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Review part 1: user-guide/shared-data-source.md


You can easily connect your reports to a variety of data sources — giving you flexibility to work with the formats you already use, such as:

* [SqlDataSource]({%slug web-report-designer-user-guide-components-data-sources%}#sql-data-source%})
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You need to remove the additional }% in all list items.

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* [SqlDataSource]({%slug web-report-designer-user-guide-components-data-sources%}#sql-data-source%})
* [SqlDataSource]({%slug web-report-designer-user-guide-components-data-sources%}#sql-data-source)


## Configuring a Shared Data Source

1. Once your report is ready, open it in the Web Report Designer.
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1. Once your report is ready, open it in the Web Report Designer.
To create a shared data source:
1. In the Web Report Designer, open an existing report that already has a data source.

## Configuring a Shared Data Source

1. Once your report is ready, open it in the Web Report Designer.
1. To create a `Shared Data Source`, locate an existing data source in the Web Report Designer. Click the ellipsis button (...) next to the data source and select "Save as Shared Data Source" from the context menu.
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The inline code style, also called monospace is reserved for code, file and folder names, file extensions, etc. Do not use it for UI elements or names. See Formatting.

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1. To create a `Shared Data Source`, locate an existing data source in the Web Report Designer. Click the ellipsis button (...) next to the data source and select "Save as Shared Data Source" from the context menu.
1. Go to the **Explorer** tab, click the ellipsis button (**...**) next to the data source, and then select  **Save as Shared Data Source**  from the context menu.


![Saving a data source as Shared ><](images/CreatingSharedDataSource.png)

1. After saving a data source as shared, the Web Report Designer generates a .sdsx file. This file represents the shared data source definition and can be opened directly in the designer for further configuration.
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  • That's not a step in the procedure, so it doesn't need numbering. In the text below, you are explaining the state of things without requiring a specific action from the reader.
  • Avoid using passive voice ("can be opened"). See Use Active Voice.
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1. After saving a data source as shared, the Web Report Designer generates a .sdsx file. This file represents the shared data source definition and can be opened directly in the designer for further configuration.
After saving a data source as shared, the Web Report Designer generates an `.sdsx` file. This file represents the shared data source definition that you can open directly in the designer for further configuration.


![Creating a SDSX file ><](images/CreatingSdsxFile.png)

1. To view all Shared Data Sources, open the [`Assets Manager`]({%slug telerikreporting/designing-reports/report-designer-tools/web-report-designer/tools/shared-resources%}#assets-manager) from the main menu.
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This is not a step that's a part of the specific procedure described above. This is an action related to viewing all saved data sources, so logically, it cannot be listed as a step in the same procedure (creating a shared data source).

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1. To view all Shared Data Sources, open the [`Assets Manager`]({%slug telerikreporting/designing-reports/report-designer-tools/web-report-designer/tools/shared-resources%}#assets-manager) from the main menu.
To view all existing Shared Data Sources, open the [Assets Manager]({%slug telerikreporting/designing-reports/report-designer-tools/web-report-designer/tools/shared-resources%}#assets-manager) from the main menu.


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## Difference Between Shared Data Source and Data Source
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## Difference Between Shared Data Source and Data Source
## Differences between Shared Data Source and Data Source


![Use Assets Manager to view your Shared Data Sources ><](images/AllSharedDataSources.png)

### Creating Shared Data Source
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Do not use a single heading from a given heading level (H3 in this case). Having a single heading from the corresponding level is a clear indicator that this heading is unnecessary.

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### Creating Shared Data Source
The next video demonstrates how to create a Shared Data Source from an existing report.


| Data Source | Shared Data Source |
| ------ | ------ |
| Defined within a single report | Defined outside of individual reports and stored as a .sdsx file |
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| Defined within a single report | Defined outside of individual reports and stored as a .sdsx file |
| Defined within a single report | Defined outside of individual reports and stored as an `.sdsx` file |

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