Custom Report Items in Local Reports

Question

I read this article on custom report elements (CRIs)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc188686.aspx
The only problem is that CRIs are used only in the reporting service and not in local reports. My question is: is it possible how to use CRI in local reports (RDLC). I am also interested in which version of the reporting service is possible, if possible. Best regards, Jordan

Answer 1

Custom report items are not supported in .rdlc files. ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms251712(v=vs.90).aspx ) This is most likely a Microsoft approach because the ReportViewer used with these files is free control, in while more complex features like the third -party are only supported on SQL Server Report Server.

One thing, in particular, I have done in the past to get around this, create custom charts / controls / images, etc. As images, then send them to the report as an image. Not an ideal solution, but it works.