Barcode CRI Configuration

Important
  • You can use the Barcode CRI (Custom Report Item) ONLY if you are targeting the following editions of Reporting Services: Standard, Enterprise, Business, or Datacenter. If you are targeting Express, Workgroup, or Web editions, then use Barcode DLL approach instead
  • If you ONLY want to use Barcode Professional with Visual Studio ReportViewer Controls i.e. using reports in LOCAL MODE (Client-side processing RDLC), the configuration steps described below ARE NOT NECESSARY

In order the Barcode CRI (Custom Report Item) component can be used in Visual Studio (or BIDS or SSDT) and Reporting Services, it must be configured in some *.config files as well as copied to some specific folders.

The configuration process is performed by a Wizard-assisted tool called Neodynamic Barcode Configuration Tool

Important
  • The Configuration Tool must not be executed in Production Report Servers! It's a tool intended and designed to configure our product in a Development machine only. For Production Scenarios, please refer to the Barcode CRI Deployment topic instead.

Barcode Configuration Tool

The Neodynamic Barcode Configuration Tool can be launched from Start > All Programs > Neodynamic > Barcode Professional 10.0 for Reporting Services > Configuration Tool and the physical file of this tool should be located in [BarcodeInstallDir]\Tools\NeodynamicBarcodeConfigTool.exe

Note

Neodynamic Barcode Configuration Tool requires .NET Framework 2.0+ with its latest service pack

Important
  • We highly recommend you backup the Reporting Services configuration files affected before continuing the configuration process.
  • The Configuration Tool must not be executed in Production Report Servers! Please refer to the Barcode CRI Deployment topic instead.

After launching the Neodynamic Barcode Configuration Tool, the first step is to specify what action you want to accomplish i.e. start the configuration process or remove a current configuration. Just click on the appropriate button on the screen and follow up the instructions.

Visual Studio Toolbox configuration

Important
  • YOU WILL ABLE TO USE THE BARCODE CRI (Custom Report Item) WITH DESIGN-TIME FEATURES IF AND ONLY IF THE SQL SERVER THAT WILL BE RUNNING THE REPORT SERVER IS STANDARD, ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS OR DATACENTER EDITIONS ONLY! OTHERS SQL SERVER EDITIONS SUCH AS EXPRESS, WORKGROUP OR WEB; LACK OF SUPPORT FOR THIRD PARTY CRI.
  • Be sure you correctly Configured Barcode CRI as stated in the above topics

Please follow up these steps:

  • Launch Visual Studio or SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio or SQL Server Data Tools
  • Create a new Report Server Project or open an existing one.
  • Open the Toolbox, right-click on it, and select Choose Items
  • Click on Browse button, and navigate to the following folder:
    • for VS2015/VS2013/VS2012/VS2010/VS2008/VS2005, go to [VS Install Folder]\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies
    • for VS2017, go to [VS2017 Install Folder]\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\SSRS or [VS2017 Install Folder]\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\SSDTRS
  • Select Neodynamic.ReportingServices.Barcode.dll from that dialog, and click on Open.
  • Click on OK button.
  • In the .NET Framework Components list, check Barcode Professional, then click OK

Barcode CRI VS Toolbox

  • The Barcode CRI control should now appear in the Visual Studio Toolbox so you can drag & drop it on your reports

Barcode CRI VS Toolbox