Add input parameter VS 2008

I am new to SSRS. I have Business Intelligence VS 2008. I am trying to add report parameters to the report but the data tab does not seem to be coming up in the designer. My requirement is to pass parameters from开发者_开发问答 the UI to the report in a remote/server mode. I have to just pass the parameters to the report and the report should render the output in a pdf format.

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There are a number of ways to achieve what you're looking for. Take a look at the following link: http://weblogs.asp.net/stephensonger/archive/2008/12/05/opening-ssrs-report-in-pdf-format-via-asp-net.aspx

It outputs an SSRS 2008 report directly to PDF.