Opening a template in LSR Designer

Follow this procedure to open the template file in LSR Designer.

To open a template in LSR Designer:

  1. Launch the LSR Designer and click File > Open File from the main menu.
  2. Navigate to the location of the template file (*.rptdesign), and then click Open.

    The Report Editor window displays the template file.

  3. To connect to a data source, expand the Data Sources folder in the Outline palette.

    Template's data source object will be shown.

    Data Sources in Outline palette
  4. Double-click the template's Data Source object.

    The Edit Data Source window opens.

  5. To define the data source, choose XML Data Source Connection Properties and specify the location of the XML file.
    Specifying the location of the XML file in Data Source File field