Lesson 4: Creating Code to Generate the Report Definition File

public void GenerateRdl()
{
    // Create an XML document
    XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
    string xmlData = "<Report " +
    "xmlns=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/01/reportdefinition\">" +
        "</Report>";
    doc.Load(new StringReader(xmlData));

    // Report element
    XmlElement report = (XmlElement)doc.FirstChild;
    AddElement(report, "AutoRefresh", "0");
    AddElement(report, "ConsumeContainerWhitespace", "true");

    //DataSources element
    XmlElement dataSources = AddElement(report, "DataSources", null);
    //DataSource element
    XmlElement dataSource = AddElement(dataSources, "DataSource", null);
    XmlAttribute attr = dataSource.Attributes.Append(doc.CreateAttribute("Name"));
    attr.Value = "DataSource1";
    XmlElement connectionProperties = AddElement(dataSource, "ConnectionProperties", null);
    AddElement(connectionProperties, "DataProvider", "SQL");
    AddElement(connectionProperties, "ConnectString", m_connectString);
    AddElement(connectionProperties, "IntegratedSecurity", "true");
    //DataSets element
    XmlElement dataSets = AddElement(report, "DataSets", null);
    XmlElement dataSet = AddElement(dataSets, "DataSet", null);
    attr = dataSet.Attributes.Append(doc.CreateAttribute("Name"));
    attr.Value = "DataSet1";
    //Query element
    XmlElement query = AddElement(dataSet, "Query", null);
    AddElement(query, "DataSourceName", "DataSource1");
    AddElement(query, "CommandText", m_commandText);
    AddElement(query, "Timeout", "30");
    //Fields element
    XmlElement fields = AddElement(dataSet, "Fields", null);
    XmlElement field = AddElement(fields, "Field", null);
    attr = field.Attributes.Append(doc.CreateAttribute("Name"));
    attr.Value = "CountryName";
    AddElement(field, "DataField", "CountryName");
    field = AddElement(fields, "Field", null);
    attr = field.Attributes.Append(doc.CreateAttribute("Name"));
    attr.Value = "StateProvince";
    AddElement(field, "DataField", "StateProvince");

