I am using SQL Server 2008 R2 and am just getting started with Report Builder and Report Parts. In BIDS, under the Project Properties of a Report Server project, there is one called "TargetReportPartFolder" with a default value of "Report Parts". That, coupled with documentation that says I can publish a Parameter as a Report Part, leads me to believe that I can take an object in my report (I'm working in BIDS now, NOT Report Builder) and publish it to the sever as a Report Part. For the properties of an image item, there are properties for ComponentDescription, ComponentID, HideUpdateNotification, SourcePath, and SyncDate. But only two of these 5 are open for editing. I don't see that the image got published to the server's Report Parts folder when I published the report.
So the question is this: How do I take elements (Data Sets, Parameters, etc) from a report in BIDS and deploy them as Report Parts. I do realize that once deployed that I cannot then consume those Report Parts in BIDS, that they can only be consumed in Report Builder, but I'm OK with that.
I did find this post: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlreportingservices/thread/e273d62c-eace-4174-ba70-b3fc13e3f5d7 and this MDSN entry:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee633670.aspx and it had some links, but there was nothing SPECIFIC about HOW to actually accomplish this. I didn't see any specifics in BOL either.
Other questions:
Is it even possible to do what I am trying, or am I FORCED to publish only from Report Builder?
What is the purpose of the properties under the Published Report Part section that is available for some report elements like charts and tables?
Thanks in advance.
Todd C - MSCTS SQL Server 2005, MCITP BI Dev 2008 Please mark posts as answered where appropriate.
