Data source
Bold Reports® 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. It provides connections to major data providers such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, OLEDB, ODBC, Web API, OData, JSON, and XML to explore data and design reports with a wide range of data sources.
Embedded data source
Allows you to create an embedded data source with your own data connection. The embedded data source is specific to a report, and you can use the connection string as expressions.
Custom data processing extensions
Provides support to add additional 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.