# MailMerge.ReportDataSourceConfig Property

> Specifies the Report Data Source Configuration as an XML string. Must be in the same form as the content of a Report Data Source Configuration file created by TX Text Control Words.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 20.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.DocumentServer`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXDocumentServer.Core.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.ASP.SDK` (assembly `TXDocumentServer.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXDocumentServer.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl.DocumentServer > MailMerge.ReportDataSourceConfig Property
- **482 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/reportdatasourceconfig-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/reportdatasourceconfig-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/reportdatasourceconfig-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Specifies the Report Data Source Configuration as an XML string. Must be in the same form as the content of a Report Data Source Configuration file created by TX Text Control Words.

### Syntax

```csharp
public string ReportDataSourceConfig { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property ReportDataSourceConfig As String
```

### Examples

The following example uses `MailMerge.ReportDataSourceConfig` to configure report data source config as part of the mail merge workflow. The configured value is checked before the workflow continues.

```csharp
mailMerge.ReportDataSourceConfig = "Quarterly report";
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mailMerge.ReportDataSourceConfig))
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Report Data Source Config: {mailMerge.ReportDataSourceConfig}");
}
```

```vbnet
mailMerge.ReportDataSourceConfig = "Quarterly report"
If Not String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mailMerge.ReportDataSourceConfig) Then
    Console.WriteLine($"Report Data Source Config: {mailMerge.ReportDataSourceConfig}")
End If
```

### See Also

[ReportDataSourceConfigFile](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-documentserver/mailmerge/reportdatasourceconfigfile-property/llms-full.txt) property.

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