Include User Selected Reports in ReportBook

[Mark Holdt]

Problem: A user should be able to select a number of Reports that are to be included in a ReportBook. 

(1) How do I go about showing the Available Reports e.g. in a DropDown List that can be included in a ReportBook.

(2) How do I add the selected Reports to a ReportBook programmatically.

For (2), I know I could for example add the eventual selected Reports as follows:

ReportBook reportBook = new ReportBook();
        reportBook.Reports.Add(new UserSelectedReport);
        ReportViewer1.Report = reportBook;

But how can I ensure that UserSelectedReport is linked to a ReportPage that the user selected.

Note: The Reports that are selected are saved in a DatabaseTable ("ReportPages") which gives the ReportPageName and UserID.

Hopefully the above is clear.

[Steve]

Hello Mark,

If you open our Visual Studio Examples that contains several demo reports, you would notice that upon running any of the projects (Web or Win), a "selection" form appears that allows you to choose which report you want to render. Those reports are not hardcoded and you can see how we "scan" for available reports and instantiate them if you review the following pages:

• ReportExplorer.cs
• Default.aspx/Default.aspx.cs
• ReportViewer.aspx.cs

In the examples we use GridView control, but you can populate the result in any UI control you want. Of course if you do not plan on introducing new reports, you can always hardcode the available ones.

As for your second inquiry, the code you've pasted is correct and is present in our Report Book help article.
We're not very sure though, what you mean by "how can I ensure that UserSelectedReport is linked to a ReportPage that the user selected." What is that report page, what does user selection means in this context and how is that relevant to the choice of report from #1?
Greetings,
Steve
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[Mark Holdt]

Dear Telerik Team

thank you for your answer. It is professional as always.