Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

1. In Solution Explorer, right click Shared Data Sources and then click Add New
Data Source.
2. On the General tab, enter TfsOlapReportDS into the Name text box.
3. Select Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services from the Type combo box.
4. Click the Edit… button.
5. Fill in your data tier server name.
6. Select the database TFSWarehouse database.
7. Click the OK button twice to add the data source.
Step 3 – Create a new report in your project
Now that the data sources have been added to your project you can add a new report.
Perform the following steps to add a new report to your project and customize it:
1. In Solution Explorer, right click Reports and then click Add->New Item...
2. Select the Report template.
3. Name the report and then click OK
Step 4 – Modify the report
After you have added a report to the project, you can modify it as follows:
1. If the Report Designer doesn't open automatically, open the report for modification
by double clicking it in the Solution Explorer.
2. Click the Dataset drop down and then select
3. Name the dataset, for example TestDataSet.
4. Select TFSOlapReportDS (shared).
5. Click OK.
6. Click the ... button next to Build (just below the Dataset drop down list) and then
select Team System.
You are now set up to modify report by dragging measures and dimensions from the
Dataset tree into the Query Pane and Filter Pane. You can modify the report’s layout
by clicking the Layout tab. You can preview your report by clicking on the Preview tab.
Step 5 – Deploy the report to your Team Foundation Server
After you have modified the report, you can deploy it to your team project’s reporting
portal by performing the following steps:
1. In Solution Explorer, right click on the report project and then click Properties.
2. Ensure that OverwriteDataSources is set to false.
3. Modify TargetDataSourceFolder to reflect your team project name; for example:
TargetDataSourceFolder = TestProject.
4. Modify TargetReportFolder to reflect your team project name; for example:
TargetDataSourceFolder = TestProject.
5. Modify TargetDataSourceFolder to http:///reportserver.
For example: TargetDataSourceFolder = http://tfsrtm/reportserver.
6. Click OK.
7. In Solution Explorer, right click on the rdl file and then click Deploy.
8. Watch the Output Pane to confirm successful completion.