ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3ÿUserÿGuideÿ|ÿ1 ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3ÿUserÿGuide ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3.0ÿisÿaÿfullyÿintegratedÿproductÿwhichÿcombinesÿtheÿfeaturesÿofÿtheÿVisualÿStudioÿ.NETÿ programmingÿlanguagesÿwithÿuser-friendlyÿcontrolsÿtoÿprovideÿaÿpowerfulÿreportÿdesigner. InÿtheÿActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3.0ÿDocumentation IntroducingÿActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3.0 Findÿoutÿwhat'sÿnewÿinÿActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3.0,ÿinstallationÿandÿsetupÿinformation,ÿandÿtheÿfeaturesÿofÿtheÿ StandardÿandÿProfessionalÿEditions.ÿThisÿsectionÿalsoÿcontainsÿimportantÿarchitectureÿandÿconceptsÿinformationÿasÿ wellÿasÿaÿguideÿtoÿhelpÿyouÿtoÿgetÿstarted.ÿ LicensingÿReports Useÿthisÿguideÿtoÿlicenseÿyourÿmachineÿandÿtoÿaddÿlicensingÿtoÿprojectsÿcreatedÿduringÿyourÿevaluation.ÿ GettingÿAssistance LearnÿtheÿlocationÿofÿtheÿReadmeÿfileÿandÿhowÿtoÿobtainÿproductÿsupport.ÿ SamplesÿandÿWalkthroughs FindÿoutÿhowÿtoÿuseÿvariousÿfeaturesÿofÿActiveReportsÿinÿtheÿavailableÿsamplesÿandÿwalkthroughs.ÿ Troubleshooting LearnÿhowÿtoÿresolveÿsomeÿcommonÿissuesÿwithÿActiveReports.ÿ ÿ ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3ÿUserÿGuideÿ|ÿ2 TableÿOfÿContents ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3.0ÿUserÿGuide 11 IntroducingÿActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3.0 11 ActiveReportsÿEditions 11-12 StandardÿEditionÿFeatures 12-13 ProfessionalÿEditionÿFeatures 13 DataÿDynamicsÿCopyrightÿNotice 13 ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3.0ÿLicenseÿAgreementÿandÿLimitedÿWarranty 13-15 FrequentlyÿAskedÿQuestions 15-17 InstallationÿandÿSetup 17 HardwareÿandÿSoftwareÿRequirements 17 InstalledÿFiles 17-20 TroubleshootingÿInstallation 20 VerifyingÿPackageÿInstallation 20 UpgradingÿReports 20 ChangesÿBetweenÿActiveReportsÿ2.0ÿandÿActiveReportsÿforÿ.NET 20-21 ConvertingÿMicrosoftÿAccessÿReports 21-26 MigratingÿfromÿActiveReportsÿ2.0 26 UpgradingÿReportsÿCreatedÿwithÿPreviousÿVersionsÿofÿActiveReportsÿforÿ.NET 26-28 ArchitectureÿandÿConcepts 28-29 Charts 29 ChartÿTypes 29 CommonÿCharts 29-30 AreaÿCharts 30 Barÿ2DÿCharts 30-31 BezierÿCharts 31-32 DoughnutÿandÿPieÿCharts 32-33 GanttÿCharts 33-34 HorizontalÿBarÿCharts 34-35 LineÿCharts 35-36 ScatterÿCharts 36-37 StackedAreaÿCharts 37-38 ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3ÿUserÿGuideÿ|ÿ3 StackedBarÿCharts 38-39 StackedArea100PctÿCharts 39-40 StackedBar100PctÿCharts 40-41 3DÿCharts 41-42 Area3DÿCharts 42-43 Bar3DÿCharts 43-44 ClusteredBarÿCharts 44-46 Doughnut3DÿPieÿCharts 46-47 Funnelÿ3DÿCharts 47-49 HorizontalÿBarÿ3DÿCharts 49-50 Line3DÿCharts 50-51 PyramidÿCharts 51-52 StackedBar3DÿCharts 52-53 StackedBar3D100PctÿCharts 53-54 XYÿCharts 54-55 BubbleÿCharts 55-56 BubbleXYÿCharts 56-57 LineXYÿCharts 57 PlotXYÿCharts 58 FinancialÿCharts 58 CandleÿCharts 58-60 HiLoÿCharts 60-61 HiLoOpenCloseÿCharts 61-62 KagiÿCharts 