    //end of DataSources

    //ReportSections element
    XmlElement reportSections = AddElement(report, "ReportSections", null);
    XmlElement reportSection = AddElement(reportSections, "ReportSection", null);
    AddElement(reportSection, "Width", "6in");
    AddElement(reportSection, "Page", null);
    XmlElement body = AddElement(reportSection, "Body", null);
    AddElement(body, "Height", "1.5in");
    XmlElement reportItems = AddElement(body, "ReportItems", null);
    // Tablix element
    XmlElement tablix = AddElement(reportItems, "Tablix", null);
    attr = tablix.Attributes.Append(doc.CreateAttribute("Name"));
    attr.Value = "Tablix1";
    AddElement(tablix, "DataSetName", "DataSet1");
    AddElement(tablix, "Top", "0.5in");
    AddElement(tablix, "Left", "0.5in");
    AddElement(tablix, "Height", "0.5in");
    AddElement(tablix, "Width", "3in");
    XmlElement tablixBody = AddElement(tablix, "TablixBody", null);
    //TablixColumns element
    XmlElement tablixColumns = AddElement(tablixBody, "TablixColumns", null);
    XmlElement tablixColumn = AddElement(tablixColumns, "TablixColumn", null);
    AddElement(tablixColumn, "Width", "1.5in");
    tablixColumn = AddElement(tablixColumns, "TablixColumn", null);
    AddElement(tablixColumn, "Width", "1.5in");
    //TablixRows element
    XmlElement tablixRows = AddElement(tablixBody, "TablixRows", null);
    //TablixRow element (header row)
    XmlElement tablixRow = AddElement(tablixRows, "TablixRow", null);
    AddElement(tablixRow, "Height", "0.5in");
    XmlElement tablixCells = AddElement(tablixRow, "TablixCells", null);
    // TablixCell element (first cell)
    XmlElement tablixCell = AddElement(tablixCells, "TablixCell", null);
    XmlElement cellContents = AddElement(tablixCell, "CellContents", null);
    XmlElement textbox = AddElement(cellContents, "Textbox", null);
    attr = textbox.Attributes.Append(doc.CreateAttribute("Name"));
    attr.Value = "HeaderCountryName";
    AddElement(textbox, "KeepTogether", "true");
    XmlElement paragraphs = AddElement(textbox, "Paragraphs", null);
    XmlElement paragraph = AddElement(paragraphs, "Paragraph", null);
    XmlElement textRuns = AddElement(paragraph, "TextRuns", null);
    XmlElement textRun = AddElement(textRuns, "TextRun", null);
    AddElement(textRun, "Value", "CountryName");
    XmlElement style = AddElement(textRun, "Style", null);
    AddElement(style, "TextDecoration", "Underline");
    // TablixCell element (second cell)
    tablixCell = AddElement(tablixCells, "TablixCell", null);
    cellContents = AddElement(tablixCell, "CellContents", null);
    textbox = AddElement(cellContents, "Textbox", null);
    attr = textbox.Attributes.Append(doc.CreateAttribute("Name"));
    attr.Value = "HeaderStateProvince";
    AddElement(textbox, "KeepTogether", "true");
    paragraphs = AddElement(textbox, "Paragraphs", null);
    paragraph = AddElement(paragraphs, "Paragraph", null);
    textRuns = AddElement(paragraph, "TextRuns", null);
    textRun = AddElement(textRuns, "TextRun", null);
    AddElement(textRun, "Value", "StateProvince");
    style = AddElement(textRun, "Style", null);
    AddElement(style, "TextDecoration", "Underline");
    //TablixRow element (details row)
    tablixRow = AddElement(tablixRows, "TablixRow", null);
    AddElement(tablixRow, "Height", "0.5in");
    tablixCells = AddElement(tablixRow, "TablixCells", null);
    // TablixCell element (first cell)
    tablixCell = AddElement(tablixCells, "TablixCell", null);
    cellContents = AddElement(tablixCell, "CellContents", null);
    textbox = AddElement(cellContents, "Textbox", null);
    attr = textbox.Attributes.Append(doc.CreateAttribute("Name"));
    attr.Value = "CountryName";
    AddElement(textbox, "HideDuplicates", "DataSet1");
    AddElement(textbox, "KeepTogether", "true");
    paragraphs = AddElement(textbox, "Paragraphs", null);
    paragraph = AddElement(paragraphs, "Paragraph", null);
    textRuns = AddElement(paragraph, "TextRuns", null);
    textRun = AddElement(textRuns, "TextRun", null);
    AddElement(textRun, "Value", "=Fields!CountryName.Value");
    style = AddElement(textRun, "Style", null);
    // TablixCell element (second cell)
    tablixCell = AddElement(tablixCells, "TablixCell", null);
    cellContents = AddElement(tablixCell, "CellContents", null);
    textbox = AddElement(cellContents, "Textbox", null);
    attr = textbox.Attributes.Append(doc.CreateAttribute("Name"));
    attr.Value = "StateProvince";
    AddElement(textbox, "HideDuplicates", "DataSet1");
    AddElement(textbox, "KeepTogether", "true");
    paragraphs = AddElement(textbox, "Paragraphs", null);
    paragraph = AddElement(paragraphs, "Paragraph", null);
    textRuns = AddElement(paragraph, "TextRuns", null);
    textRun = AddElement(textRuns, "TextRun", null);
    AddElement(textRun, "Value", "=Fields!StateProvince.Value");
    style = AddElement(textRun, "Style", null);
    //End of second row

    //End of TablixBody

    //TablixColumnHierarchy element
    XmlElement tablixColumnHierarchy = AddElement(tablix, "TablixColumnHierarchy", null);
    XmlElement tablixMembers = AddElement(tablixColumnHierarchy, "TablixMembers", null);
    AddElement(tablixMembers, "TablixMember", null);
    AddElement(tablixMembers, "TablixMember", null);

    //TablixRowHierarchy element
    XmlElement tablixRowHierarchy = AddElement(tablix, "TablixRowHierarchy", null);
    tablixMembers = AddElement(tablixRowHierarchy, "TablixMembers", null);
    XmlElement tablixMember = AddElement(tablixMembers, "TablixMember", null);
    AddElement(tablixMember, "KeepWithGroup", "After");
    AddElement(tablixMember, "KeepTogether", "true");
    tablixMember = AddElement(tablixMembers, "TablixMember", null);
    AddElement(tablixMember, "DataElementName", "Detail_Collection");
    AddElement(tablixMember, "DataElementOutput", "Output");
    AddElement(tablixMember, "KeepTogether", "true");
    XmlElement group = AddElement(tablixMember, "Group", null);
    attr = group.Attributes.Append(doc.CreateAttribute("Name"));
    attr.Value = "Table1_Details_Group";
    AddElement(group, "DataElementName", "Detail");
    XmlElement tablixMembersNested = AddElement(tablixMember, "TablixMembers", null);
    AddElement(tablixMembersNested, "TablixMember", null);

    //End of Tablix, ReportItems, ReportSections

    //Save XML document to file
    doc.Save("Report1.rdl");

}

public XmlElement AddElement(XmlElement parent, string name, string value)
{
    XmlElement newelement = parent.OwnerDocument.CreateElement(name,
        "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/01/reportdefinition");
    parent.AppendChild(newelement);
    if (value != null) newelement.InnerText = value;
    return newelement;
}