Create an RDL Report in .NET C# Code

July 19, 2024
Use ActiveReports.NET by MESCIUS to create user-friendly, interactive RDL reports in C# with the ability to filter data based on user input.

ActiveReports.NET helps you deliver beautiful reports with intuitive Visual Studio integrated report designers and rich controls. It provides code-based cross-platform reporting, easy-to-use designers, and a flexible API. Available for desktop (WinForms, WPF, .NET) and web (JavaScript, Blazor, ASP.NET MVC). Design and deliver powerful reports with intuitive, reliable, and user-friendly report designers and controls. It supports multiple report types, including RDL Reports.

Report Definition Language (RDL) defines a common schema that enables the interchange of report definitions. There are instances where it becomes necessary to programmatically generate an RDL report in your code, manage data binding conditionally at runtime, or modify the layout of a report based on user input. In this blog post, MESCIUS Product Manager Alec Gall guides you through the procedures required for using ActiveReports.NET to create an RDL report exclusively using C# code. Steps include:

  • Setting up the Project
  • Creating an RDL Report
  • Creating a Table in Code
  • Creating a Parameter
  • Managing Data Binding
  • Passing the Report to the JSViewer using CustomStore

Read the complete blog and learn how to leverage this powerful and flexible method for generating dynamic reports using ActiveReports.

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