Report Sharp-Shooter 3.9.0.0

Report Sharp-Shooter 3.9.0.0 is designed as a reporting component to create flexible reports and easily integrate them into your Web and Win apps. It supports a variety of industry-standard export formats including PDF, HTML, Excel, Word, RTF, and more. An advanced Master Report concept helps to save time while developing a large number of reports with the unified layout. Just create a template containing all recurring elements and use it in further reports design.

Report Sharp-Shooter offers an increased report performance. A built-in pivot table component allows dynamic data analysis and presentation in the form of OLAP reports. And a native charting component allows you to increase the graphical impact of applications with visually appealing charts and graphs.

Report Sharp-Shooter introduces an advanced concept of SideBySide band that allows placing separate report parts in parallel with horizontal shift. An intuitive end-user designer can be used for both report templates and rendered documents. A convenient Report Wizard helps to design any kind of report with a few mouse clicks. Win and Web viewers allow a user to view reports in Windows and Web applications. Give the reports a professional appearance by using a rich visual controls set, including texts, shapes and pictures. You can also use any Win Forms control as a report element.

Report rendering is fully customizable thanks to support for C# and VB.NET scripting. There is no need to learn additional script languages. This grants a developer full access to all .NET Framework capabilities such as import of any project namespaces, local variables, procedures etc. Parameterized reports and subreports provide the opportunity to specify the level of detail needed for particular purposes and create a complicated hierarchy of reports. Be advised that this component version supports only .NET 2.0/3.5. If you work with .NET Framework 1.1, please use Report Sharp-Shooter 2.3.2.1 which is compatible with .NET 1.1 and 2.0

Why should we choose Report Sharp-Shooter™ for .NET?

1. Your end-users need to create new reports and modify existing ones, but your report generator does not permit it?
   • Report Sharp-Shooter™ will easily solve this problem! End-user designer included in the product package allows your end-users to create and modify both report templates and final documents.
2. You often face the necessity to develop multiple reports with the unified layout and it takes a lot of your time and effort?
   • Now you will have a lot of spare time because Report Sharp-Shooter™ will help you create any number of reports with the unified layout in minutes. The MasterReport concept embodied in Report Sharp-Shooter™ makes it possible to assign a report template containing all recurring elements once and then apply it to further reports by a single mouse click; you just need to pay attention to the contents of the reports. Any modifications in the master report will immediately appear in all reports that use it.
3. Reporting tool you work with lacks for capabilities for data analysis?
   • With Report Sharp-Shooter™ you will forget this problem. The product includes a built-in pivot table component which will allow you to perform thorough data analysis using all advantages of OLAP technology.
4. You use third-party components for visual data presentation?
   • Forget about it! The ability to graphically present and visualize data is successfully implemented in the Report Sharp-Shooter™ built-in charting component. Moreover, product integration with the Instrumentation ModelKit™ makes it possible to visually represent data as various gauges or indicators.
5. Wish to change standard report generation process?
   • Using Report Sharp-Shooter™ you can wholly or partially change the report generation process in report scripts written in any .NET-aware programming language.
6. Need more elements to create reports?
   • Just create your own! The document object model used in Report Sharp-Shooter™ allows you to easily create a custom object on the base of existing ones as well as from scratch and assign the needed behavior to it.
7. Need to present reports in different formats?
   • There is nothing easier! Report Sharp-Shooter™ offers a wide range of export filters which allow you to export reports to the most popular formats: PDF, RTF, HTML, EMF, BMP, JPG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, Excel, Excel (XML), CSV and Text. Export procedure can be executed on a web server, so your clients will receive reports in the desired format. Moreover, open plug-in architecture of the product allows you to create and use custom export filters.
8. Still paying for distribution of each copy of your application?
   • Stop paying! Report Sharp-Shooter™ run-time is royalty free. So, you can distribute Report Sharp-Shooter™ components within your application to end-users without any additional fees.
9. Wish to work with the reporting tool in your native language?
   • You are welcome! Report Sharp-Shooter™ interface can be easily translated into any language. Localization files are saved in XML and can be used at any time. At present time product interface supports English, Russian, French, Swedish, Italian, Romanian, Spanish and Thai.
10. Need to develop in-house reports for WinForms applications and just print them? Want to save money?
    • Free reporting tool at your service! In addition to commercial versions of Report Sharp-Shooter™, Perpetuum Software LLC offers a free edition of the product, Report Sharp-Shooter™ Express. To learn more about Report Sharp-Shooter™ Express, please visit this page.
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    • Forget this nightmare! Perpetuum Software LLC offers two support plans: Free and Premium. Regardless the plan you choose, our technical support team will process all your inquiries and provide timely assistance. Premium Support subscribers get additional advantages.
12. Wish to gain total control over the process of application development but cannot get the source code for the used components?
    • Purchasing the professional edition of Report Sharp-Shooter™ you will get the full source code in C#.
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Major Features:

