Pro SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services

CHAPTER 4  LAYING OUT A REPORT

Figure 4-6. Previewed report with parent group

Listing 4-1 shows a section of the RDL file with a sampling of the List data region you just created.

Notice in the XML schema that the <List> element encapsulates everything that has been graphically

added to the List data region, including all formatting and grouping. As you can see in the RDL, the List

control we selected inherits properties of the new Tablix functionality.

Listing 4-1. RDL List Section

<TablixRowHierarchy>

<TablixMembers>

<TablixMember>

<Group Name="Patient_Name">

<GroupExpressions>

<GroupExpression>=Fields!Patient_Name.Value</GroupExpression>