How to add "Design a new report" option to the ReportViewer control in Visual Studio 2017

[AlwaysLearner12]

Hi
I followed the following steps and added ReportViewer control to the Toolbox.

Adding Report / Report Wizard to the Add/New Item menu by:

• Going to Visual Studio menu Tools/Extensions and Updates
• Choose Online from the left panel.
• Search for Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer for Visual Studio
• Download and install it.

Adding ReportViewer:

• Open solution
• Open NuGet Package Manager Console
• Install à Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.WinForms
• Right-click in the toolbox and use Choose Items...
• We need to browse to the proper DLL that is located in the solutions Packages folder, so hit the browse button.
• Then lib à net40
• Finally, double click on the file Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms.dll
• You should see ReportViewer checked in the dialog.
• Click OK.

I see ReportViewer but, I am not seeing "Design a new report" option in the ReportViewer tasks.

Please let me know how to add it

Thanks

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