Dock the Report Data Pane in Report Designer (SSRS)

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In Report Designer in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), the Report Data pane displays a hierarchical view of data objects that you can use in a report, including data sources, datasets, fields, parameters, and images. Data sources in this view can be embedded or references to shared data sources that are displayed in Solution Explorer.

To display the Report Data pane

  • In Design view, on the View menu, select Report Data.

To dock the Report Data pane

  1. Grab the title bar of the Report Data pane and start to drag the pane. Docking arrows appear on the design surface.

  2. Drop the Report Data pane onto one of the arrows to dock the pane.

To change the Report Data pane from a docked window to a tabbed window

  • Right-click the title bar of the Report Data pane and then click Tabbed Document.

To change the Report Data pane from a tabbed window to a docked window

  • Right-click the Report Data tab and then click Dockable.

    To toggle between the last two display states, double-click the title bar of the Report Data pane.

See Also

Reference

Report Data Pane

Concepts

Data Connections, Data Sources, and Connection Strings (SSRS)