SSRS Templates in BIDS 2008

: Category: SQL Server Reporting Services; 01 April 2011; Hits: 14122

Open a Windows Explorer and make a duplicate of the report that you want to use as a template.
Rename the copy (suffix with template?)
Remove objects unique to the report and leave elements for all reports.
File > Save selected item as...
For SSRS 2008: Save in the folder: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\ProjectItems\ReportProject"
Done!

Category: SQL Server Reporting Services :: Article: 335

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