Producing Reports with Report Builder
The Report Builder tool included with SSRS is a Windows application that you, or authorized users, can launch directly from Report Manager. Report Builder provides you (or authorized end users) with a simplified interface for report development. Using Report Builder is an alternative to creating report definitions using BIDS or Visual Studio.
Creating a Report Model
Before you launch Report Builder, you must first create a report model. A report model is a specific type of an XSD schema called Semantic Model Definition Language (SMDL), which is generated for SSAS cubes by clicking a button in Report Manager. An SMDL model is a way to describe the underlying database in business terms, so the end user does ...
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