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Asked: 2026-06-06T07:17:47+00:00

Running SQL Server 2008 (not R2). I have a few reports that have URLs

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Running SQL Server 2008 (not R2).

I have a few reports that have URLs as actions on charts and textboxes which are renedered in HTML within a reportviewer control. When the links are selected they are opened in a new tab (or window), and I would like them to be opened in the existing frame that contains the reportviewer control. I have done some reading on the two methods to resolving this issue: (1) setting the target in the URL or using javascript, AND (2) updating the LinkTarget device info configuration parameter in rsreportserver.config. I have decided to go with option (2)

After updating rsreportserver.config with the following, I find that there is no change to the target value of the link in the rendered report. I keep getting _top as a target.

<RENDER>
...
<Extension Name="HTML4.0" Type="Microsoft.ReportingServices.Rendering.HtmlRenderer.Html40RenderingExtension,Microsoft.ReportingServices.HtmlRendering" Visible="False" LogAllExecutionRequests="False">
         <Configuration>
            <DeviceInfo>
               <LinkTarget>_self</LinkTarget>                  
            </DeviceInfo>
         </Configuration>
      </Extension>
...
</RENDER>

It appears that these changes are ignored by SSRS when rendering the report in the reportviewer control.

Has anyone come across this issue? Any solutions?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Well it appears that using the documentation (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms155395(v=sql.100).aspx) for the rsreportserver.config file device info section didn’t work for me.

    After digging I found that if I set the ReportViewer Control HyperLinkTarget parameter to “_self” it corrects the issue, and my URLs now appear within the frame. Here is a snapshot:

    <rs:ReportViewer ID="ReportViewer1" runat="server" ProcessingMode="Remote"
        SizeToReportContent="true"
        ShowParameterPrompts="false"
        ShowToolBar="false"
        ShowPageNavigationControls="false"
        ShowCredentialPrompts="false"
        ShowFindControls="false"
        ShowRefreshButton="false"
        ShowWaitControlCancelLink="false"
        ShowZoomControl="false"
        ShowPrintButton="false"
        HyperlinkTarget ="_self">
    </rs:ReportViewer>
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