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RDLC - Report item expressions can only refer to report items within the same ReportSection.

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Hello,
 
I'm working on editing reports and encountered an issue I havn't been able to solve yet. I have a report, a standerd CMR report and want to delete some columns.
 
 
I first noticed the hidden values.
 
 
In the header a value named /Value_CustomerAddress_5/ exists, added with custom expression.
 
 
The ISSUE: I noticed that the hidden values in the table and the value in the header are correlated but don't know why. When I delete the column the expression breaks and when I test the report an error appears:
/Rendering output for the report failed and the following error occurred:
The Value expression for the text box ‘Value_CustomerAddress_5_Header’
refers to the report item ‘Value_CustomerAddress_5’. Report item
expressions in a Page Header or Footer can only refer to report items
within the same ReportSection. Letters in the names of report items must
use the correct case./
 
 
if you need any more context, ask away. A thank you in advance.

- Albert
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    Steven Renders 5,051 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at
    RDLC - Report item expressions can only refer to report items within the same ReportSection.
    If you don't understand RDLC, then do not delete columns ;-)
    ReportItems is the collection of all textboxes in the Body of the report. You can use it to show a value from a textbox in the Body of the report on the Header of the report, because the report header can not reference the dataset directly. Deleting the textbox breaks the expression.
     
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    YUN ZHU 73,472 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at
    RDLC - Report item expressions can only refer to report items within the same ReportSection.
    Hi, please do not delete these columns directly, this will cause problems. I think the following operation may also cause problems. But you can try hiding it first.
    PS: This is one of the things that makes the RDLC unpopular ......
     
    Hope this helps.
    Thanks.
    ZHU

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