There is an error in XML document (2, 2): Visual Studio, SSRS Project file errors (VS2015-VS2017)

Question

I have a solution file that was developed with VS2015, and it has about 20 project files. When we opened the file with VS2017 a prompt appeared: "The version of the report server project is not supported and the project must be upgraded". We chose to upgrade the project and commit the changes, and the solution/projects are now working in VS2017.

When I use VS2015 and use version control to Update Solution to Latest Version, the file are retrieved but the project files do not load correctly; "One or more projects in the solution were not loaded correctly. Please see Output Window for more detials". The Output when has a message for every project that says: "There is an error in XML document (2, 2).". I tried to right-click the project and Reload Project, but it gives the same XML document (2,2) error message. When I use version control to Update Solution to Specific Version (and choose the prior working version), the project files still say "(unavailable)" but when I choose Reload Project the project then loads correctly.

I would like to know how to fix the files in VS2015. And then ultimately I would like to make this work so that both VS2017 and VS2015 can make changes to the solution files (Projects .RPTPROJ, Datasource .RDS, Report .RDL, and so forth).

Full Error Message

C:\Users\myUser\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\SSRS\Project_ssrs2016\Transportation\Transportation.rptproj : error : There is an error in XML document (2, 2).

Visual Studio Version Info

(edited)

I tried using VS 2017 about 1 year ago. It was working fine for about a week, and then one day the program would suddenly not launch giving me the error message: "Package management initialization failed: Access Denied." According to to people on SO, the is a very common error with VS 2017, but it has been likely been fixed in newer versions: (Package management initialization failed: Access Denied Error when opening Visual Studio 2017)

Some of my colleagues use VS2017, but they don't use it for too many things.

--Mine
Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015
Version 14.0.25431.01 Update 3
---------------------------------------------
--Collegue 1 (did the SSRS Project upgrade)
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2017 
Version 15.5.6
--Colleage 2 (also uses VS2015, but in the future will probably start using VS2017 more frequently)
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2017 
Version 15.7.1



|--VS Extension--       || VS2015       || VS2015 updated   ||  VS2017 (upgraded SSRS)    |
| Data Tools            || 14.0.61021.0 || 14.0.61707.300   || 15.1.61710.120 |
| Analysis Services     || 13.0.1701.8  || 14.0.806.134     || 14.0.1016.244  |
| Integration Services  || 13.0.1601.5  || 14.0.800.90      || 14.0.3002.92   |
| Reporting Services    || 13.0.1701.8  || 14.0.806.134     || 14.0.1016.233  |

Transportation.rptproj

VS2015 ORIG

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" ToolsVersion="2.0">
  <State>$base64$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</State>
  <DataSources>
    <ProjectItem>
      <Name>Gmenu.rds</Name>
      <FullPath>Gmenu.rds</FullPath>
    </ProjectItem>
  </DataSources>
  <DataSets>
    <ProjectItem>
      <Name>listWarehouse.rsd</Name>
      <FullPath>listWarehouse.rsd</FullPath>
    </ProjectItem>
  </DataSets>
  <Reports>
    <ProjectItem>
      <Name>Daily Yum Products Daily Traffic Report.rdl</Name>
      <FullPath>Daily Yum Products Daily Traffic Report.rdl</FullPath>
    </ProjectItem>
    <ProjectItem>
      <Name>Load Comment Report.rdl</Name>
      <FullPath>Load Comment Report.rdl</FullPath>
    </ProjectItem>
    <ProjectItem>
      <Name>Load Planning Worksheet.rdl</Name>
      <FullPath>Load Planning Worksheet.rdl</FullPath>
    </ProjectItem>
    <ProjectItem>
      <Name>Loads Under Utilized Exceptions.rdl</Name>
      <FullPath>Loads Under Utilized Exceptions.rdl</FullPath>
    </ProjectItem>
    <ProjectItem>
      <Name>Orders for Load Building.rdl</Name>
      <FullPath>Orders for Load Building.rdl</FullPath>
    </ProjectItem>
    <ProjectItem>
      <Name>Transportation Order History.rdl</Name>
      <FullPath>Transportation Order History.rdl</FullPath>
    </ProjectItem>
    <ProjectItem>
      <Name>Weekly Loads Shipped Detail.rdl</Name>
      <FullPath>Weekly Loads Shipped Detail.rdl</FullPath>
    </ProjectItem>
    <ProjectItem>
      <Name>Weekly Yum Products Daily Traffic Report.rdl</Name>
      <FullPath>Weekly Yum Products Daily Traffic Report.rdl</FullPath>
    </ProjectItem>
  </Reports>
  <Configurations>
    <Configuration>
      <Name>Debug</Name>
      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
      <Options>
        <OutputPath>bin\Debug</OutputPath>
        <TargetServerVersion>SSRS2016</TargetServerVersion>
        <TargetServerURL>http://gcod049/ReportServer</TargetServerURL>
        <TargetFolder>/Transportation</TargetFolder>
        <TargetDataSourceFolder>/Data Sources/01-DEV</TargetDataSourceFolder>
        <TargetDatasetFolder>Datasets</TargetDatasetFolder>
        <TargetReportPartFolder>Report Parts</TargetReportPartFolder>
      </Options>
    </Configuration>
    <Configuration>
      <Name>DebugLocal</Name>
      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
      <Options>
        <OutputPath>bin\DebugLocal</OutputPath>
        <TargetServerVersion>SSRS2016</TargetServerVersion>
        <TargetServerURL>http://localhost/reportserver</TargetServerURL>
        <TargetFolder>Transportation</TargetFolder>
        <TargetDataSourceFolder>Data Sources</TargetDataSourceFolder>
        <TargetDatasetFolder>Datasets</TargetDatasetFolder>
        <TargetReportPartFolder>Report Parts</TargetReportPartFolder>
      </Options>
    </Configuration>
    <Configuration>
      <Name>Release</Name>
      <Platform>Win32</Platform>
      <Options>
        <OutputPath>bin\Release</OutputPath>
        <TargetServerVersion>SSRS2016</TargetServerVersion>
        <TargetServerURL>http://localhost/reportserver</TargetServerURL>
        <TargetFolder>Transportation</TargetFolder>
        <TargetDataSourceFolder>Data Sources</TargetDataSourceFolder>
        <TargetDatasetFolder>Datasets</TargetDatasetFolder>
        <TargetReportPartFolder>Report Parts</TargetReportPartFolder>
      </Options>
    </Configuration>
  </Configurations>
</Project>

