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Reporting

Net Core Genesis does not provide a reporting tool by default.

But, for your flexible reporting needs, FastReport seems appropriate and can be suggested in terms of offering an open source version.

The core is the engine of the report generator that allows you to create:

Reporting from code​

thanks to FastReport's public library methods, you can easily create reporting objects and change their nature. In this way, you can create a complete report without a report designer. However, this needs to be understood on the basis of reporting principles;

Multi-page report​

as the template is filled with data, the report is divided into pages. But you can create multiple templates - pages in a report. So you create essentially several reports within one;

Web reports​

web reports are supported. Depending on the target platform, it can be a solution for ASP.Net (Core) or a Report Server for VCL. You will be able to view reports in a browser, go to the press and to perform exports in the available formats. In addition, it is possible to distinguish between access to reports on a report server (for VCL);

Inheritance​

a mechanism that allows you to use a basic template in many reports. Thus, we can minimize the work of creating the same type of reports or reports with a corporate title;

Cross-table​

the ability to use spreadsheets - a popular tool for data analysis Interactive reports - reports that respond to user actions. For example, clicking on the item will result in appearance of detailing the table or hiding / opening list;

Subreports​

the ability to embed one report to another. In fact, when placing an object Subreport on the page, it creates a pattern on a separate page. Number subreports are not limited to;

Export​

option to convert the report to one of the many popular formats:

  • Adobe Acrobat (PDF);
  • Rich Text;
  • HTML;
  • MHT;
  • XML;
  • Excel 2007;
  • Excel 97;
  • Microsoft Word 2007;
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2007;
  • OpenOffice Calc;
  • OpenOffice Writer;
  • Microsoft XPS;
  • CSV;
  • DBF;
  • Text;
  • ZPL;
  • Image (Jpeg, PNG, BMP, GIFF, TIFF, Windows metafile);
  • XAML;
  • SVG;
  • PPML;
  • PostScript;
  • Json;
  • LaTeX.

Sending by Email​

the ability to send the report by email

Report designer​

Interface​

a modern Ribbon interface is convenient for easy access to controls. This type of interface is used in Microsoft Office since 2007;

Ability to embed in an application​

report designer made a separate program (library) that allows you to run it on its own, or to include in your custom application;

Preview mode​

in the Report Designer, you can view reports in built form. This mode also allows you to export the report, print, send email;

Master​

there are a lot of masters available in the designer, which accelerate the process of creating the report. For example, a new report wizard allows only a few steps to create the finished sample report with a data connection. A wizard for creating a data source - creates a connection to the database, and in a few clicks;

Plug-ins​

the abilities of the report designer can be extended with plugins. Basically these are plugin - connectors for quick connection to the data source, but there are also plug-ins that add new objects to be placed in the report.

For more, visit https://www.fast-report.com/en/product/fast-report-net/

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