Getting Started With ActiveReports 14 - Microsoft
Getting Started With ActiveReports 14 Evan Warren evan.warren@grapecity.com Technical Engagement Engineer – ActiveReports Mateen Firoz mateen.firoz@grapecity.com ActiveReports Product Manager Tyler Barlock tyler.barlock@grapecity.com Technical Engagement Engineer – ActiveReports and Spread
Agenda ActiveReports 14.1 Overview Installing and configuring NuGet packages Converting existing reports Embedding and using the report designer Using the report designer Report delivery options Wrap-up Q&A
ActiveReports 14.1 Release .NET Core 3.1 Meta Data in PDFs (ZUGFeRD) PageName property for Excel exports New Expressions for calculating Quarters
Poll Have you used and configured NuGet packages either in the past or in current projects? Yes, in current projects Yes, in the past No
Installation and NuGet Package configuration Evan Warren
Installing NuGet Packages ActiveReports packages are now available through NuGet. Simplifies your installation and development experience All the dependencies will be included as well Access latest builds/hotfixes Working with .NET Core Manage your dependencies based on the location of your packages Public source (NuGet) Local source
Installing Packages from NuGet ActiveReports 14 references can be obtained directly from NuGet's website o You can also access packages through the NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio o o https://www.nuget.org/packages?q GrapeCity.ActiveReports Tools menu NuGet Package Manager Manage Nuget Packages for Solution. Right-click your solution in Solution Explorer Manage Nuget Packages for Solution. When you add a package, a set of core engine assemblies are added to the application.
Installing Packages from Local Source ActiveReports packages are also available on your local machine on installing ActiveReports 14 o C:\Program Files (x86)\GrapeCity\ActiveReports 14\NuGet Steps: o o Configure local NuGet package source Install Packages to project
NuGet Package Manager in VS2019
Converting Reports ActiveReports allows you to upgrade your existing reports from previous versions o AR 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 – 13 ActiveReports File Converter This tool is integrated in Visual Studio when you install ActiveReports 14 The tool will search your application for any old report files and ask if you would like to update those files
Importing Reports ActiveReports has an Import Tool that allows you to import other report files to ActiveReport files Import Formats: o o o o Crystal Reports (rpt) Microsoft Access (mdb, accdb) Microsoft Excel (xlsx) ActiveReports (rpx)
Resources Nuget Packages Converting Reports Available Packages Install ActiveReports Manage ActiveReports Dependencies ActiveReports File Converter Migrating from Previous Versions Importing Reports
Installing Packages and Converting Reports: Demo
Embedding the ProDesigner Web in your .NET Core application Mateen Firoz
Resources in ActiveReports 14 Assemblies o Samples o NuGet: orts/ GitHub: https://github.com/activereports JS/CSS files o NPM ProDesigner Web: er JSViewer: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@grapecity/ar-viewer
Using the Web-Based ProDesigner Tyler Barlock
ActiveReports Designer ActiveReports has two end user report designers (excluding ActiveReportsJS) o o Web Designer Desktop Designer All designers closely mirror each other on features and functionality ActiveReports Web Designer is based on HTML5/JS technology stack.
ActiveReports Web Designer Allows end users to create ad hoc reports in their browsers Supports page, semantic, and RDL report design No need to compile and redistribute your project to change reports Intuitive, easy-to-use design
ActiveReports Web Key Features Allows for drill down reports SQL query builder Multiple export filters (HTML, PDF, Text, RTF, Excel, TIFF) Wide variety of data sources o Microsoft SQL Client Provider o Csv Provider o DataSet Provider o JSON Provider o Microsoft ODBC Provider o Microsoft OleDb Provider o XML Provider
ActiveReports Web Designer Demo
Wrap up Configuring NuGet Packages Converting Reports Using NPM to install and embed the report designer Intro to using the report designer Report delivery options
Next Steps Submit the short post-session survey. Start a trial of ActiveReports. o Customized Demo o https://www.grapecity.com/activereports o Contact support, participate in forums, get your questions answered. o https://www.grapecity.com/support/contact Contact sales for more licensing information. o https://www.grapecity.com/activereports Mail to: ActiveReports.Sales@grapecity.com May Promotion o Save up to 40% with promo-code ARMAY20 until May 31st o https://www.grapecity.com/activereports/pricing Stay in touch! o https://www.grapecity.com/contact o Twitter: @ActiveReports
Thank You! Evan Warren evan.warren@grapecity.com Customer Engagement Engineer – ActiveReports Mateen Firoz mateen.firoz@grapecity.com ActiveReports Product Manager Tyler Barlock tyler.barlock@grapecity.com Customer Engagement Engineer – ActiveReports & Spread https://www.grapecity.com/activereports @activereports
ActiveReports Designer ActiveReports has two end user report designers (excluding ActiveReportsJS) o Web Designer o Desktop Designer All designers closely mirror each other on features and functionality ActiveReports Web Designer is based on HTML5/JS technology stack.
ActiveReports 9 Server Designer User Guide ActiveReports 9 Server is a browser-based report designer that enables users without any knowledge of SQL to create reports with charts and tables, filtering, grouping, sorting, and parameters. Note: This help file is for ActiveReports 9 Server Designer . In case you are looking for Administrative .
ActiveReports Server is a browser-based report designer that enables users without any knowledge of SQL to create reports with charts and tables, filtering, grouping, sorting, and parameters. Note: This help file is for ActiveReports Server Designer . In case you are looking for Administrative features, you can see ActiveReports Server User .
ActiveReports 8 Server is a browser-based report designer that enables users without any knowledge of SQL to create reports with charts and tables, filtering, grouping, sorting, and parameters. To learn about what's new, please see the ActiveReports 8 Server Releases page on our web site. In the ActiveReports 8 Server Reporting Portal Documentation
ActiveReports 12 Server User Guide ActiveReports Server provides a browser-based report designer for end users to serve up both end user reports and your more sophisticated developer reports. The Class Library contains documentation and code samples for the ActiveReports 12 Server API. In This Documentation Features and Benefits
ActiveReports Server supports all types of reports provided by ActiveReports. Publish existing ActiveReports report files for centralized storage, distribution, security, and scalability. Install and configure in less than 10 minutes. Install and configure a working server in your own environment to evaluate in minutes - not days.
ActiveReports 11 Server Designer User Guide ActiveReports Server is a browser-based report designer that enables users without any knowledge of SQL to create reports with charts and tables, filtering, grouping, sorting, and parameters. Note: This help file is for ActiveReports Server Designer . In case you are looking for Administrative .
ActiveReports 12 Server Designer User Guide ActiveReports Server is a browser-based report designer that enables users without any knowledge of codes to create complex reports, and implement major interactive features such as filtering, grouping, sorting, and adding parameters. Note: This help file is for ActiveReports Server Designer .
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