How to create WCF Reporting service?

Syncfusion Silverlight and WinRT ReportViewer client applications require WCF Reporting Service to View and Export RDL or SSRS reports.

Create a WCF Reporting Service:

1. Create a new web application in VS2010 and name it as ReportingServiceApplication.

Figure 1: Create Web Application

2. Add Syncfusion.Reports.Server reference and its dependent references. On the Solution Explorer, right-click References folder and then select Add Reference.

Figure 2: Adding References

3. Deploy the following list of assemblies with the application in WCF service.

• Syncfusion.Reports.Server
• Syncfusion.Core
• Syncfusion.Chart.WPF
• Syncfusion.Compression.Base
• Syncfusion.DocIO.Base
• Syncfusion.Gauge.WPF
• Syncfusion.Grid.WPF
• Syncfusion.GridCommon.WPF
• Syncfusion.Linq.Base
• Syncfusion.Pdf.Base
• Syncfusion.ReportControls.WPF
• Syncfusion.ReportWriter.Base
• Syncfusion.Shared.WPF
• Syncfusion.XlsIO.Base

Note: Find the assemblies from <Systemdirectory>\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\(Version Number)\PrecompiledAssemblies\(Version Number)\Framework Version and add the references manually.

Add a new WCF service file.

In order to add a WCF service, follow the steps.

1. Right-click on the web application under the Solution Explorer dialog and then select Add option.
2. Click on the New Item option.

Figure 3: Add New WCF Service

3. Click Web under Visual C# and Select WCF Service and name it as ReportingService.svc then click Add.

Figure 4: Adding WCF Service file

4. Open the newly added ReportingService.svc file.
5. Inherit ReportService to the auto generated ReportingService class in the file ReportingService.svc.
6. Remove the members and member functions of the ReportService class as follows.

C#

7. Set Start Page as ReportingService.svc by right-clicking on the ReportingService.svc file.

Figure 5: Set as start page option in Solution Explorer

8. Run the service application. The service information is displayed as follows.

Figure 7: Reporting Service Page in VS2010

9. Use the Service URL (Example: “http://localhost:60366/ReportingService.svc”) as ReportServiceURL in the ReportViewer.

Sample Link

http://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/directtrac/general/ReportingService-1781452766.zip

Steps to run the sample

• Open ReportingService sample and set ReportingService.svc as Start Page.
• Run ReportingService application.