Pro SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services

CHAPTER 13  CREATING REPORTS USING REPORT BUILDER 1.0, 2.0, AND 3.0

Figure 13-53. Report Builder 2.0 after adding data source and dataset

Now that you have the environment ready to create a report with the newly added data source, click
the Insert tab. As you can see in Figure 13-54, all of the report controls are available in four categories at
the top: Data Regions, Report Items, Subreports, and Header & Footer. Before we add our own Table,
Matrix, or Chart to the design surface, we are going to delete the Data Region Group that contains the
two link buttons for the wizards. Just select the DataRegionPlaceholder and hit the Delete key on your
keyboard. To add the Matrix data region, simply click the Matrix icon and choose Insert Matrix to add
the control to the body of the report. Next, just draw the Matrix onto the design surface to be
approximately ½ inch high by 2 inches long.