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 had the same issue when switching to VS2017 and installed Report Designer Version 14.2.

For me only 3 steps needed to fix the issue.

1: Set Change the xmlns to "http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2008/01/reportdefinition"

2: Remove ReportSections" and "ReportSection" (Only Tags).

3: Remove report ReportParametersLayout section.

The only thing you need to memorize is to point xmlns to 2008/01

Other 2 steps can be seen in the error message after you change to 2008/01 and try to run the report.