End-User Report Designer in ASP.NET Core Applications

• Dec 12, 2021
• 2 minutes to read

Run Demo: Report Designer for ASP.NET Core

This section describes the ASP.NET Core Report Designer component that allows users to create and edit DevExpress reports.

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2019 v16.6 or later to develop applications based on .Net 5.
• Visual Studio 2019 v16.4 or later to develop applications based on .Net Core 3.1.
• Visual Studio 2017 v15.7 or later to develop applications based on .Net Core 2.1.

Visual Studio should have the following workloads:

• ASP.NET and web development
• .NET Core cross-platform development

Note

Review the following help topic: .NET 5 and .NET Core Limitations.

Add the Report Designer to Your Application

Review these tutorials to configure the Report Designer component in your ASP.NET Core application:

• Add an End-User Report Designer to an ASP.NET Core Application
• Create an ASP.NET Core Application with a Report Designer
• Create an Angular Application with a Report Designer From Template
• Add Report Storage to ASP.NET Core Application
• Use Data Sources and Connections
• End-User Report Designer Customization (ASP.NET Core) (optional)
• Add Features to the Report Designer (optional)

Refer to the following help topic for information on how to add a report to an ASP.NET Core application:

• Create a Report in Visual Studio

Best Practices

For code samples, review the following help topic: ASP.NET Core Reporting Best Practices.

Features

• Support for various report types (Table Report, Master-Detail Report, Invoice Report, Vertical Report, and so on)
• Open and Save Reports
• 20+ Report Controls (including a Pivot Table and Charts)
• Bind reports to data (SQL, JSON, Excel, XPO, and Object Data Sources)
• The Data Source Wizard and Query Builder
• The Report Wizard
• Integrated Document Viewer
• Bookmarks and Document Map
• Data Grouping, Sorting, and Drill Down
• Zooming
• Calculated Fields and Report Parameters
• Skeleton Screen
• Themes
• Advanced Customization API

Troubleshooting

If you experience a problem with a Web Reporting application, review the following help topics:

• Troubleshooting
• Reporting Application Diagnostics
• Tasks and Solutions for ASP.NET Core Applications