How to Create SSRS 2012 Reports using Visual Studio 2019

Question

The customer I am consulting at is running their ERP and SSRS on SQL Server 2012. They're currently using Visual Studio 2010 Shell to create their SSRS reports.

I've been able to upgrade my Visual Studio to 2019 Professional. I can create SSRS reports in VS 2019, but when I try and upload the file to the reporting services web site, it fails saying I'm using a new version of Reporting Services (DUH).

Is there a way I can create SSRS 2012 reports (RDL) using Visual Studio 2019.

Answer 1

In the Reporting Properties (DEBUG --> Reporting Properties), change the Target Server Version setting and choose SQL Server 2008 R2, 2012 or 2014 .