How does the OfficeWriter Designer differ from the design tool, Report Builder, which ships with SQL Server Reporting Services 2005?
The obvious difference is that Report Builder will be a brand new tool with a steep learning curve, whereas the OfficeWriter Designer leverages the user’s existing knowledge of Excel and Word to design reports. Microsoft’s Report Builder requires .NET and supports only RDL. Because RDL must render to the lowest common denominator between all Reporting Services outputs, Report Builder will produce reports with extremely limited functionality. In addition, developers must create a meta model before utilizing Report Builder. A developer/designer only needs to know the structure of his/her Excel/Word report to use the OfficeWriter Designer. • How do I connect to my database to design reports? You can create a parallel connection to a data source and shape queries by using the OfficeWriter Designer’s client-side query tool. With OfficeWriter V3, you also have the option to create a “shared data source” that can contain parameters. This is done by starting the Report Definition in VS.NET and
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