SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) uses the object type of a data source as the basic unit of connecting a data source to a report. (See this tip – SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS 2017 Data Sources) A data source is the connection details that allow a report designer and report consumer to define where the data lives and includes items like a table in SQL Server or an API. Continuing this concept, the dataset is the basic object that defines the structure of the data to be loaded and establishes a collection of fields.
Read on to dive into the properties of an SSRS dataset.
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