1. Report Design Features
   
   • Managed Report Designer is available: Report Designer allows the creation and customization of both report templates and rendered documents. All text properties can be easily changed from the associated toolbar buttons. You can modify and/or assign text style, size, font color, format, alignment, etc. Expressions toolbar provides a more convenient way of assigning expressions for a selected element property; no need to invoke the expression editor. Fill editor helps developer set fill of a selected control. These operations can be conducted at design-time as well as at run-time.
   • Powerful Report Wizard: Report Sharp-Shooter™ includes an intelligent Report Wizard which prevents developers from wasting time and effort during the process of report creation. A few mouse clicks quickly result in a report of any complexity.
   • Import from Crystal: An automatic converter for quick transformation of reports from the Crystal Reports format into the Report Sharp-Shooter™ one is included in the package.
   • Import from Active Reports:An automatic converter for quick transformation of reports from the Active Reports format into the Report Sharp-Shooter™ one is included in the package.
   • Ability to organize the consistent layout of the reports into reusable templates: Having the same functionality as Master Page in ASP.NET, the MasterReport concept allows you to create a single master form with an appearance which adheres to corporate standards, and then use it in further report designs. The Master Report functionality allows a user to assign a report template containing all recurring elements once and then apply it to further reports by a single mouse click, paying attention only to the contents of the reports. Any modifications in the master report will immediately appear in all reports that use it.
   • Final Report Modification:The built-in End User Designer allows end-users to make modifications both in the report template and in the document.
2. General Features
   
   • Compatible with .NET Framework 1.1 and .NET Framework 2.0: Please be advised that Report Sharp-Shooter 3.0 supports only .NET 2.0. If you work with .NET Framework 1.1, please use Report Sharp-Shooter 2.3 that is compatible with .NET 1.1 and .Net 2.0.
   • Compatible with the most popular .NET IDEs:Report Sharp-Shooter™ works with Visual Studio.NET, Borland C# Builder, Delphi.NET, Sharp Develop, and other .NET IDEs. Moreover, Report Sharp-Shooter™ works without any IDE. The minimum requirement is .NET Framework installed on the end-user’s machine.
   • Supports WinForms and ASP.NET WebForms:Report Sharp-Shooter™ can be used both for WinForms and ASP.NET WebForms applications. Due to the ReportViewer and the SharpShooterWebViewer controls included in Report Sharp-Shooter™, users can view reports in WinForms and WebForms applications.
   • Managed report engine:The product is written in C# and contains only managed code.
   • XML-based report file format is easy to share over the Internet: You can save reports in XML format making it possible to share them online.
   • Open plug-in architecture:Report Sharp-Shooter™ has open plug-in architecture, which means that you can easily add your own functionality by adding your own DLL(s) as plug-in(s). For instance, you can create an export filter for your needs and use it with Report Sharp-Shooter™.
   • Use of GDI+ advantages: gradient fills, alpha blending, custom shapes, etc: Report Sharp-Shooter™ can use all GDI+ advantages to draw elements of the report and this makes your application look professional and high-end.
   • Ability to easily add custom languages:You can easily translate Report Sharp-Shooter™ interface into your native language and add it to Report Sharp-Shooter™ as an XML file.
   • Detailed documentation and an extensive base of utilization examples are available.
   • Royalty-free runtime:Report Sharp-Shooter™ is runtime royalty-free. This means that you can distribute Report Sharp-Shooter™ with your application to end-users without any additional fees.
   • Full source code is available.
3. Report Preview Features
   
   • Report Viewer for both WinForms and ASP.NET WebForms:Report Viewer with an improved Toolbar allows the viewing of reports in WinForms applications as well as in Web applications. It is possible to export reports in all available formats (HTML, RTF, PDF, BMP, JPG, EMF, GIF, PNG, TIFF CSV, Excel, Excel (XML), Text and XPS), print the whole report as well as any part of it, search for any word, string, etc, and navigate through reports.
   • Export to most formats:Report Sharp-Shooter™ offers a wide range of export filters, which allow you to save reports in a large number of popular formats such as PDF, RTF, HTML, EMF, BMP, JPG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, Excel, Excel(XML), CSV, Text and XPS. Report Sharp-Shooter™ allows the use of custom export filters. Export procedures can be executed on a web server and your clients will receive reports in the desired format. (see Live Demo)
   • Print Ability: an end-user can preview and print necessary reports at any time.
4. Data Source Connection Type
   
