Adding document map navigation to reports
A document map helps to navigate to report items. The user can click on the navigational link to jump to the report items that need to be displayed. It is similar to a table of contents. Whenever the user clicks on the navigational link, it refreshes the report. A navigational link can be added by setting the DocumentMapLabel property of the SSRS report.
In this simple recipe, we will see how we can create a powerful navigation system for a report. Document map navigation is an easy-to-use navigation style for reports.
How to do it…
The table data region already has the relevant table groupings based on CustGroup followed by Account num.
Select the CustTransTable table data region and set the Data Navigation Style property to DocumentMap.
Now preview the report.
The navigation on the right-hand side is generated through the document map. This gives a summarized view and enables easy navigation to the right customer account without searching through a number...