VS2017 UPGRADE

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">
    <FullPath>Debug</FullPath>
    <OutputPath>bin\Debug</OutputPath>
    <ErrorLevel>2</ErrorLevel>
    <OverwriteDatasets>False</OverwriteDatasets>
    <OverwriteDataSources>False</OverwriteDataSources>
    <TargetServerVersion>SSRS2016</TargetServerVersion>
    <Platform>Win32</Platform>
    <TargetReportFolder>/Transportation</TargetReportFolder>
    <TargetDatasetFolder>Datasets</TargetDatasetFolder>
    <TargetDatasourceFolder>/Data Sources/01-DEV</TargetDatasourceFolder>
    <TargetReportPartFolder>Report Parts</TargetReportPartFolder>
    <TargetServerURL>http://gcod049/ReportServer</TargetServerURL>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'DebugLocal' ">
    <FullPath>DebugLocal</FullPath>
    <OutputPath>bin\DebugLocal</OutputPath>
    <ErrorLevel>2</ErrorLevel>
    <OverwriteDatasets>False</OverwriteDatasets>
    <OverwriteDataSources>False</OverwriteDataSources>
    <TargetServerVersion>SSRS2016</TargetServerVersion>
    <Platform>Win32</Platform>
    <TargetReportFolder>Transportation</TargetReportFolder>
    <TargetDatasetFolder>Datasets</TargetDatasetFolder>
    <TargetDatasourceFolder>Data Sources</TargetDatasourceFolder>
    <TargetReportPartFolder>Report Parts</TargetReportPartFolder>
    <TargetServerURL>http://localhost/reportserver</TargetServerURL>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">
    <FullPath>Release</FullPath>
    <OutputPath>bin\Release</OutputPath>
    <ErrorLevel>2</ErrorLevel>
    <OverwriteDatasets>False</OverwriteDatasets>
    <OverwriteDataSources>False</OverwriteDataSources>
    <TargetServerVersion>SSRS2016</TargetServerVersion>
    <Platform>Win32</Platform>
    <TargetReportFolder>Transportation</TargetReportFolder>
    <TargetDatasetFolder>Datasets</TargetDatasetFolder>
    <TargetDatasourceFolder>Data Sources</TargetDatasourceFolder>
    <TargetReportPartFolder>Report Parts</TargetReportPartFolder>
    <TargetServerURL>http://localhost/reportserver</TargetServerURL>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <State>$base64$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</State>
    <DataSources>@(DataSource)</DataSources>
    <DataSets>@(DataSet)</DataSets>
    <Reports>@(Report)</Reports>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <DataSet Include="listWarehouse.rsd" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <DataSource Include="Gmenu.rds" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Report Include="Daily Yum Products Daily Traffic Report.rdl" />
    <Report Include="Load Comment Report.rdl" />
    <Report Include="Load Planning Worksheet.rdl" />
    <Report Include="Loads Under Utilized Exceptions.rdl" />
    <Report Include="Orders for Load Building.rdl" />
    <Report Include="Transportation Order History.rdl" />
    <Report Include="Weekly Loads Shipped Detail.rdl" />
    <Report Include="Weekly Yum Products Daily Traffic Report.rdl" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Reporting Services\Microsoft.ReportingServices.MSBuilder.targets" />
</Project>

Answer 1

I resolved the problem by deleting the MyProjectName.rptproj.user file

Answer 2

Try to delete *.rptproj.rsuser file and reload project. It works for Visual Studio 2019 as well.

Or just create new project and add exsting items (reports, data sources) inside it.