Symptoms
Consider the following scenario:
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You have a report that uses the Globals!TotalPages variable in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services.
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You perform an in-place upgrade to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services (SSRS 2008 R2) or Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services (SSRS 2012).
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You export the report to PDF or TIFF format.
In this scenario, the Globals!TotalPages variable incorrectly returns 0. Notes
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This issue does not occur when you perform a side-by-side upgrade.
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If you export the report to MHTML, Word, or Excel format, the Globals!TotalPages variable incorrectly returns the current page number.
Cause
The issue occurs because there is a bug in the compiled report definition parser.
Resolution
Cumulative update information
Cumulative update 8 for SQL Server 2012
The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 8. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2012, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2844205 Cumulative update package 8 for SQL Server 2012Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2012 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2692828 The SQL Server 2012 builds that were released after SQL Server 2012 was released
Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server 2012 SP1
The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 4. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2012 SP1, click the following article number to go to the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2833645 Cumulative update 4 for SQL Server 2012 SP1Note Given that the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2012 SP1 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to go to the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2772858 The SQL Server 2012 builds that were released after SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 was released
Cumulative Update 6 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2
The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 6. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2830140 Cumulative update package 6 for SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 fix release. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2730301 The SQL Server 2008 R2 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 was released
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Workaround
To work around this issue, redeploy the report after you upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services.
