Open report 5872 in Object Designer, Hit вЂњView / LayoutвЂќ. He then returns the fixed вЂњreport.rdlcвЂќ to you and you open the file in notepad, copy all. He realizes the issue, fixes the issue and to make sure the that his fix is actuating working he previews the report, by hitting CTRL+F5( I wish this was possible when opening Visual Studio from Object Designer): When he has completed this task he opens the solution: Now you have your 2 files you can share with your expert friend, but how does he manage to run and design your report? Well you can ask him to create a Visual Studio project as explained here in the Online Help Help: вЂњDevelopment / Objects / Reports / Designing, Running and Printing Reports / Report Design: Walkthroughs / Walkthrough: Running a Report OfflineвЂќ or you can just use the OfflineReport project I have shared here: ДЄll you expert friend needs to do now, is to replace the вЂњreport.rdlcвЂќ and вЂњdataset.xmlвЂќ in the OfflineReport project, with the 2 files you have provide him with. Hit the вЂњExport As XMLвЂќ button and save the вЂњdataset.xmlвЂќ to i.e C:tempOfflineReport Now hit вЂњCTRL+ALT+F1вЂќ once again, this opens the вЂњAbout this ReportвЂќ page. NAV uses more memory when running reports and this is enabled, so remember to restart the RTC client when you are done) On Request Page hit вЂњCTRL+ALT+F1вЂќ( I do this on Request Page to enable the possibility to see the dataset of the Report without having to run it again. Hit CTRL+R ( Yes we can now run RDLC reports from Object Designer) Save the вЂњReport.rdlcвЂќ to i.e C:tempOfflineReport In Visual Studio select вЂњFile / Save Report.rdlc asвЂ¦вЂќ So how do I share these 2 files, and how does my expert friend get to run the report without having NAV 2013 installed? Note: I have no issue with report 5878, just think it looks great with all the new SSRS features it is using. In NAV 2013 I only need to share 2 files with my expert friend, for him to be able help me with the layout issue I have in report 5878. Also my expert could be working at an external company, so sharing all objects related to report 5872 is not preferred, or my expert friend could be somebody I donвЂ™t know in the Mibuso forum helping me out. But he does not have NAV 2013 so sharing the NAV objects or the whole database is not an option. I know I have great colleague which is an expert in SSRS reports, and IвЂ™m sure that he will be able solve my issue. Let us imagine that I have an issue with the layout in report вЂњ5872 вЂ“ BOM Cost Share DistributionвЂќ that I cannot solve. At least for now this feature is one of my favorites. This feature is well hidden in NAV 2013 but IвЂ™m sure this feature will be one of your favorite features if you are developing reports. In the same вЂњAbout this reportвЂќ window in NAV 2013 the Reporting team has added a small button called вЂњвЂњExport As XMLвЂќ. Well all this will change in Dynamics NAV 2013. Yes we can see the dataset in вЂњAbout this ReportвЂќ, but the final dataset actually being rendered in Report Viewer 2008 is not possible for us to see. In NAV 2009 it is pretty much a black box what exactly the Report Viewer 2008 is rendering.

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