Data source
The Bold Reports® Standalone Report Designer supports creating embedded or shared data sources using built-in providers or data processing extensions. You can create any number of data sources that connect to different local or server databases. The designer provides connections to major data providers such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, OLEDB, ODBC, Web API, OData, JSON, and XML. See Data connectors for all 27 connectors.
What is an embedded data source?
An embedded data source lets you create your own data connection. The embedded data source is specific to a report, and you can use the connection string as expressions.
What are custom data processing extensions?
Custom data processing extensions let you add data providers to connect to your own database or extend the functionality of existing data providers. The .NET Framework-compatible custom data processing extensions must be created using the data extension interface. With minimal configuration, you can use additional data sources such as SaaS, Web API, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.