Editing RDL Files with Virtual Ticket's Built-in Workflow

  1. Select the report you want to edit in the Reports and Custom Queries section of the System Setup window.
    A screenshot of Virtual Ticket's System Setup window with a MS SQL Server Reporting Services Report selected in the Reports and Custom Queries node.
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  2. Click Edit ( A screenshot of Virtual Ticket's edit button for editing Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services reports in Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio. ) in the Report Definition tab. The report RDL file will open in Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS). If BIDS is not installed, Virtual Ticket will offer to install it for you.
    A screenshot of Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio with a Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Report being edited.
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  3. Make the changes and edits to your report.
  4. Save the report in BIDS and close when done. Virtual Ticket will detect that BIDS has closed and will prompt you to import the report.
    A screenshot of Virtual Ticket's prompt to import a MS SQL Server Reporting Services Report after Virtual Ticket detects that Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) has been closed.
  5. Click Yes to import your modified RDL file. Changed sections will be indicated by blue text in the Report Definition tab.
    A screenshot of Virtual Ticket's Report Definition tab showing properties of a Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Report.
  6. OPTIONAL: You may preview your report now by clicking Preview ( Screenshot of Virtual Ticket's Preview button for previewing Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Reports. ). You will be prompted to add any required information necessary to run the report.
  7. Click Save ( A screenshot of Virtual Ticket's Save button for saving Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services reports to the Virtual Ticket database. ) in the System Setup window when done.
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