1664415 - Why store a report object in Session

• Report object stored in a sessions makes the application more efficient
• Eliminates the need for postbacks when printing
• Eliminates errors such as below when printing:

A Communication error has occurred. Printing will be stopped.

• Eliminates the need for postbacks when exporting
• Eliminates the need for postbacks when paging, drilling down or other report manipulations
• Eliminates errors due to the report object being out of scope:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object

 

For more details see the blog Why should I store Report's object in HttpSession?

HTTPSession HTTP post back event , KBA , BI-DEV-NET-SDK , .NET SDK / COM SDK , How To

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