The Choose Data Source Type page of the Report Wizard allows you to select the type of data source you want to connect to when creating a new report. The available options are categorized into four sections: Database, File, Web API, and Programmatic.

Database

In this section, you can select from a variety of database management systems:

• MS SQL Server: Choose to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server database.
• MySQL: Choose to connect to a MySQL database.
• PostgreSQL: Choose to connect to a PostgreSQL database.
• SQLite: Choose to connect to a SQLite database file.

File

Here, you can choose to connect to various file types:

• JSON: Select to load data from a JSON file.
• XML: Select to load data from an XML file.
• CSV: Select to load data from a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file.
• Excel: Select to load data from a Microsoft Excel file.

Web API

• JSON API: Choose to connect to a web API that returns data in JSON format.

Programmatic

• Object: Available only in Visual Studio .NET, this option allows you to supply data from your application's code. It lets you bind data from custom objects or collections defined in your code.

After choosing the data source type, click Next > to proceed with configuring the connection. You can also click < Back to return to the previous step, or Cancel to exit the wizard.