Experience with Data Dynamics Active Reports
Some month ago I have developed an accounting system, as we know reporting system is the important part of any accounting application. I have to need developed an accounting system with complex reporting module. I have searched many reporting tools than I have decided to use data dynamics active reports for .net version 6i n my application. data dynamics active reports 6.0 is the latest version. It is a .net reporting tool used by developers of windows and Asp.net web application. It was originally developed by Data dynamics which was then acquired by Grapecity. I tell you something about common features:
Easy to use design report.
It support end user report designer : it provides end-user report designer control for Windows Forms. This allows you to host the report designer in your own Windows Forms applications and allow your end users to create and modify their own reports means you can design report on runtime and I think it is amazing capability..
User can use it as stand-alone report : ActiveReports allows you to use VB.NET or C# script to port your custom logic to report layouts. This permits layouts saved to report XML (RPX) files to serve as stand-alone reports.
Support various controls as well as .net framework controls as custom control
Provides Silverlight Report Viewer for reporting in Microsoft Silverlight
Allows Subreports and Grouping.
Export to a wide range of document formats such as pdf, xls,txt.csv,rtf ….
Many more for more information you can go : http://www.datadynamics.com/Products/ActiveReports/Features.aspx
One more thing that I provides great code behind capability, during application development I found that it is more suitable than crystal reporting where we need more flexibility. that time I read something about end user designer so currently I am making an windows application that use Active report's end user report designer and I found that it is amazing right now I have capable to include vb script as code behind and I am able to use report file in any windows application.