Use custom objects as the source for Microsoft Reports (.rdlc)

Question

In some instances, I prefer working with custom objects instead of strongly typed datasets and data rows. However, it seems like Microsoft Reporting (included with VS2005) requ

Answer 1

I could never choose one of my own POCOs in Report Data setup from my project to be a model for the report - the alleged 'global' option mentioned in the walkthrough was not there. So I ended up having to edit the XML to define the type and an imitation data source (which does not actually exist in my project).

I assign the data of type Aies.Core.Model.Invoice.MemberInvoice to the report in code

reportViewer.LocalReport.DataSources.Add(new ReportDataSource("MemberInvoice", new[] { invoice1 }));

And the custom definition is:

  
    
      
        System.Data.DataSet
        /* Local Connection */
      
      3fe04def-105a-4e9b-99db-630c1f8bb2c9
    
  
  
    
      
        
          MemberId
          System.Int32
        
        
          DateOfIssue
          System.DateTime
        
        
          DateDue
          System.DateTime
        
        
          Amount
          System.Decimal
        
      
      
        MemberInvoice
        /* Local Query */
      
      
        Aies.Core.Model.Invoice
        MemberInvoiceData
        GetInvoices
        System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[Aies.Core.Model.Invoice.MemberInvoice] GetInvoices()
        Aies.Core.Model.Invoice.MemberInvoiceData, Aies.Core, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null