SSRS 2008 R2 Globals!RenderFormat export methods

Question

There are 7 built in options for exporting SSRS 2008 reports.

I was wondering if there is an easier way to code the following in SSRS when chosing the export option:

Answer 1

Use "RPL" for a simpler IIF expression so that any other format is "EXCEL", "CSV", "WORD", etc. When the report is displayed in the report server viewer or a ReportViewer control the RenderFormat is "RPL".

    =IIF(Globals!RenderFormat.Name = "RPL", true, false)

The above code when set as a visibility expression will show the field when rendered in SSRS and hide it on export.

Tip: When you have a long IIF expression use a switch expression Reporting Services Expression Examples they are by far cleaner and easier to manage.