Hi Kirsten, One option is Microsoft's Report Builder. I trialled an earlier version and it looked good. Version 3 has some new features similar to Office 2010 (e.g. sparklines) From the web site -
"Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Report Builder 3.0 provides an intuitive report authoring environment for business and power users. It supports the full capabilities of SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services. The download provides a stand-alone installer for Report Builder 3.0." http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=d3173a87-7c0d-40cc-a408-3d1a43ae4e33&displaylang=en http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd220460.aspx Cheers, Grant On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Kirsten Greed <kirst...@jobtalk.com.au>wrote: > Hi All > > > > I am wondering about the best way to give the end user ability to write > their own reports – using the output from a stored procedure. > > > > I have been designing .rdlc reports using Visual Studio 10 > > > > What would the client need to buy or download to be able to create or > modify such reports ? > > > > Is there a cheaper option than VS 10? > > > > Thanks > > Kirsten > -- Castner IT Pty Ltd Dr Grant Castner *Director gcast...@castnerit.com *07 3102 4433 Regatta Corporate Building, 2 Innovation Parkway, Birtinya, QLD 4575 Twitter: http://twitter.com/castnerit Facebook: