If
you want to use reports from earlier versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, you
must upgrade the reports before you can run or modify them. The report formats
that were supported in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 were client report
definition (RDLC) 2008. In Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2, the report formats
are replaced with client report definition (RDLC) 2010.
Typically,
upgrading reports is part of upgrading the Microsoft Dynamics NAV application.
However, you can also import reports from .txt files or .fob files.
Importing RDLC 2008 Reports
If you import reports that have RDLC 2008 format from Microsoft Dynamics
NAV 2013, then you must upgrade the reports to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2.
The following illustration shows the upgrade process for the reports.
When you import the report, Microsoft Dynamics NAV automatically
upgrades it to RDLC 2010. SQL Server Report Builder first validates that the
reports have the correct RDLC 2008 format and then upgrades them to RDLC 2010
format.
In Object Designer, when the upgrade is complete, the Modified flag
is set to Yes. All other properties for the report are not changed.
Importing RDLC 2010 Reports
You can import reports that have RDLC 2010 format to Microsoft Dynamics
NAV 2013 R2. Upgrading the reports is an automated process. SQL Server Report
Builder first validates that the reports have the correct RDLC 2010 format and
then imports them.
In Object Designer, no properties for the report are changed.
Note : You
cannot import reports from versions earlier than Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013
into Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2. If you want to import a Microsoft Dynamics
NAV 2009 report, you must first upgrade the report to Microsoft Dynamics NAV
2013, and then import it into Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 R2
