This example demonstrates how to customize the list of available connections in the WinForms End-User Report Designer and allow users to save only the connection name for newly created reports.

This example implements the IConnectionStorageService to create a storage for connection strings available for the newly created reports.

The users select a connection from a custom predefined list. Newly created report stores only the connection name and exclude sensitive information (data source name, username, password). For this, the connection.StoreConnectionNameOnly option is enabled in the IConnectionStorageService.SaveConnection method.

In code you can use the IConnectionStorageService.IncludeApplicationConnections option to specify whether the Data Source Wizard includes connections contained in the application configuration file.

Use the XRDesignMdiController.DataSourceWizardSettings.SqlWizardSettings.DisableNewConnections option to specify whether the users are allowed to create new connections.

Create a service that implements the IConnectionProviderService interface. The service allows users to open a saved report with a data source whose connection is specified by a name, and restore the connection to view, print, and export the report.