How to: Add or Delete a Folder [Model Designer]

To modify a report model, the model project must be open in Microsoft Business Development Studio. You can add a folder to a model or to a model item. For example, you can add a folder to a model and it will be listed, along with the other entities in the model, in the Explorer pane of Report Builder. If you add a folder to an entity, folder, or perspective, the folder is listed with the other fields in the Fields area of the Explorer pane.

To add a folder to a Model

1. In the tree view of the Report Model window, click the report model, on the Reporting Model menu, click New Folder.

2. Right-click the folder, click Rename, and then type a name for the folder.

3. In the Properties area, assign the properties to the folder.

To add a folder to a Model Item

1. In the tree view of the Report Model window, click the report model item and on the Reporting Model menu, click New Folder.

1. Right-click the folder, click Rename, and then type a name for the folder.
2. In the Properties area, assign the properties to the folder.

To delete a folder

• Right-click the folder, and then click Delete.

See Also

Concepts

Ad Hoc Reporting with Report Models
Working with Folders in Model Designer
Model Designer How-to Topics

Other Resources

Model Designer F1 Help

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