Tips to Use Master Reports in Your C# .NET Application

Miles Brown15 Sep, 2023Web Development

Here are some tips for using Master Reports in C# .NET applications: Master reports allow you to create a common layout and header/footer that can be shared across multiple reports in your application. This avoids duplicating common elements in each report definition. To set up a master report: 1. Create a master report design file (.rdl) with the common layout, sections, etc. 2. Add bookmarkable sub-reports to regions where child report details will go. 3. Create child report definitions that set the masterreport's name. 4. Pass dataset and parameters between the master and child reports. 5. Render the child report which will automatically use the shared master layout.