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Create and View Reports in an ASP.NET Web Forms Application

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This topic describes how an end-user can create and view a report at runtime in an ASP.NET Web Forms application.

Copy Predefined Report

Copy a predefined report using the Copy Predefined Report (btn_Copy_Report) button and then edit it.

btn_Copy_Report

Create a New Report from Scratch

To create a report at runtime, do the following.

  • Choose the Reports item in the Navigation.
  • Click New.

  • In the invoked New Report Wizard dialog, specify the following.

    ReportsV2_Wizard_Web

  • Click Create.

As a result, the Detail View will be invoked. This Detail View contains a single View Item - the ReportDesignerDetailItem, which creates the ASPxReportDesigner control used to design a report. The designer provides advanced report layout customization options (refer to the ASP.NET Web Forms Report Designer documentation to learn more).

ReportsV2_Designer_Web

When the VisibleInReports attribute is applied to a business class property, it specifies whether or not the target property is visible in the Report Designer field list.

Tip

You can watch the tutorial on the DevExpress YouTube Channel: DevExpress XAF: Web Report Designer

Important

Current limitations of the ASPxReportDesigner in XAF

The following functionality is not supported:

  • creating reports that use ViewDataSource (a new report uses CollectionDataSource invariantly);
  • adding a new data source and change the data type of the existing data source;
  • adjusting sorting and filtering.

After a report is saved in the designer, it is added to the Reports List View. You can click a report to preview it. The WebReportsController.PreviewInReportViewerAction will be executed, and a Detail View will be displayed. This Detail View contains a single View Item - the ReportViewerDetailItem, which creates the ASPxWebDocumentViewer control used to display a report.

ReportsV2_ASPxDocumentViewer

Tip

The designer and viewer are displayed in a popup by default. You can change this behavior using the ReportsAspNetModuleV2.DesignAndPreviewDisplayMode property. If you change the mode from Popup to DetailView in the Application Designer, the designer and viewer will be displayed in the main window.

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