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Leverage SSO Authentication in Report Management

August 16, 2024
Telerik Report Server 2024 Q3 adds support for Microsoft Entra ID authentication, providing single sign-on functionality for .NET.

Telerik Report Server is a comprehensive and flexible end-to-end solution for managing reports. Built with the Telerik Reporting library, it is a server-based Windows web application that provides centralized storage, organization, and previewing of reports, along with features for scheduling, delivery, and user management. Report Server can act as a standalone solution or be integrated within an application, allowing developers to create, manage, and distribute reports across multiple platforms including Blazor, Angular and Windows Forms.

The Telerik Report Server 2024 Q3 update (10.2.24.806) adds support for Microsoft Entra ID as an authentication method in .NET environments. Entra ID, formerly known as Azure Active Directory, is an identity and access management solution that can now be configured as a part of the Report Server for .NET authentication methods. This integration enables single sign-on (SSO) authentication, which eliminates the need for separate credentials and improves the user experience, whilst ensuring that access to report management is tightly controlled and aligns with the broader enterprise security policies.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024 Q3 (10.2.24.806), see our release notes.

Telerik Report Server is available as a perpetual license and is licensed per domain. Each domain license contains 15 Client Access Licenses and 1 year support and maintenance. See our Telerik Report Server licensing page for full details.

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Create a C# .NET Pyramid Chart with FlexChart

August 16, 2024
Learn how to leverage ComponentOne FlexChart by MESCIUS to display hierarchical data in a visually engaging pyramid-style visualization.

ComponentOne Studio Enterprise by MESCIUS is a comprehensive toolkit for .NET developers, offering a vast collection of pre-built UI controls for desktop (WinForms, WPF, WinUI, UWP), web (ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core, MVC, Blazor), and mobile (.NET MAUI, Xamarin) applications. It extends functionality beyond UI with data visualization tools, data grids, reporting components, and JavaScript controls through Wijmo Enterprise. This all-in-one solution streamlines development by providing pre-designed elements and functionalities, allowing developers to focus on core application logic and deliver feature-rich applications faster.

In this blog post, MESCIUS Associate Software Engineer Aastha Gupta demonstrates how to use the ComponentOne FlexChart control in C# .NET to create a pyramid chart. Steps include:

  • Setup a WinForms Application with the FlexChart Control
  • Create a Funnel Chart with the Required Bindings
  • Transform the Funnel Chart into a Pyramid Chart

Detailed sample code is included and there is even a sample app that you can download to make it easier.

Read the complete blog to get started creating stunning visualizations of hierarchical data.

ComponentOne Studio Enterprise is licensed per developer on a perpetual basis and includes a 12 month subscription. Priority Support is also available. See our ComponentOne Studio Enterprise licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our ComponentOne Studio Enterprise product page.

Consolidate External Files into Your PDFs

August 15, 2024
WinForms PDF components with support for attachments allow you to centralize information for a more efficient, streamlined workflow.

Attaching files to PDF documents involves embedding external files directly into the PDF structure. This capability offers several advantages, including consolidating related data into a single package, improving file management, and enhancing document accessibility. Practical use cases span various industries, from attaching supporting documents to invoices and contracts in business applications to embedding multimedia content like images or audio files within educational or marketing materials.

Several .NET 8 WinForms PDF components support attachments including:

  • ComponentOne Studio WinForms PDF (part of ComponentOne Studio WinForms Edition by MESCIUS) lets you easily embed and attach files within PDF documents.
  • IronPDF for .NET allows you to attach files to PDF documents programmatically, providing a robust solution for document management and distribution.
  • XFINIUM.PDF CROSS PLATFORM EDITION facilitates the attachment of files in PDFs ensuring your PDFs contain comprehensive, linked resources.
  • Syncfusion Windows Forms PDF (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) enables easy file attachment within PDFs, streamlining document creation.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET 8 WinForms PDF components.

Compare .NET 8 WinForms PDF Components

Illuminate Your Data with Treemap Highlighting

August 15, 2024
Infragistics Ignite UI for Blazor 24.1 enhances user engagement and data clarity with customizable mouse-over effects for treemaps.

Infragistics Ignite UI for Blazor is a comprehensive UI component library designed specifically for .NET developers building modern web applications with Blazor. It offers a rich set of over 60 components, including performant data grids, interactive charts, and essential UI elements. This allows developers to craft visually appealing, feature-packed Blazor applications with a focus on data visualization, user interaction, and a variety of design themes.

The Ignite UI for Blazor 24.1 release introduces the the 'HighlightingMode' property to the treemap control. This feature empowers developers to customize how treemap items respond to mouse-over events. The 'Brighten' options isolates the highlight to the hovered item, while the 'FadeOthers' options subtly dims all other items to accentuate the focused element. To refine the visual experience, developers have control over the animation speed, allowing for smooth and engaging transitions between highlighted and non-highlighted states.

To see a full list of what's new in version 24.1 (23.2.257), see our release notes.

Infragistics Ignite UI for Blazor is part of Infragistics Ignite UI which is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 1, 2 or 3 year support and maintenance subscription. See our Infragistics Ignite UI licensing page for full details.

Infragistics Ignite UI for Blazor is available in the following products:

Convert DOCX Documents to PDF in .NET C#

August 15, 2024
Leverage the powerful TX Text Control API for efficient programmatic conversion of Microsoft Word documents into PDF format.

TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET is a server-side component that equips developers with a powerful word processing engine for web applications. It integrates seamlessly with ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core, popular frameworks like Angular and React, and JavaScript, allowing you to build dynamic document editing and generation features directly within your web applications. This empowers you to create documents on the fly using data from various sources, edit existing documents in the browser, and handle functionalities like PDF processing and form filling, all on the server-side.

Converting Microsoft Word documents to PDF is a common requirement across a wide range of applications. From dynamic document generation through mail merges with data sources like JSON to create invoices and other deliverables, the final output often requires PDF conversion for distribution. Additionally, PDF/A, an ISO standard, is essential for the secure, long-term archiving of documents. In this blog post, Text Control's Bjoern Meyer shows you how to convert a DOCX file to PDF using TX Text Control in a .NET 8 console application. Steps include:

  • Preparing the application
  • Converting a DOCX file to PDF
  • Applying PDF settings
  • Adding Digital Signatures
  • Creating the PDF/A file

Read the complete blog now and learn how to accomplish this very common task quickly and easily using TX Text Control.

TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET is licensed per Developer and includes Run-time licensing for up to 5 Servers. Licensing is perpetual, and include a 1-year subscription. See our TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET licensing page for more details.

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