Report components – overview
What we generally refer to as the report or report object created with SSRB or VS RD is technically referred to as RDLC Report. RDLC Report includes the information describing the logic to be followed when processing the data (the data model), the dataset structure that is generated by C/SIDE, and the output layout designed with SQL Server Report Builder (or Visual Studio). RDLC Reports are stored in the NAV database. Word report XML layouts are also stored in the NAV database. NAV 2015 allows multiple RDLC and Word formats for a single report. We will use the term "report" irrespective of whether we mean the output, the description, or the object.
Reports share some attributes with pages including aspects of the designer, features of various controls, some of the triggers, and even some of the properties. Where those parallels exist, we should take notice of them. Where there is consistency in the NAV toolset, it makes it easier to learn...
