During the course of this tutorial, you will complete the following activities:

• Create an application using the Microsoft Visual Studio Console Application project template.
  
• Generate classes from the Report Definition Language (RDL) schema using the xsd tool.
  
• Connect to a report server and retrieve a report definition.
  
• Write code to update the report definition file.
  
• Save the updated report definition back to the report server.
  

To complete the tutorial, you must have the following:

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS).
  
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
  
• Sufficient permissions to be able to access and publish reports to the Report Server Web service on the computer where your report server is located.
  
• The AdventureWorks sample database installed to an instance of SQL Server 2005.
  
• A report installed on your report server. This tutorial uses the sample report, Company Sales. For more information about sample reports, see AdventureWorks Report Samples.
  

Note:
The samples are not installed automatically during setup, but you can install them at any time. For information about installing the samples, see Considerations for Installing SQL Server Samples and Sample Databases.

Estimated time to complete the tutorial: 30 minutes

Lesson 1: Create the RDL Schema Visual Studio Project

Lesson 2: Generate Classes from the RDL Schema using the xsd Tool

Lesson 3: Load a Report Definition from the Report Server

Lesson 4: Update the Report Definition Programmatically

Lesson 5: Publish the Report Definition to the Report Server

Lesson 6: Run the RDL Schema Application (VB/C#)

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