Field Element (RDL)

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Describes each field in the dataset.

Element Relationships

Relationship Element

Parent elements

Fields Element (RDL)

Child elements

Element Cardinality Type

DataField Element (RDL)

[0-1]

String

Name Element (RDL)

[1]

Name

Value Element, Field (RDL)

[0-1]

Expression (Variant)

Remarks

The field name is the name of the field as it is referred to within the report. The data field is the name of the field that is returned from the query. Field names have to be unique within the containing Fields collection. Data fields do not have to be unique, and multiple fields can use the same data field name.

The Field element must have one and only one child element: either DataField or Value.

See Also

Reference

Report Definition Language XML Schema
Report Definition XML Elements

Concepts

Report Definition Language Data Types

Other Resources

Development (Reporting Services)
Working with Fields in a Report Dataset (Reporting Services)
Using Extended Field Properties for an Analysis Services Database

Help and Information

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