Reporting News

Compare Data with Smarter Aggregation

July 24, 2025

Stimulsoft Reports.JS enables comparison of time-based data using aggregation functions like Average, Sum, Min, and Max to tailor charts.

Stimulsoft Reports.JS provides a robust reporting toolkit designed specifically for JavaScript applications. This library leverages a client-side architecture, offering a pure JavaScript report engine for efficient report rendering directly within web browsers. The solution includes a user-friendly report designer for building reports with various data sources and visualizations, along with a report viewer for seamless integration and display within your JavaScript applications. This eliminates the need for server-side dependencies or browser plugins, simplifying the development process for embedding powerful reporting functionalities into your web projects.

Stimulsoft Reports.JS now supports aggregation for Date Time Step, allowing developers to select from multiple data aggregation functions including Average, Sum, Min, Max, and Count. This enhancement provides greater control over how time-based data is grouped and displayed in report charts, enabling more accurate and relevant visualizations based on the specific nature of the dataset. By choosing the appropriate aggregation method, developers can optimize performance reporting, reveal insights more effectively, and better align visual outputs with analytical requirements.

Stimulsoft Reports.JS is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. See our Stimulsoft Reports.JS licensing page for full details.

Stimulsoft Reports.JS is available individually or as part of Stimulsoft Ultimate.

Use Theming to Apply Consistent Styling to Reports

July 21, 2025

Deliver consistent, brand-aligned reports with dynamic theming support that simplifies styling, enhances accessibility, and reduces maintenance.

Reporting themes refers to applying consistent visual styles such as colors, fonts, and layouts across report elements to match an application's design and branding. This ensures a cohesive user experience, simplifies development through centralized style management, and supports dynamic customization such as light or dark mode. Common use cases include branded dashboards, client-specific report styling, and consistent visuals in multi-tenant SaaS platforms.

Several ASP.NET Core reporting controls offer support for themes including:

FastReport .NET lets you apply consistent report themes, enabling cohesive styling with customizable colors, fonts, and layouts for polished presentation.
Stimulsoft Reports.Web allows you to manage report appearance through flexible theme settings, ensuring visual consistency across web-based dashboards and documents.
ComponentOne FlexReport ASP.NET MVC (part of ComponentOne Studio ASP.NET MVC by MESCIUS) facilitates unified report styling using themes.
DevExpress Reports (Multi-Platform) allows you to apply cross-platform report themes, ensuring consistent branding and visual uniformity across all supported environments.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our ASP.NET Core reporting controls comparison.

Compare ASP.NET Core Reporting Controls

Simplify Report Setup with Unified Config Tab

July 21, 2025

Stimulsoft Reports.WEB 2025.3.1 adds a new tab that centralizes essential tools like export and preview, helping developers design reports faster.

Stimulsoft Reports.WEB is a cross-platform reporting solution designed for integration within web applications. It leverages a client-server architecture for report generation, viewing, printing, and exporting directly in web browsers. Its powerful .NET report engine offers efficient report processing, a user-friendly HTML5 report designer for building reports with various data sources and visualizations, and an interactive HTML5 viewer for seamless report display within web applications. This integration allows developers to implement robust reporting functionalities without browser plugins or additional client-side dependencies.

The Stimulsoft Reports.WEB 2025.3.1 update introduces a new Report tab that improves the efficiency of report design by centralizing essential configuration tools within a single, accessible workspace. This tab integrates key functions such as Report Options, Preview Settings, Export Settings, and Globalization, allowing developers to manage the core aspects of their report templates without switching between multiple panels or views. By streamlining access to these commonly used features, the update enhances workflow speed, reduces setup complexity, and supports more consistent report output across different environments.

To see a full list of what's new in 2025.3.1, see our release notes.

Stimulsoft Reports.WEB is licensed per developer and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year support and maintenance. See our Stimulsoft Reports.WEB licensing page for full details.

Stimulsoft Reports.WEB is available individually or as part of Stimulsoft Ultimate.

Apply Report Parameter Changes Instantly

July 17, 2025

List & Label now includes a property which enables a report to be automatically refreshed when a parameter has been changed.

List & Label by combit is a software development toolkit that empowers developers to integrate comprehensive reporting functionalities into their desktop, web, and cloud applications. It offers features such as data binding, complex data visualization, and a user-friendly report designer, along with printing, exporting, and previewing capabilities. List & Label operates independently of programming languages and data sources, providing developers with the flexibility to design and deliver informative reports within their development environment.

List & Label now includes an "Apply immediately" property for report parameters, which when set, automatically re-renders the report immediately after the property in question is changed. This feature removes the need to manually refresh the report when updating the parameters, making it particularly useful in interactive reporting scenarios where users need to see updated results as they adjust filters or settings in real time.

List & Label is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our List & Label licensing page for full details.

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Create JavaScript Reports for your Web Application

July 15, 2025

Attend the MESCIUS CodeClinic Live Webinar and learn to incorporate an advanced reporting solution in your web applications.

ActiveReportsJS is a powerful, lightweight reporting tool designed to seamlessly integrate advanced reporting capabilities into any JavaScript application. ActiveReportsJS enables developers to create, view, export, and print richly formatted reports entirely on the client side - with zero server dependencies.

On July 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT, MESCIUS (formerly GrapeCity) will be presenting a CodeClinic Live Webinar to demonstrate how you can include the ActiveReportsJS Report Viewer and Report Designer in your application. From implementing the controls to a step-by-step process on how to build reports, by the end, you'll have all of the tools needed to incorporate an advanced reporting solution in your web applications.