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Custom reports can execute in the context of a selected Object Explorer node if the custom reports reference the report parameters of that node. This context enables a custom report to use the current context, for example the current database, or a database or server object.
Object Explorer node report parameters
| Parameter name | Data type |
|---|---|
| ObjectName | String |
| ObjectTypeName | String |
| Filtered | Boolean |
| ServerName | String |
| FontName | String |
| DatabaseName | String |
Object Explorer node report parameters example
To run the example, use the following procedure.
View the report parameter values for a node in Object Explorer
Copy the following sample code into a new text file and name the file by using an .rdl extension.
Copy the report file to a folder that you created on the database server for custom reports.
In Management Studio, right-click a node in Object Explorer, point to Reports, select Custom Reports. In the Open File dialog box, locate the custom reports folder and select the report file, and then select Open.
When a new custom report is first opened from an Object Explorer node, the custom report is added to the most recently used list under Custom Reports on the shortcut menu of that node. When a standard report is opened for the first time, it also appears on the most recently used list under Custom Reports. If a custom report file is deleted, the next time that the item is selected, a prompt will appear to delete the item from the most recently used list.
To change the number of files displayed on the recently used list, on the Tools menu, select Options, expand the Environment folder, and then select General.
Adjust the number for Display files in recently used list.
Custom report code sample
The report that is created by using the following code uses the parameters that are associated with an Object Explorer node.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Report xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2005/01/reportdefinition" xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner">
<ReportParameters>
<ReportParameter Name="ObjectName">
<DataType>String</DataType>
<Nullable>true</Nullable>
<AllowBlank>true</AllowBlank>
<Prompt>ObjectName</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
<ReportParameter Name="ObjectTypeName">
<DataType>String</DataType>
<Nullable>true</Nullable>
<AllowBlank>true</AllowBlank>
<Prompt>ObjectTypeName</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
<ReportParameter Name="Filtered">
<DataType>Boolean</DataType>
<Nullable>true</Nullable>
<AllowBlank>true</AllowBlank>
<Prompt>Filtered</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
<ReportParameter Name="ServerName">
<DataType>String</DataType>
<Nullable>true</Nullable>
<AllowBlank>true</AllowBlank>
<Prompt>ServerName</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
<ReportParameter Name="FontName">
<DataType>String</DataType>
<DefaultValue>
<Values>
<Value>Tahoma</Value>
</Values>
</DefaultValue>
<AllowBlank>true</AllowBlank>
<Prompt>FontName</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
<ReportParameter Name="DatabaseName">
<DataType>String</DataType>
<Nullable>true</Nullable>
<DefaultValue>
<Values>
<Value>master</Value>
</Values>
</DefaultValue>
<AllowBlank>true</AllowBlank>
<Prompt>DatabaseName</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
</ReportParameters>
<DataSources>
<DataSource Name="AllReportParameters">
<ConnectionProperties>
<IntegratedSecurity>true</IntegratedSecurity>
<ConnectString>Data Source=.</ConnectString>
<DataProvider>SQL</DataProvider>
</ConnectionProperties>
<rd:DataSourceID>f1feee4c-0fdc-4301-9efa-3cd89eed2d9f</rd:DataSourceID>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<BottomMargin>1in</BottomMargin>
<RightMargin>1in</RightMargin>
<rd:DrawGrid>true</rd:DrawGrid>
<InteractiveWidth>8.5in</InteractiveWidth>
<rd:SnapToGrid>true</rd:SnapToGrid>
<Body>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox1">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox1</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>1</ZIndex>
<Width>6in</Width>
<Style>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<FontSize>20pt</FontSize>
<Color>SteelBlue</Color>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Height>0.36in</Height>
<Value>AllReportParameters</Value>
</Textbox>
<Table Name="table1">
<DataSetName>AllReportParameters</DataSetName>
<Top>0.36in</Top>
<Details>
<TableRows>
<TableRow>
<TableCells>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="ObjectName">
<rd:DefaultName>ObjectName</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>5</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>=Parameters!ObjectName.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="ObjectTypeName">
<rd:DefaultName>ObjectTypeName</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>4</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>=Parameters!ObjectTypeName.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="Filtered">
<rd:DefaultName>Filtered</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>3</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>=Parameters!Filtered.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="ServerName">
