6 Appendix B: Product Behavior

The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include updates to those products.

• Microsoft SQL Server 2012

• Microsoft SQL Server 2014

• Microsoft SQL Server 2016

Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base (KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the product version, behavior is different in that product edition.

Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the product does not follow the prescription.

<1> Section 1.6: The following table describes RDLRS versions of Report Definition Language Report State (RDLRS) and which products support each version.  Newer releases of Reporting Services support previous RDLRS versions. For example, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services supports all previous RDLRS versions.