How to build a report with nested subreports in SSRS

Question

I'm looking to build an SSRS 2008 R2 report using the Report Builder, such that if a cell in a row of the report is clicked, it causes a hitherto hidden subreport to become visible, populated with data retrieved from a query which uses parameter values from the row of the cell clicked.

To explain further, the report should look like this before clicking:

|  Column 1  |  Column 2  |  Column 3  |  Column 4  |
|Row 1 Col 1 |Row 1 Col 2 |Row 1 Col 3 |Row 1 Col 4 |
|Row 2 Col 1 |Row 2 Col 2 |Row 2 Col 3 |Row 2 Col 4 |
|Row 3 Col 1 |Row 3 Col 2 |Row 3 Col 3 |Row 3 Col 4 |
|Row 4 Col 1 |Row 4 Col 2 |Row 4 Col 3 |Row 4 Col 4 |

Then after clicking Row 1 Col 1, the subreport with data from Row A Col A to Row D Col D should appear, as below:

|  Column 1  |  Column 2  |  Column 3  |  Column 4  |
|Row 1 Col 1 |Row 1 Col 2 |Row 1 Col 3 |Row 1 Col 4 |
    |  Column A  |  Column B  |  Column C  |  Column D  |
    |Row A Col A |Row A Col B |Row A Col C |Row A Col D |
    |Row B Col A |Row B Col B |Row B Col C |Row B Col D |
    |Row C Col A |Row C Col B |Row C Col C |Row C Col D |
    |Row D Col A |Row D Col B |Row D Col C |Row D Col D |
|Row 2 Col 1 |Row 2 Col 2 |Row 2 Col 3 |Row 2 Col 4 |
|Row 3 Col 1 |Row 3 Col 2 |Row 3 Col 3 |Row 3 Col 4 |
|Row 4 Col 1 |Row 4 Col 2 |Row 4 Col 3 |Row 4 Col 4 |

The data in the subreport will be populated from a query based on the values in Row 1.

Can anyone point me to where I can find out how to do this, or suggest how I might do it? Is it even possible in SSRS?

SQLBobScot SQLBobScot · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22T09:25:26

This CodeProject example shows how to set up subreports. The example I think you want is the Drilldown report.

How to build a report with nested subreports in SSRS

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