SSRS Reporting Terms in AX 2012

Term/Abbreviation	Definition
RDP	Report data provider. X++ class that extends a Report framework class and implements a certain interface that process and returns data to be rendered.
MVC	Model-View-Controller pattern
Data Contract	A Services concept – defines the contract of the data being uses in services. In this document, will refer to a X++ class that defines the properties that can be used in services
UI Builder	Definition to create the user interface for a Microsoft Dynamics AX form.A class that knows how to create the UI for a specific data contract.
SysOperation Framework	Framework for executing Business Operations synchronously or asynchronously. The SOF provides various hooks into Dynamics AX facilities including menu items and the batch framework and for invoking business operations.
RDL	SSRS specific XML that contains the entire definition of the report.
Query based report	Report that uses Query data source extension.
Data Method report	Report that uses data method as data source
Report parameters	Parameters that are defined in the report design. These can be static or dynamic filter parameter. Static parameters can be created automatically based on Query range or RDP parameters list. Static parameters can also be created directly in report design and could be used in data methods.
Report Designer	Refers to Visual Studio designer used in Ax.