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Visualize Hierarchical Data with Unrivaled Flexibility

August 16, 2024
Infragistics Ignite UI for Angular 24.1 allows you to explore your pivot data in a new dimension with innovative horizontal layout option.

Infragistics Ignite UI for Angular is a comprehensive suite of Angular components and UI controls designed to accelerate development of high-performance, enterprise-grade web applications. It offers a rich collection of data grids, charts, and other UI elements, along with advanced features like pivoting, docking, and hierarchical data management. Built on Angular, the toolkit integrates seamlessly into existing projects and provides a foundation for building modern, responsive, and interactive user interfaces.

Ignite UI for Angular's Pivot Grid now offers horizontal row dimension expansion, providing developers with greater flexibility in data visualization. In this mode, child elements of a row dimension are displayed horizontally within the same multi-row layout instead of vertically. This approach allows for a more compact and potentially informative representation of hierarchical data, enabling users to easily compare related data points within a single row context. Developers can dynamically toggle between horizontal and vertical expansion modes to suit their specific data analysis requirements.

To see a full list of what's new in version 24.1 (18.1.0), see our release notes.

Infragistics Ignite UI for Angular 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.

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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.

Telerik Report Server is available in the following products:

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.

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Visualize Patterns and Gradual Changes

August 15, 2024
Spline charts offer a visually appealing and intuitive representation of trends and are commonly used in fields like finance and engineering.

Spline charts are a type of line chart that uses smooth curves to connect data points, offering a visually appealing and intuitive representation of trends over time. Unlike traditional line charts with straight segments, spline charts emphasize the continuous nature of data, making them particularly effective for visualizing patterns, cycles, and gradual changes, commonly used in fields like finance, economics, and engineering to highlight the evolution of metrics and predict future trajectories

Several React chart controls offer spline charts including:

  • Highcharts Core by Highsoft facilitates interactive and customizable spline charts, ideal for showcasing fluctuations over time.
  • DevExtreme Chart (part of DevExtreme Complete by DevExpress) offers flexible spline chart configurations for data visualization.
  • Wijmo FlexChart and FinancialChart (part of Wijmo by MESCIUS) provides performant spline charts tailored for financial data.
  • Syncfusion JavaScript Chart (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) delivers high-performance spline charts with extensive customization options.

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

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