In this article I will explain step by step tutorial with an example and attached sample code, how to create RDLC report using Stored Procedure in ASP.Net with C# and VB.Net.
 
Database
Here I am making use of Microsoft’s Northwind Database. You can download it from here
 
1. Add Typed DataSet to the ASP.Net Website
Since I am using disconnected RDLC Reports we will make use of Typed DataSet to populate the RDLC Reports with data from database.
RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010
 
 
2. Adding DataTable to the Typed DataSet
Our next step would be to add a DataTable to the Type DataSet.
RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010
 
 
3. Adding Columns or fields to DataTable
In the DataTable we need to specify the column names that we want to display in the RDLC Report.
Note: The Column Names of the DataTable must exactly match with the actual Database Table column names.

RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010

By default all the columns are of String Data Type but you can also change the data type as per your need.
 
4. Adding the RDLC Report
Using the Add New Item option in Visual Studio you need to add new RDLC Report. I am making use of Report Wizard so that it make easier to configure the Report.
RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010
 

5. Choose the DataSet
Now we need to choose the DataSet that will act as the DataSource for the RDLC Report. Thus we need to select the Customers DataSet that we have created earlier.
RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010
 

6. Choose the Fields to be displayed in the RDLC Report
Next we need to choose the fields that we need to display, we need to simply drag and drop each fields into the Values Box as shown in the screenshot below.
RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010
 

7. Choose the Layout
The next dialog will ask us to choose the layout, we can simply skip it as of now as this is a simple Report with no calculations involved.
RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010
 

8. Choose the Style
Finally we need to choose the style, i.e. color and theme of the Report.
RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010
 
Once you press Finish button on the above step, the Report is ready and is displayed in the Visual Studio as shown below.
RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010
 
9. Adding Report Viewer to the page
In order to display the Report we will need to add ReportViewer control to the page from the Toolbox. The ReportViewer controls requires ScriptManager on the page.
RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010
 
Once you add the ReportViewer control to the page, your page must look as below.
<%@ Register Assembly="Microsoft.ReportViewer.WebForms, Version=10.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
    Namespace="Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms" TagPrefix="rsweb" %>
 
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head runat="server">
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server">
    </asp:ScriptManager>
    <rsweb:ReportViewer ID="ReportViewer1" runat="server" Width="600">
    </rsweb:ReportViewer>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
 
 
10. The Stored Procedure
Below is the stored procedure which will be used to populate the records from the Customers table.
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE Customers_GetCustomers
AS
BEGIN
      SET NOCOUNT ON;
 
      SELECT [CustomerID]
      ,[ContactName]
      ,[City]
      ,[Country]
      FROM [dbo].[Customers]
END
GO
 
 
11. Populating the RDLC Report from Database
Below is the code to populate the RDLC Report from database using Stored Procedure. The first statement notifies the ReportViewer control that the Report is of type Local Report.
Then the path of the Report is supplied to the ReportViewer, after that the Customers DataSet is populated with records from the Customers Table and is set as ReportSource to the Report.
C#
Namespaces
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms;
 
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (!IsPostBack)
    {
        ReportViewer1.ProcessingMode = ProcessingMode.Local;
        ReportViewer1.LocalReport.ReportPath = Server.MapPath("~/Report.rdlc");
        Customers dsCustomers = GetData();
        ReportDataSource datasource = new ReportDataSource("Customers", dsCustomers.Tables[0]);
        ReportViewer1.LocalReport.DataSources.Clear();
        ReportViewer1.LocalReport.DataSources.Add(datasource);
    }
}
 
private Customers GetData()
{
    string conString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
    SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("Customers_GetCustomers");
    using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(conString))
    {
        using (SqlDataAdapter sda = new SqlDataAdapter())
        {
            cmd.Connection = con;
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
            sda.SelectCommand = cmd;
            using (Customers dsCustomers = new Customers())
            {
                sda.Fill(dsCustomers, "DataTable1");
                return dsCustomers;
            }
        }
    }
}
 
VB.Net
Namespaces
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
Imports Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms
 
Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
    If Not IsPostBack Then
        ReportViewer1.ProcessingMode = ProcessingMode.Local
        ReportViewer1.LocalReport.ReportPath = Server.MapPath("~/Report.rdlc")
        Dim dsCustomers As Customers = GetData()
        Dim datasource As New ReportDataSource("Customers", dsCustomers.Tables(0))
        ReportViewer1.LocalReport.DataSources.Clear()
        ReportViewer1.LocalReport.DataSources.Add(datasource)
    End If
End Sub
 
Private Function GetData() As Customers
    Dim conString As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
    Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("Customers_GetCustomers")
    Using con As New SqlConnection(conString)
        Using sda As New SqlDataAdapter()
            cmd.Connection = con
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
            sda.SelectCommand = cmd
            Using dsCustomers As New Customers()
                sda.Fill(dsCustomers, "DataTable1")
                Return dsCustomers
            End Using
        End Using
    End Using
End Function
 
RDLC (Local SSRS) Report ASP.Net Example using DataSet or DataTable in C# VB.Net and Visual Studio 2010
 
 
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