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Designing Forms/Reports in Report Builder

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I am trying to modify an RDL report file in Report Builder. However, it wants a data source. I have not found how to tie the Business Central database into Report Builder. Any suggestions?

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    Giovanni dAmuri Profile Picture
    10 on at

    For ex.

    try putting your rdl in the folder inside your project ('./JobLayoutModify.rdl').

    the source rdl file is located within the folder C:\Users\yoursUsers\Documents\AL\Test.alpackages\Microsoft_Base Application_20.5.45456.47775\src\JobLayout.rdl

    When you find the file make a copy and insert the modified (.rdl) file into your project. as done in the example.

    report 50000 ATC_RD_Job

    {

      Caption = 'job view', comment = 'ITA=" Visualizzazione commesse"';

      UsageCategory = Administration;

      ApplicationArea = All;

      DefaultLayout = RDLC;

      RDLCLayout = './JobLayoutmody.rdl';

      dataset

      {

          dataitem(Job; Job)

          {

              column(No_; "No.") { }

              column(Description; Description) { }

              column(Creation_Date; "Creation Date") { }

          }

      }

      requestpage

      {

          layout

          {

              area(Content)

              {

                  group(GroupName)

                  {

                      field(Commessa; Job."No.") { }

                  }

              }

          }

      }

    I hope I have helped

  • ahanson Profile Picture
    236 on at

    We are working on BC version 21.0 (SaaS model). So I'm not sure how to access an AL folder. Do I need to access this in Azure or somewhere online?

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    Giovanni dAmuri Profile Picture
    10 on at

    You can access it via VsCode, then create an AL. folder by setting the launch.json file with with with your tenant and sandbox or production name, finally download the symbols to have references to all standard BC21 objects.
    Once you have downloaded the symbols, directly in your project inside the ALPackages folder you will find the microsoft base application file that needs to be extracted. That file contains everything, table page report rdl etc.. as described above in the folder path indicated.

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    Amit Profile Picture
    2,557 on at

    Refer the below link-

    https://erpconsultors.com/report-creation-in-microsoft-dynamics-365-bc/

    When you add field in the AL, first Publish the code and then field is visible in Report Builder.

    Regards

    Amit Sharma

    www.erpconsultors.com

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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    95,331 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    Hi, hope the following helps.

    https://yzhums.com/10723/

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    Thanks.

    ZHU

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