Missing Microsoft RDLC Report Designer in Visual Studio

Question

In Visual Studio 2015, I cannot find the designer for RDLC reports anymore. Does anyone know if this is only a bug and if it is provided later on or if Micr

Answer 1

The setup feature does not work on Visual Studio 2017 and later versions.

The extension needs to be downloaded from VS Marketplace and then installed - Link

The same applies to other extensions such as Installer Projects (used for creating executable files) - Link

Answer 2

Update: The way RDLC Report Designer is installed has changed with Visual Studio 2017 and newer. See other answers for details. Besides that, the ReportViewer Control is now available through NuGet, see here.

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original answer below

The Report Designer is part of the Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools.

You can add it using the Visual Studio setup (Programs and Features > Visual Studio 2015 > Change)

Answer 3

To solve this problem open nutget package manager console and select your project and type install-package microsoft.report.viewer and wait to install

Answer 4

I've had the same problem as you and I installed Microsoft rdlc designer to solve my problem.

And if you already installed this but still can't found rdlc designer try open visual studio > tools > Extension and Updates > then enable Miscrosoft Rdlc designer extensions.

Answer 5

This trouble passed me. If you can't repair this trouble, perhaps can you review all Framework versions that you have in your system. For example, if you have ReportViewer for Framework 4.5 and your project is assembly in Framework 2 or another Framework minor at 4.5. The differents versions Framework sometime have problems.

Answer 6

Visual Studio 2017

1. Open Visual Studio
2. In Tools -> Extensions and Updates -> Online
3. Search for 'rdlc'
4. Install Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer (23.3 MB)
5. Close Visual Studio, let the installer run and open Visual Studio to see the rdlc in the designer.