Interface Elements for Desktop > Report Designer > Report Designer for WinForms > Report Wizard > Data-bound Report Wizard > Connect to an Entity Framework Data Source > Select the Connection String
Note
This wizard step appears only if you're creating a new report from scratch. If you're modifying an existing report, this step will not appear and you will start with the Choose Columns to Display in Your Report wizard page.
Purpose
Select a connection string to be used to establish a data connection.
Page Interface
On this page, you can specify a connection string using one of the following two options.
•Using an existing connection string. To do this, select Yes, let me choose from list. Next, select the required connection string from the list of the available connection strings.
•Specify a connection string manually. To do this, select No, specify a custom connection string.
Click Next to proceed to the next wizard page, depending on the selected option.
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