Services template. Name the project as Chapter10.

2. Create a report called DataSetCustomers.

3. Create a dataset using WideWorldImportersDW database. Make sure that you create the data source as a Shared Data Source.

4. Use the following code for getting data:

         SELECT Customer, Category, [Buying Group]  
         FROM Dimension.Customer 
         ORDER BY Customer; 
   

5. Name data source as WideWorldImportersDW...