DataProvider Element (RDL)

Specifies the data processing extension to be used for the data source.

Syntax

<ConnectionProperties>
    ...
        <DataProvider>...</DataProvider>
      ...
</ConnectionProperties>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	String
Default value	None
Cardinality	1-1: Required element that occurs once and only once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent element	ConnectionProperties
Child element	None

Remarks

The value for the DataProvider element must be the name of a registered data extension; for example, SQL, OLEDB, or ODBC.

See Also

Reference

Report Definition XML Elements

Help and Information

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