Use DevExpress Visual Studio Templates to Create an ASP.NET MVC Reporting App with a Document Viewer

• Apr 20, 2026
• 2 minutes to read

Use the DevExpress Template Gallery to generate a basic ASP.NET MVC application with a Document Viewer.

1. Select FILE | New | Project in the main menu or press Ctrl+ Shift+N to create a new project:

   

2. Select the DevExpress v26.1 Template Gallery (.NET Framework) and click Next.

   

3. Specify the project name and location and click Create.

   

4. In the invoked DevExpress Template Gallery, select Reporting Web Application from the ASP.NET MVC category and click Run Wizard.

   

5. Set Add Viewer Page to True to add the Document Viewer (the Viewer.cshtml view) to the application.

   Tip

   You can add both a Web Document Viewer and a Report Designer to the application.

   

   The following Document Viewer settings are available:

   • Add Report Storage

     Specifies whether to create a sample server-side report storage. This storage allows users to open report layout files (.repx) from the Reports folder and report type instances predefined in the assembly.

   • Report Storage Name

     Specifies the report storage class name.

   • Session State

     Specifies the type of session support to handle requests. Choose Required to enable the Document Viewer to access values stored in HttpContext.Session.

6. Click Create Project to apply these settings to the project.