<rd:DefaultName>ServerName</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>2</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>=Parameters!ServerName.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="FontName">
<rd:DefaultName>FontName</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>1</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>=Parameters!FontName.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="DatabaseName">
<rd:DefaultName>DatabaseName</rd:DefaultName>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>=Parameters!DatabaseName.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
</TableCells>
<Height>0.21in</Height>
</TableRow>
</TableRows>
</Details>
<Header>
<TableRows>
<TableRow>
<TableCells>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox2">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox2</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>11</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<FontSize>11pt</FontSize>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<BackgroundColor>SteelBlue</BackgroundColor>
<Color>White</Color>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>ObjectName</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox3">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox3</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>10</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<FontSize>11pt</FontSize>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<BackgroundColor>SteelBlue</BackgroundColor>
<Color>White</Color>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>ObjectTypeName</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox4">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox4</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>9</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<FontSize>11pt</FontSize>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<BackgroundColor>SteelBlue</BackgroundColor>
<Color>White</Color>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Filtered</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox5">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox5</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>8</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<FontSize>11pt</FontSize>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<BackgroundColor>SteelBlue</BackgroundColor>
<Color>White</Color>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>ServerName</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox6">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox6</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>7</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<FontSize>11pt</FontSize>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<BackgroundColor>SteelBlue</BackgroundColor>
<Color>White</Color>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>FontName</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox7">
<rd:DefaultName>textbox7</rd:DefaultName>
<ZIndex>6</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<FontFamily>Tahoma</FontFamily>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
<FontSize>11pt</FontSize>
<BorderColor>
<Default>LightGrey</Default>
</BorderColor>
<BackgroundColor>SteelBlue</BackgroundColor>
<Color>White</Color>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>DatabaseName</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
</TableCells>
<Height>0.22in</Height>
</TableRow>
</TableRows>
<RepeatOnNewPage>true</RepeatOnNewPage>
</Header>
<TableColumns>
<TableColumn>
<Width>3in</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>1.5in</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>0.75in</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>1.125in</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>2in</Width>
</TableColumn>
<TableColumn>
<Width>1.375in</Width>
</TableColumn>
</TableColumns>
</Table>
</ReportItems>
<Height>0.79in</Height>
</Body>
<rd:ReportID>abb14e58-fd36-495a-89ff-b66f29ef287b</rd:ReportID>
<LeftMargin>1in</LeftMargin>
<DataSets>
<DataSet Name="AllReportParameters">
<Query>
<rd:UseGenericDesigner>true</rd:UseGenericDesigner>
<CommandText>SELECT 1</CommandText>
<DataSourceName>AllReportParameters</DataSourceName>
</Query>
<Fields>
<Field Name="ObjectName">
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
<DataField>ObjectName</DataField>
</Field>
<Field Name="ObjectTypeName">
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
<DataField>ObjectTypeName</DataField>
</Field>
<Field Name="Filtered">
<rd:TypeName>System.Boolean</rd:TypeName>
<DataField>Filtered</DataField>
</Field>
<Field Name="ServerName">
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
<DataField>ServerName</DataField>
</Field>
<Field Name="FontName">
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
<DataField>FontName</DataField>
</Field>
<Field Name="DatabaseName">
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
<DataField>DatabaseName</DataField>
</Field>
</Fields>
</DataSet>
</DataSets>
<Width>6.875in</Width>
<InteractiveHeight>11in</InteractiveHeight>
<Language>en-US</Language>
<TopMargin>1in</TopMargin>
</Report>