Stimulsoft Reports adds data adapters

2010.3 release includes adapters for Microsoft Access and dot Connect Universal, plus sorting of groups by summary.
Dezembro 6, 2010
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Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate is a comprehensive solution that allows you to render reports in .NET. The product includes a complete set of tools to build reports under WinForms, ASP.NET and WPF environments. Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate includes report designers, which can be run at design time and run time. It also includes viewers for displaying reports. You can use the system to export reports, in a number of different types of formats. One of the basic principles of using Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate is different technologies but common approaches in creating reports. So when you need to migrate applications to new technologies the principles of working with reports remain unchanged.

Updates in 2010.3

  • Sorting of group by summary
    Now includes new properties to sort a group by its summary. These are SummarySortDirection - the direction of sorting, SummaryExpression - an expression for calculation of summary, SummaryType - a function type of summary calculation.
  • Configurations on the properties panel
    When you first run the designer, it is hard to understand all the properties of the components in the properties panel. To simplify this task, Stimulsoft added configuration options in the property panel.
  • Conditions and styles
    You can now select formatting options for conditions. Now the selected style is stored and used later for report generation. So it is enough to change the style and the formatting condition options will be changed too.
  • Conditions and borders of components
    Now you can change the borders of components, depending on conditions.
  • New data adapters
    The new version provides two new data adapters. The first adapter is designed for dot Connect Universal provider. The second adapter is designed for accessing an MS Access database. The adapter is built into the report engine and can be used without additional configuration.
  • New barcode
    The full name of the barcode is Royal TPG Post KIX 4-State. This barcode is used for postal purposes in the Netherlands.
  • New tool - Import.Rtf utility
    The tool provides the ability to import files in RTF (Rich Text Format) format to Stimulsoft Reports format.
  • New UI themes in WinForms
    Five new themes are added to the product for WinForms: Office 2010 Blue, Office 2010 Silver, Office 2010 Black, Windows 7, and Vista.
  • Report viewer with Ribbon panel for WPF
    A report viewer using Ribbon Panel is now available.
  • Super tooltips for WPF report designer
    The new version of the report designer now shows super tooltips for each control.
  • New HTML tags
    The list of supported tags has widened with two new tags: <strong> </strong> and <p> </p>. Tags work in a text component if the AllowHtmlTags property is enabled. The <strong> </strong> tag works the same as the <b> </b> tag. The <p> </p> tag defines the text paragraph.
  • Showing tabs in the report designer
    In the new version you can show or hide tabs for viewing reports or the code tab in the report designer.
  • Business Objects and Charts
    In previous versions of the product it was not possible to use data from business objects when creating charts. This lack of functionality was corrected in the new version. Data from business objects can be used along with data from data sources.
  • Printing in Silverlight
    The previous version of the report viewer for Silverlight supported printing only via exporting a report to the Adobe PDF format and then a report could be printed from the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The new version of the report viewer now supports printing using built-in Silverlight facility. This extension allows printing the report without using Adobe PDF format. Old and new printing methods are available from the drop down menu when clicking the Print button.
  • New Themes for Silverlight
    It is now possible to use four new interface themes in the designer and report viewer for Silverlight: Office 2007 Blue, Office 2007 Silverlight, Office 2010 Black, and Office 2010 Silverlight.
  • Editable fields in Silverlight reports
    The report viewer for Silverlight now supports editable fields. Editable fields can be edited directly in the report viewer. You can use this function for a text component or a checkbox component.
  • Charts in Silverlight reports
    It was possible to use charts in reports when the Silverlight was used as a part of the client-server configuration of the report generator. However, the chart could not be used in Silverlight applications without a server. Now this issue is solved.
  • Encrypted data exchange in Silverlight
    The new version of the report generator encrypts the data exchange between client and server. This will increase the safety of the viewer and the report designer in Silverlight.
  • Pages by request in Silverlight
    In the first version of the report viewer for Silverlight, the report was loaded on the client entirely using a single query. This mode of transferring of reports was not very good when the report is large. Therefore,  Stimulsoft have added a new feature. This is the PageLoadingMode in the StiWebViewerSL component. By default, the entire report is downloaded. But this behavior can now be changed.
  • HTML Tags in WebViewer.Fx
    Stimulsoft have added support of HTML tags in WebViewer.Fx. Tags for setting text color, font face, and font style are available. This allows showing reports more fully in the Web environment.
  • Full screen mode in WebViewer.Fx
    Now you can view reports in full-screen mode. This mode can be run with pressing the button in the Control Panel of WebViewer.Fx. To exit this mode simply press the Escape key or click Close.
  • Html Tags in Designer.Web
    Designer.Web can now show some HTML tags. These tags are for setting text color, font face, and font style.

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