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Lesson 9: Build and run the application

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After you create a data filter for the data table, your next step is to build and run the website application.

Build and run the application

  1. Press CTRL+F5 to run the Default.aspx page without debugging, or press F5 to run the page with debugging.

    As part of the build process, the report is compiled and any errors found (such as a syntax error in an expression used in the report) are added to the Task List that is located at the bottom of the Visual Studio window.

    The webpage appears in the browser. The ReportViewer control displays the report. You can use the toolbar to browse through the report, zoom, and export the report to Excel.

  2. Hover over any of the rows under Name column. The cursor displays a Hand symbol.

  3. Select a value in the Name column. The child report is shown with the corresponding filtered data.

  4. Select the icon, Go back to parent report, in the ReportViewer tool bar to go back to the Parent report.

  5. Close the browser to exit.