Edit Existing Reports

When a specific report is being developed, there is often an existing report that
will meet many of the report requirements. The existing report can be modified to
add fields, change parameters or change the report layout.

When reports in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 are modified, changes are stored
in the development layer in the MorphX development environment that the
developer is logged into. A copy of the reporting project is created and opened in
Microsoft Visual Studio where it can be edited and then imported back into the
AOT in the layer that the developer is currently working in. Before making
changes to a report, make sure that you are working in the correct development
layer. 

Follow these steps to edit an existing report:

1. In the AOT, open Visual Studio Projects and then open Microsoft
Dynamics AX Model Projects.

2. Find the project that contains the report to edit, right-click the project
and then click Edit. This opens the project in Visual Studio.

3. In the project in Visual Studio, use the Solution Explorer to find the
report to edit. Double-click the report to open the report in Model
Editor.

4. Use the Model Editor to make changes to the report data, parameters
or design. 



5. To preview the report changes, expand the Designs node for the
report.

6. Right-click the design that you want to preview, and then clickPreview.

After the report is modified in Visual Studio, the report project can be imported
back into Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. Follow the procedure that is described
in the "Integrate SSRS with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012" lesson of this manual
to import a Report Project into Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. 

Best Regards,
Hossein Karimi