   • XML and SQL data sources support:Report Sharp-Shooter™ supports integrated SQL and XML data sources. The connection string and query text are specified for SQL data source. XML data source support based on XML file and XPath format query. End user can edit data sources directly in the report designer.
   • Compatible with ADO.NET, supports hierarchical data model with relations: Report Sharp-Shooter™ supports the ADO.NET hierarchical data model with relations. It allows the creation of complex hierarchical reports on the basis of ADO.NET objects. Data binding is fully visualized.
   • Supports all .NET data sources:In Report Sharp-Shooter™, the standard data model of .NET Framework is used. You can create reports of any complexity on the basis of any custom objects. Report Sharp-Shooter™ makes it possible to use IEnumerable, IList, IListSource, ICustomTypeDescriptor, and ITypedList both for visual data binding and during report rendering.
   • Powerful binding model allows you to bind all controls properties to data fields, systems, and local variables, as well as to custom expressions written in a current script language (C# or VB.NET):Any control property value can be set as an expression in any .NET-aware language such as C#, VB.NET, Jscript, etc. Along with texts and values, the following properties can be set as expressions: styles, text alignment, and so on.
   • Multiple data sources can be used in a single report.
   • Both bound and unbound modes are supported: With Report Sharp-Shooter™, you can create bound and unbound reports. In the latter case, all report values are determined in the Report Designer.
5. Report Model
   
   • Scripting is supported for C# and VB.NET:Report Sharp-Shooter™ allows the building of hierarchical reports of any complexity within a single report without the need to use sub-reports. This greatly simplifies the generation of reports based on hierarchical data sources.
   • Generated reports are stored in the form of objects graphs (using ReportDOM):A report can be stored in a file and when it is retrieved, the object structure remains the same. It allows users to subsequently modify reports both visually in the designer and from code.
   • A manual build mode is supported:Use the manual build mode to control all aspects of the report generation process (for very complex reports only). You can also combine manual and automatic rendering mechanisms to get a required band sequence.
   • Ability to create and use Bar codes and Zip codes:Report Sharp-Shooter™ gives you the capability to create and add such controls as bar codes and zip codes. Due to a variety of available bar code types (25), you can generate and add the needed bar code with a few mouse clicks (see Live Demo).
   • Use of charts: A built-in charting component allows the visual presentation of data contained in the report. Make your reports even more informative and professional!
   • Use of gauges: Report Sharp-Shooter is integrated with Instrumentation ModelKit. It allows representation of data in the form of various visual elements. They are dials, sliders, switches, gauges, odometers, etc.
   • Rich visual controls set, including texts, shapes, pictures, bar codes, and zip codes. You can also use any WinForms control as a report element.
   • A full-featured object model of the documents is easy to understand and can be used for both report templates and final documents.
   • Different page sizes and orientations within a single report:You can change page size and orientation during the rendering process both from code and visually.
   • Flexible page headers and footers:Report Sharp-Shooter™ can display page numbers, page count, logos, dates, time, and other data which you might like to see on every page, thus making your reports look nicer and easier to read.
   • Page overlays allow you to create objects such as watermarks on a page background.
   • Styles are supported. You can use different style sheets to optimize reports for preview, print, export etc:In Report Sharp-Shooter™, creating and using styles is simple! You can easily make your document look attractive. Style sheets can be overridden as you go. For instance, you can use different style sheets for displaying a report and for printing it.
   • Support for metric and imperial units:You can determine the measuring units used in Report Sharp-Shooter™ at your convenience.
6. Report Types
   
   • Cross Tab Reports:Report Sharp-Shooter™ is a perfect tool for Cross Reports creation due to the built-in PivotTable component. Being part of Report Sharp-Shooter™, this component allows you to build pivot tables of any complexity without the need to write a single line of code, using any data sources available in a report. Moreover, you can use several pivot tables in a single report and nest them into any report section.
   • Parameterized Reports:Due to the wide range of parameters available, the procedure of data processing within a report is optimized by the opportunity to specify the level of detail needed for any particular purpose. It is possible to filter report data (for instance, by date, number, period, figure, etc), analyze the data according to particular criteria specified, manipulate the report appearance, or specify any object of a report (e.g. according to string, integer, class object, etc.) as a parameter, and so on.
   • Sub-reports:Due to the SubReport component, the product allows the use of the same fragment of a report in several different reports, thus increasing the recurrent use of code. Due to the parameterized SubReports functionality, along with the advanced MasterReport concept, Report Sharp-Shooter™ enables the user to create a complicated hierarchy of reports.
   • SideBySide reports:Report Sharp-Shooter™ introduces an advanced concept of rendering – the SideBySide band that allows placing separate report parts in parallel with horizontal shift. In contrast to the commonly-used placement of report contents side by side by means of sub-reports, the SideBySide band makes it possible to design the entire report on one template page.
   • Hierarchical reports:The unlimited level of nested master-detail bands allows the building of hierarchical reports of any complexity within a single report without any need to use sub-reports. This greatly simplifies the generation of reports based on hierarchical data sources.
   • Multicolumn reports: It is possible to create reports with as many columns as required.
   • Group reports:Report data can be grouped by various conditions and parameters. The number of nested groups in the report is not limited.

Enhancements:

• New: 90 new gauges and 180 new charts are available to visualize report data
• New: Ability to get data source field value through the GroupBand element
• New: Complete functionality required to design custom report designer became public
• New: Support for LINQ to SQL queries as a data source

Requirements: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.5

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