I need to surpress the report header holding the company logo and report title when exporting to excel or csv formats, how can I do this in SSRS 2008?

I think you can modify the rsreportserver.config file and alter the Excel extension as seen below. You will prob need to restart the services after this and also IIS.<Render> <Extension Name="EXCEL" Type="Microsoft.ReportingServices.Rendering.ExcelRenderer.ExcelRenderer,Microsoft.ReportingServices.ExcelRendering"> <Configuration> <DeviceInfo> <SimplePageHeaders>True</SimplePageHeaders> </DeviceInfo> </Configuration> </Extension></Render>

This was a design goal for the next release. In SSRS 2008 R2, you can have rendering dependent conditions like you are suggesting.Without upgrading, I recommend that you use a parameter to hide the header items in a rectangle and then switch the parameter value when rendering to Excel. Paul Turley, MVP [Hitachi Consulting] SQLServerBIBlog.com

Could you explain more on how to use a parameter to hide the header when rendering a report in excel?

Sure. Hiding items using a parameter...Create a Boolean type parameter. I'll call it HideHeaderPlace all of the header items in a rectangle in the top area of the report body.In the Hidden property for the rectangle, use the expression:=(Parameters!HideHeader.Value)Hiding the header only for Excel rendering...Again, this is new feature in SSRS 2008 R2.Use the new RenderFormat object in an expression on the Hidden property, like this:=IIF(Globals!RenderFormat.Name="EXCEL", True, False)...actually the IIF function is unnecessary. You could use the same logic as my first example:=(Globals!RenderFormat.Name="EXCEL") Paul Turley, MVP [Hitachi Consulting] SQLServerBIBlog.com

Thank you so much.

Is there any workaround for identifying the rendering format in SSRS 2008?

Not in SSRS 2008. You will need to upgrade the product to use this feature.Paul Turley, MVP [Hitachi Consulting] SQLServerBIBlog.com

Bummer :-) Thanks Paul!