How to: Create a Report without Visible Scheduler Control
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Sometimes, all you need to do is print the schedules based on the data obtained from a data source. In this case, the visible form containing the Scheduler control and the editing capability provided by the Report Designer are unnecessary. Suppose your application works on the server and the end-user can only specify the report’s template and the time interval.
To accomplish this task the stand-alone SchedulerStorage is created. It is bound to data, and can play the role of the data source for the report’s print adapter.
A new XtraSchedulerReport object is created. The ready-made report layout is already available. It is contained in the report template which has been constructed using the Report Designer. Use the XtraReport.LoadLayout method to load the report’s template and the SchedulerControlPrintAdapter.SetSourceObject method to specify the previously created SchedulerStorage as the data source for the report.
The SchedulerPrintAdapter.TimeInterval, SchedulerPrintAdapter.FirstDayOfWeek, XtraSchedulerReport.PrintColorSchema and other options can be used to customize the report. For advanced customizations, a set of Validate* events, such as the SchedulerPrintAdapter.ValidateAppointments, SchedulerPrintAdapter.ValidateResources, SchedulerPrintAdapter.ValidateTimeIntervals, or SchedulerPrintAdapter.ValidateWorkTime can be helpful. For example, use the ValidateAppointments event to filter appointments and display only recurring ones.
The following code illustrates the technique described above:
// Create a new Scheduler Storage
SchedulerStorage storage = new SchedulerStorage();
// Load schedule data into the storage
DataHelper.FillStorageData(storage);
// Create a new report
XtraSchedulerReport report = new XtraSchedulerReport();
// Load the report template
report.LoadLayout(DataHelper.GetTemplate());
// Specify the print adapter which provides data for the report
if(report.SchedulerAdapter != null)
report.SchedulerAdapter.SetSourceObject(storage);
else
report.SchedulerAdapter = new SchedulerStoragePrintAdapter(storage);
// Specify the time inteval for the report and set the required options
report.SchedulerAdapter.TimeInterval = new TimeInterval(new DateTime(2010, 07, 12), new DateTime(2010, 08, 01));
report.SchedulerAdapter.FirstDayOfWeek = DevExpress.XtraScheduler.FirstDayOfWeek.Saturday;
report.PrintColorSchema = PrintColorSchema.FullColor;
// Implement appointment filtering
report.SchedulerAdapter.ValidateAppointments += new AppointmentsValidationEventHandler(SchedulerAdapter_ValidateAppointments);
// Preview the report
ReportPrintTool rpt = new ReportPrintTool(report);
rpt.ShowPreviewDialog();