Deleting fields in reports causes compile error from RDL SP1

davmac1

I am trying to delete fields in the report layout using the classic report designer, but it causes a compile error while validating RDL content.
To remove fields, do I need to delete the layout and then regenerate it after finishing my changes?
Currently the client is classic only, but they intend to move to RTC in the future.

If I leave the fields but make them invisible, it looks good to the user, but the report layout is a mess and hard to modify.

kine

You need to remove the field from the layout first, than from the report...

DenSter

The dataset in the RDLC is defined by the fields that are on the sections in the classic report. Remove a field from a section, and the RDLC gets confused because it tries to use a field that is not in the dataset.

davmac1

Thanks - looks like extra work - unless you can delete the layout and regenerate it when you need to do this - will that work?

DenSter

The invoice reports and such have very advanced RDLC layouts that cannot be automatically re-generated. It's not like you'd lose it forever though, you can always get the standard reports from the installation DVD. Another approach could be to take a copy of the reports, do your modifications on the copy and leave the standard ones intact.

Alex_Chow

Just don't delete the layout. Make them small and make them invisible, just like how standard NAV does it.

davmac1

thanks - that is what I have been doing - just makes for a very cluttered looking design