What is a DP (Data Provider) class in SSRS reports in D365 F&O?

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A DP class is responsible for fetching data for an SSRS report. It processes data from tables or queries, stores it in a temporary table, and exposes that data to the SSRS report as a dataset.

What is a DP (Data Provider) class in SSRS reports in D365 F&O?

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