Extending SSRS Reports

Another advantage of SSRS is how it renders reports. SSRS reports can be
printed on paper, and rendered in a virtual format, which can then be applied to a
variety of publishing formats:

• Documents (Microsoft Office Word)

• Spreadsheets (Microsoft Office Excel)

• Web components

• .NET applications

• Email
Earlier versions of reporting in Microsoft Dynamics AX limited formatting to the
size of the paper being used. Printer drivers define the boundaries of the printable
space, and the report is formatted line-by-line to fit within those confines. Such
paper-driven report formats do not translate well to other publishing outlets such
as spreadsheets, email, web components, or NET-connected applications. 

SSRS can be linked to various data sources, allowing data that is external to
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 to be incorporated on a report that uses internal
data involving Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) connections, Common
Language Runtime (CLR) Interop, or some other method of accessing external
data. 

Best Regards,
Hossein Karimi