How to use datasets for mobile reporting

Now that the datasets are created, it's time to incorporate them into your report. In this recipe, we'll add the datasets and then tie them to the report elements we've placed on the designer.

Getting ready

This recipe builds on the previous ones, so make sure you have completed them before proceeding. Have the Mobile Report Publisher open and set up to look like the end of the previous recipe.

How to do it...

1. Click on the Data tab.

2. In the upper right, click on the Add data button:

   

   Figure 6.13

3. The Add data window appears. Select Report server as the source:

   

   Figure 6.14

4. Select the server from the list of servers you've used before. If the server you want doesn't appear, you can cancel and use the Servers button in the upper toolbar (next to the Save As button) to add another server reference to the report.

5. Click on the Datasets folder to open it.

6. In the Datasets folder, select the DashboardData dataset you created earlier in the chapter:

   

   Figure 6.15

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