# MS SSRS RDLX

Learn how ActiveReports simplifies the import of MS SSRS RDLX reports with its intuitive Import Wizard, ensuring seamless report conversion.

## Content

## Importing SSRS Reports in the ActiveReports Import Wizard

1. Run the ActiveReports Import Wizard. The wizard can be run from the start menu or by executing ActiveReports.Imports.Win.exe from **C:\\Program Files (x86)\\MESCIUS\\ActiveReports 20\\Tools** location.
2. In the ActiveReports Import Wizard that appears, click **Next**.
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    ![ActiveReports Import Wizard screen](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/import-ssrs-welcomescreen.png)
3. Choose **SQL Server Reporting Services (rdl)** as the input format and click **Next**.
    ![Choose format to import](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/import-ssrs-choose-format.png)
4. Click the ellipsis button to browse to the location that contains the files that you want to import. A list of files that you can import appears.
5. Select the reports to import, click **Open,** and then click **Next** to analyze them.
    ![Select the reports to import](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/import-ssrs-selectssrsreports.png)
6. Use the ellipsis button to select a destination folder to store the converted reports.
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    ![Specify RDL import options](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/import-ssrs-specifyoptions.png)
    Select a **TextBox Conversion Type** for all reports in the drop-down list. The available options are as follows.
    * **All** \- All textbox controls are converted to FormattedText\.
    * **None** \- All textbox controls are converted to TextBox\, paragraph settings are lost\.
    * **Smart** (default) - Textbox controls with more than one paragraph or TextRun is converted to FormattedText.

    Select the **Use Tablix Smart Conversion** option to convert an SSRS 'Tablix' to an ActiveReports 'Table' or 'List' data region, if possible. Check the Tablix Conversion limitation below.
7. Click **Next** to start the conversion.
8. Once the conversion process is complete, click **Finish** to close the wizard and go the destination folder to view the converted reports. You may optionally leave the check on for the **Open Log file** checkbox to see the results log.
    ![Click Finish to close](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/import-ssrs-import-complete.png)

## Limitations

### Tablix Conversion

The ActiveReports model is different from latest SSRS model. ActiveReports does not fully support latest RDLX specification. So, even when you check the **Use Tablix Smart Conversion**, some properties may be ignored for the closest conversion.

### Chart Conversion

The ActiveReports chart model and its implementation is different from the latest RDLX specification, so you may need to manually adjust the conversion to achieve a similar behavior.
These charts are not supported and ignored at conversion to ActiveReports.

1. Sunburst
2. Treemap
3. ErrorBar
4. Range Column
5. Range Smooth
6. Range Plain
7. Gauges

#### Multi-Section Reports Conversion

SSRS reports with multiple sections are converted to RDLX Report.