Can’t see “Report Data Pane” when creating reports

For users facing the problem now, using Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Shell (Integrated), Business Intelligence Development Studio / SQL Server Data Tools, if you find Report Data pane missing or you close it accidentally,do the following:

1. Click the ‘Design‘ of the report or the ‘Design‘ pane of report
2. Now in the ‘Menu bar‘ on the top, click View > ‘Report Data’

Note

If you directly go to the ‘Menu bar‘ without clicking the design view of the report (let’s say you click somewhere in the ‘Solution Explorer‘ pane), and then in the menu bar, you try to navigate to
View > ???? you won’t see ‘Report Data‘ option available

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