Hi Kirsten, Report builder is an awesome tool for end users to write and change reports.
Little gotcha that bit me 3 weeks ago *Report Builder 3.0 is for SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services *ONLY** http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sqlreportingservices/thread/7bef97fb-64b5-4c34-bcc4-5e62310e1ae3 * * *I wasn't aware of that ... took me a while of manual hacking in XML to get it deployed on SSRS 2008.* .peter.gfader. http://blog.gfader.com On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Grant Castner <gcast...@castnerit.com>wrote: > 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: > > -- .peter.gfader. http://blog.gfader.com/ http://twitter.com/peitor
