1. Data Connection UI Design walkthrough

2. Current MS data connection UI technologies OLEDB ODBC ADO.NET VS Data Connection UI OLEDB Data Link UI ODBC Admin UI Microsoft Query Office Data Connection Wizard ODBC Connection Wizards Excel Report Builder Visual Studio SQL AS Oracle... SA P... XLSMDB Model Designer RS Data Source UI AS Data Source UI Report Designer...

3. Screens of existing UI

4. RS new data connection workflow

5. CancelHelpNextBack AdventureWorks http://host1/site1/doclib/folder1/AdventureWorks.rsds Nice description of my connection rosedata Northwind http://host2/reportserver/Data Sources/rosedata Northwind Nice description of my connection Create a new connection in my report Select a connection or report model Browse… Recently used shared connections Other shared connections Select a existing connection: Selecting from existing connections

6. Data Source Credentials Connect Connecting to AdventureWorks Cancel joeuser User name: Password: Remember my password for this connection Connect using: Database credentials Asking credential info

7. Happy path completed CancelHelpFinishBack Connection succeeded. Click Finish to close the wizard. Connection:AdventureWorks Location:http://host1/site1/doclib/folder1/AdventureWorks.rsds

8. CancelHelpNextBack AdventureWorks http://host1/site1/doclib/folder1/AdventureWorks.rsds Nice description of my connection rosedata Northwind http://host2/reportserver/Data Sources/rosedata Northwind Nice description of my connection Create a new connection in my report Select a connection or report model Browse… Recently used shared connections Other shared connections Select a existing connection: Creating new connection

9. CancelHelpNextBack AdventureWorks http://host1/site1/doclib/folder1/AdventureWorks.rsds Nice description of my connection rosedata Northwind http://host2/reportserver/Data Sources/rosedata Northwind Nice description of my connection Select a connection or report model Browse… Recently used shared connections Other shared connections Select a shared connection: Create a new connection in my report

10. Detecting data source HelpNextBackCancel Browse… Detect Enter the location of the data source (examples): Identify the location and type of the data source Detect the data source type: Manually configure the connection ducky1 Detect Detecting data sources at this location.... Manually configure the connection

11. Selecting data source HelpNextCancel ducky1 Microsoft SQL Server ducky1Browse… Select the data source: Back Enter the location of the data source (examples): Identify the location and type of the data source Detect Detect the data source type: Manually configure the connection ducky1\OTHERINSTANCE Microsoft SQL Server

12. Selecting database HelpFinishBackCancel Data source:ducky1 Type:Microsoft SQL Server Connect as:joeuser Connection succeeded. Choose a database: AdventureWorks AdventureWorksDW master Northwind

13. New connection completed HelpCancelFinish AdventureWorks Data source:ducky1 Type:Microsoft SQL Server Connect as:joeuser Connection succeeded. Back Choose a database: