Download and create a Report Project from a Report Server

Before I start coding ...

Is there any existing software/trick/hack to create a Report Project from the DataSources and Folders/Reports on a Report Server, i.e. the inverse of Deployment?

Would there be anybody interested in such a thing, and, if not, why not?

I don't think there's any way to create a report project from the report server, but you can get the actual RDL files from the server.

Go to your Report Manager. (http://ServerName/Reports)
Drill through to the report you want the definition of.
Click on the properties tab.
Click on General from the options on the left.
Under the 'Report Definition' section, click 'Edit'.
This will prompt you to download the RDL file.
You can then add this to your report project that you already have created.

Hope this helps.

Jarret