SSRS report definition is newer than Server

Question

I created some reports in Visual Studio 2015 with all the latest updates. However, when I try to deploy the reports I get this message:

The definition

Answer 1

I recently ran into this issue as well. I found that I only needed to change two items in the .rdl file in question.

1. Change FROM:

   Report xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2016/01/reportdefinition" xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner"

   TO:

   Report xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner" xmlns:cl="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/01/componentdefinition" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/01/reportdefinition"

Unlike other responses, I needed 2010 instead of 2008. I would check an .rdl file that you have already deployed.

2. Remove the "ReportParametersLayout" block.

Note: If I removed ReportSections block, it did not work as others have noted.