Error - SrsResources is Not Declared: Wrong DLL

Applies to

BITS BC Reporting on BIDS

Symptoms

When previewing the Reports in SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) from a remote workstation you may get the following error.

SrsResources is Not Declared: Wrong DLL

Cause

The workstation does not hold the required .dll file

Solution

Copy the SrsResources.dll from your CM12 R2 SSRS server over to your local PC and place it within the PrivateAssemblies directory for Visual Studio installation. The directory can be found here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies.

Add the SrsResources.dll in the ‘References’ Tab of the Report Properties.

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