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Easily Change the Style of a Report

July 29, 2024
Themes allow users to change the styling of their reports, including color schemes and fonts, to maintain a consistent look and feel.

Reporting component themes provide a consistent visual style and branding across complex data visualizations. By offering pre-defined color palettes, typography, and layout options, themes streamline the design process and ensure reports align with overall application aesthetics. They enable rapid customization, allowing developers to create multiple themes for different report types or user preferences. Additionally, themes enhance user experience by improving readability and data perception, making complex information easier to understand. Use cases include creating branded reports, adapting to different screen sizes, and matching the look and feel of existing applications.

Several React reporting controls offer support for themes including:

  • DevExpress Reporting offers pre-defined themes and styles for rapid customization of report appearance.
  • ActiveReportsJS by MESCIUS allows for easy creation and application of custom report themes via JSON files.
  • Stimulsoft Reports.JS provides extensive theme customization for creating visually appealing reports aligned with your brand identity.

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Control Data With Effortless Sorting in WPF Reports

July 19, 2024
Uncover hidden insights and streamline analysis with intuitive report sorting for a more efficient and insightful exploration of your data.

Effective reporting components benefit greatly from robust sorting functionality. This allows users to quickly organize data by any relevant column, facilitating identification of trends, outliers, and specific values. Sorting is particularly valuable for large datasets, enabling users to prioritize high-value information and tailor reports to their specific needs. This improves data exploration efficiency and user satisfaction within the reporting tool.

Several WPF reporting components support data sorting, including:

  • ActiveReports.NET by MESCIUS empowers dynamic in-report data sorting through user interaction or via expressions.
  • DevExpress Reports by DevExpress offers a user-friendly interface for sorting data directly within the report designer, supporting multi-level sorting.
  • Telerik Reporting provides robust data sorting capabilities, allowing you to sort by multiple fields and define custom sorting expressions.
  • Stimulsoft Reports.Wpf integrates seamless in-report sorting functionality, enabling users to sort data directly within the generated report.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our WPF reporting components comparison.

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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.

ActiveReports.NET is licensed per developer and is available with or without a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our ActiveReports.NET licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our ActiveReports.NET product page.

Migrate Legacy Reporting Systems to .NET

July 11, 2024
Report controls with third-party report conversion functionality ease the transition from outdated systems to modern .NET reporting apps.

.NET reporting controls address the challenge of integrating existing reports into new .NET applications. These controls offer conversion tools that can import reports from popular third-party vendors, allowing you to seamlessly migrate your reporting functionality without starting from scratch. This not only saves development time but also ensures continuity for users familiar with the previous report format. These controls are ideal for scenarios where legacy applications are being modernized or when integrating reports from acquired systems.

Several .NET reporting controls offer third party report conversion, including:

  • DevExpress Reports facilitates integrating third-party reports into .NET applications for various platforms.
  • ActiveReports.NET by MESCIUS simplifies the migration of existing reports from other vendors into your .NET projects.
  • Telerik Reporting enables the conversion of third-party reports, ensuring consistent rendering across formats.
  • List & Label by combit supports the import of various report designs for effortless integration within your applications.
  • Stimulsoft Reports.Net allows effortless conversion of third-party reports, maintaining fidelity in the output.

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

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Provide Granular Control Over Report Data

July 8, 2024
Filtering and grouping data in your reports allows you to transform raw data into actionable insights, empowering data-driven decision making.

Filtering and grouping report data empowers users to drill down into specific details and identify trends. By filtering data based on relevant criteria, users can isolate subsets of information, while grouping organizes data points based on shared characteristics, allowing for comparisons and pattern recognition within the larger dataset. This combined functionality fosters a deeper understanding of the information being presented.

Several Angular reporting controls offer the ability to filter and group data including:

  • DevExpress Reporting empowers your Angular applications with interactive report generation featuring robust data filtering and multi-level grouping capabilities.
  • ActiveReportsJS by MESCIUS lets you design and deliver feature-rich reports, including user-driven data filtering and customizable data grouping options.
  • Stimulsoft Reports.JS streamlines Angular report development with advanced data filtering and hierarchical data grouping for insightful data visualization.

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

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