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Custom Visibility Toggling SSRS 2008

A while back I wrote a post about how to toggle the visibility of rows/columns in tables/matrices for SSRS 2005. In the comments of that article someone asked how this was done in SSRS 2008. The short answer was that the method is the same. However, setting all the properties can be confusing as their [...]

Designing SSRS Reports that are Optimized for Printing

Designing a report so that, when printed, is not spread across multiple pages is a matter of setting your page properties and laying out the report within the ‘page’ boundaries. Follow these simple steps to ensure that your runtime report is always just right for printing. Note – the examples below are settings for A4 [...]

Managing Reporting Services Layouts using the Rectangle in SSRS

Left a bit, right a bit
When it comes to designing one page summary dashboards for print (A4), you need to be able to ensure that the layout of your report is constant. Even with fluctuating columns & rows – care of Tables & Matrices. Initially this sounds fairly simple, add the report items, lay them [...]