Report Builder

Report Builder is commonly used by Blackbaud Infinity developers to create RDL files for reports. It features a ribbon interface, the ability to connect to data sources, and access to a designer to visually create RDL files.

To download Report Builder 3.0 separately from a SQL Server installation, go to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Report Builder 3.0. To download Report Builder 2.0, go to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Report Builder 2.0.

The schema for RDL files created with Report Builder 3.0 may cause conflicts with SQL Server installations with versions prior to 2008 R2. Report Builder 2.0 should be used to build reports until such a time that the installation using the reports is upgraded to SQL Server 2008 R2 or higher. Here is the error that occurs when you attempt to open a report built with Report Builder 3.0 from Report Builder 2.0:

You can launch Report Builder from Report Model Generator in the Blackbaud CRM Smart Client.

From the help for Report Model Record Access Security:

You can configure security for the Report Model Generator to use the same user access rights that exist in the program for records.