Missing Microsoft RDLC Report Designer in Visual Studio

Question

In Visual Studio 2015, I cannot find the designer for RDLC reports anymore. Does anyone know if this is only a bug and if it is provided later on or if Microsoft wants to kill the RDLC or if they want us to use an external designer and when, which designer this is?

Update For developpers searching for the RDLC Report Designer in Visual Studio 2017, it must be now downloaded from the Visual Studio Marketplace

Answer 1

Update: The way RDLC Report Designer is installed has changed with Visual Studio 2017 and newer. See other answers for details. Besides that, the ReportViewer Control is now available through NuGet, see here.

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original answer below

The Report Designer is part of the Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools.

You can add it using the Visual Studio setup (Programs and Features > Visual Studio 2015 > Change)

Answer 2

In VS 2017, i have checked SQL Server Data Tools during the installation and it doesn't help. So I have downloaded and installed Microsoft.RdlcDesigner.vsix

Now it works.

UPDATE

Another way is to use Extensions and Updates.

Go to Tools > Extensions and Updates choose Online then search for Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer for Visual studio and click Download. It need to close VS to start installation. After installation you will be able to use rdlc designer.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Visual Studio 2017 and newer

The RDLC Report Designer can be found on the Visual Studio Marketplace:

• for Visual Studio 2022
• for Visual Studio 2017 - 2019

Besides that, the ReportViewer Control, which is the runtime requirement for showing reports in ASP.NET or Windows Forms Applications, is now available through NuGet. See here for details.

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Visual Studio 2015

The Report Designer is part of the Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools.

You can add it using the Visual Studio setup (Programs and Features > Visual Studio 2015 > Change)

Answer 4

Open Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features

• Select the entry for your version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2015. In our case, it was Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2015.

• Click the "Change" button on the top bar above the program list. After the splash screen, a window will open.

• Press the "Modify" button.

• Select Windows and Web Development > Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, and check the box next to it.

• Press the "Update" button on the lower-right hand side of the window.

Once the installation is complete, open your version of Visual Studio. After the new .dll files are loaded, Reporting functionality should be reimplemented, and you should be able to access all related forms, controls, and objects.

Answer 5

Visual Studio 2017

1. Open Visual Studio
2. In Tools -> Extensions and Updates -> Online
3. Search for 'rdlc'
4. Install Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer (23.3 MB)
5. Close Visual Studio, let the installer run and open Visual Studio to see the rdlc in the designer.

Answer 6

I had the same problem, after install the MS VS Community 2015, I didn't find the RDLC files neither the Report Viewer component, I solve the problem by going in the Control Panel (Windows) -> Programs -> Try to uninstall the MS VS Community and choose MODIFY, in this moment you will be able to Check the Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools.

That is it!

Answer 7

In addition to previous answers, here is a link to the latest SQL Server Data Tools. Note that the download link for Visual Studio 2015 is broken. ISO is available from here, links at the bottom of the page:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt204009.aspx

MSDN Subscriber Downloads do not list the VS 2015 compatible version at the time of writing.

However, even with the latest tools (February 2015), I can't open previous version of .rptproj files.

Answer 8

I've had the same problem as you and I installed Microsoft rdlc designer to solve my problem.

And if you already installed this but still can't found rdlc designer try open visual studio > tools > Extension and Updates > then enable Miscrosoft Rdlc designer extensions.

Answer 9

If you did a custom installation you need to add Microsoft Sql Server Data Tools. After that you can add Reportviwer to your webform.

Answer 10

To solve this problem open nutget package manager console and select your project and type install-package microsoft.report.viewer and wait to install

Answer 11

The setup feature does not work on Visual Studio 2017 and later versions.

The extension needs to be downloaded from VS Marketplace and then installed - Link

The same applies to other extensions such as Installer Projects (used for creating executable files) - Link

Answer 12

Below Different tools for Editing Rdlc report:

1. ReportBuilder 3.0 : Microsoft Editor for Rdlc report.
2. Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Express with Advanced Services: Another tool is to use Sql Server Business intelligence for reporting that can be installed with Sql Server Express with Advanced Sevices.
3. fyiReporting: It is opensource tool presented for editing Rdlc reports .