Data sources in Bold Reports® Web Report Designer
The Bold Reports® Web Report Designer lets you create an embedded or shared data source using a built-in or data processing extension. You can have any number of data sources that connect to different local or server databases.
Which data providers can I connect to?
The Bold Reports® Web Report Designer connects to major data providers such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, OLEDB, ODBC, Web API, OData, JSON, and XML. You can explore data and design reports with a wide range of data sources.
What is an embedded data source?
An embedded data source in Bold Reports® is a data connection that you create for a single report. The embedded data source is specific to a report, and you can use the connection string as expressions.
What is a shared data source?
A shared data source is stored on a Bold Reports® Report Server and shared by multiple reports. You can add it to a report. The shared data source provides better security by hiding the connection details.
What are custom data processing extensions?
Custom data processing extensions in Bold Reports® add data providers to connect to your own database or extend the features of the existing data providers. You create .NET framework compatible custom data processing extensions using the data extension interface. With minimal configuration, you can use any additional data source such as SASS, WebApi, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.