WCF Service as Data source in SSRS report with Complex Types

Question

Hi All,
I have a requirement where we are suppose to use WCF service as datasource in SSRS. I was able to do that when the WCF response type was simple.
Now the requirement have changed where the response type is complex . I couldn't figure out a way of accessing WCF with complex types.
Any pointer will be of great help as I couldn't find any related articles for this kind of scenario.
Raj

Answer 1

Hi Raj,
WCF uses a serialization engine called the Data Contract Serializer by default to serialize and deserialize data (convert it to and from XML). All .NET Framework primitive types, such as integers and strings, as well as certain types
treated as primitives, such as DateTime and XmlElement,
can be serialized with no other preparation and are considered as having default data contracts. Many .NET Framework types also have existing data contracts. For a full list of serializable types, see Types
Supported by the Data Contract Serializer.
New complex types that you create must have a data contract defined
for them to be serializable. You can explicitly create a data contract by using DataContractAttribute and DataMemberAttribute attributes.
This is normally done by applying the DataContractAttribute attribute
to the type.
You can refer to :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms733811(v=vs.110).aspxhttp://www.codeproject.com/Articles/738844/Using-WCF-Data-Contract-Known-Types-by-Example
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