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Report Builder and BIDS (the Visual Studio add-in for creating Reporting Services reports) are essentially the same underneath their very different looking skins. This blog lists the small number of differences.
- Report Builder vs. Reporting Services - Differences
- Report Builder Difference 1 - Look and Feel
- Difference 2 - Report Builder 3.0 has more wizards (this blog)
- Difference 3 - Creating Datasets in Report Builder
- Difference 4 - Expression Intellisense in Report Builder
- Difference 5 - Using Report Parts in Report Builder
- Other Differences for Report Builder
Posted by Andy Brown on 07 November 2011
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Difference 2 - Report Builder 3.0 has more wizards
When you insert a table or matrix in Report Builder 3.0, you get the choice of using a wizard:
You can choose to insert a table or matrix using a wizard
In addition, when you first create a report in Report Builder an in-your-face wizard appears:
If you don't want to use a wizard, choose Blank Report.
Note that even if you choose a blank report in Report Builder 3.0, you still get two textboxes added by default (slightly irritatingly):
The two text boxes added automatically to any new report in Report Builder 3.0.
- Report Builder vs. Reporting Services - Differences
- Report Builder Difference 1 - Look and Feel
- Difference 2 - Report Builder 3.0 has more wizards (this blog)
- Difference 3 - Creating Datasets in Report Builder
- Difference 4 - Expression Intellisense in Report Builder
- Difference 5 - Using Report Parts in Report Builder
- Other Differences for Report Builder