How to Rename a SSRS Report Project Solution

How to Rename a SSRS Report Project Solution:

Overview:

As a developer many times we come across scenarios where we have created a Report Project solution with a specific name e.g. "Reports_Dev".

after some time say when the development is complete, we might think to rename the same Project solution to "Reports_Production"

Let’s see how to do it...

Solution:

1.       Create a copy of the SSRS Project Solution

2.       Now find the following items:

Solution Folder Name: Reports_Development

Files in this Folder:

                Reports_Development.sln (this a .sln file)

                Reports_Development.suo (this is a hidden .suo file)

                Reports_Development (this is a folder)

               

                                Files in this Folder:

Reports_Development.rptproj.user

Reports_Development.rptproj

3.       Rename these files and folder with the new name:

Solution Folder Name: Reports_Production

Files in this Folder:

                Reports_Production.sln (this a .sln file)

                Reports_Production.suo (this is a hidden .suo file)

                Reports_Production (this is a folder)

               

                                Files in this Folder:

Reports_Production.rptproj.user

Reports_Production.rptproj

4.       After Renaming the objects open the “Reports_Production.sln”. it will display the following error message:

5.       Click on “Ok” button and It will display the following things in the Solution Explore”

6.       Select the Reports_Development and go to the Properties. Click on the button in the for the File path, it will open the folder where the Report Project file is  store open the folder and select the file(Reports_Production.rptproj) and click open.

7.       Now again go to the solution explorer and right click and Click Reload Project.

8.       It will reload the Project into the solution which we just renamed

9.       That’s it!

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There are other alternative of Renaming the Project Solution following is one more:

1.       Open the Business development Studio:

2.       Create a New report Project:

3.       It will create an empty Report Solution:

4.       Right Click on the Report Project and select “Add-> Existing Item.”

5.       Locate the all the files in the Reports_Dev Project folder (i.e. all the RDL files and data and connection files etc.)

6.       Select All the Report and Connection and shared dataset files and Click “Add”. It will add all the reports and the share dataset and shared data source files in the new solution

               

7.       That’s it!