62-63 PointÿAndÿFigureÿCharts 63-64 RenkoÿCharts 65-66 ThreeÿLineÿBreakÿCharts 66-67 ChartÿAppearance 67 ChartÿEffects 67 Colors 67-68 3DÿEffects 68-69 AlphaÿBlending 69-70 Lighting 70-71 ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3ÿUserÿGuideÿ|ÿ4 ChartÿControlÿItems 71 Annotations 71-73 TitlesÿandÿFooters 74-75 Legends 75-77 Markers 77-79 ConstantÿLinesÿandÿStripes 79-81 ChartÿAxesÿandÿWalls 81 StandardÿAxes 81-83 CustomÿAxes 83-85 GridÿlinesÿandÿTickÿMarks 85-86 ChartÿData 86-87 DataÿBoundÿCharts 87-90 UnboundÿCharts 90-93 CalculatedÿandÿSequenceÿSeriesÿCharts 93-94 Chart-SpecificÿProperties 94-101 ChartÿWizard 101 SectionÿEvents 101-102 SequenceÿofÿEvents 102-103 Hyperlinks 103-104 Inheritance 104-107 LayoutÿFiles 107 Localization 107 OutputFormatÿStrings 107-108 Parameters 108-110 ReportÿandÿPageÿSettings 111-115 ReportÿExecution 115-116 ReportÿStructure 116 RichText 116-117 SupportedÿHtmlÿTagsÿInÿtheÿRichTextÿControl 117-118 Scripting 118 AccessÿControlsÿInÿScript 118-119 ScriptÿClass 119-120 ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3ÿUserÿGuideÿ|ÿ5 AddÿScriptÿReference 120 AddÿNamedÿItem 120-121 AddÿCode 121 GettingÿStarted 121-123 ActiveReportsÿandÿtheÿWeb 123 ActiveXÿViewerÿControl 123-125 ManuallyÿConfiguringÿWebÿSamples 125-129 AddingÿActiveReportsÿControlsÿtoÿtheÿVisualÿStudioÿToolbox 129-130 AddingÿanÿActiveReportÿtoÿaÿVisualÿStudioÿ.NETÿProject 130-131 ActiveReportsÿDesigner 131-132 DesignÿSurface 132-133 DesignerÿTabs 133-136 ReportÿExplorer 136-139 ReportÿMenu 139-140 Toolbars 140-141 Toolbox 141-142 AddingÿFieldÿExpressions 142-144 BindingÿReportsÿtoÿaÿDataÿSource 144 UsingÿtheÿDataSourceÿIcon 144-146 UsingÿaÿDataset 146-148 UsingÿaÿDataÿView 148-149 DeployingÿTheÿEndÿUserÿReportÿDesigner 149 GroupingÿData 149-150 LimitationsÿinÿExportÿFormats 150-151 LocalizingÿtheÿViewerÿControl 151-152 UsingÿMetricÿUnits 152-153 OptimizingÿActiveReports 153-154 ViewingÿReports 154 UsingÿtheÿActiveReportsÿWinFormÿViewer 154-155 PreviewingÿReportsÿatÿDesignÿTime 155 SavingÿandÿLoadingÿRDFÿFiles 155-156 SavingÿandÿLoadingÿRPXÿFiles 156-158 UsingÿCharts 158-159 ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3ÿUserÿGuideÿ|ÿ6 Adding,ÿMovingÿorÿDeletingÿaÿChart 159 CreatingÿaÿSimpleÿBarÿChart 159-163 SavingÿandÿLoadingÿCharts 163-164 UsingÿAnnotations 164-167 What'sÿNew 167-171 LicensingÿReports 171-172 GettingÿAssistance 173 ReadmeÿFile 173 ProductÿSupport 173 ProductÿRegistration 173 TechnicalÿSupport 173-174 SamplesÿandÿWalkthroughs 174-175 Samples 175 StandardÿEditionÿSamples 175-176 AnnualÿReportÿSample 176 ASP.NETÿStandardÿEditionÿWebÿSampleÿforÿVisualÿStudioÿ2003 176 BoundÿDataÿSample 176-177 CacheToDiskÿSample 177 CalculatedÿFieldsÿSample 177 CategoryÿSelectionÿSample 177 ChartingÿSample 177 Cross-TabÿSample 177-178 CustomÿPreviewÿSample 178 DataFieldÿExpressionsÿSample 178 E-mailÿSample 178 HyperlinksÿandÿDrill-DownÿSample 178 iListÿBindingÿSample 178-179 PrintÿMultipleÿPagesÿPerÿSheetÿSample 179 RDFÿFileÿViewerÿSample 179 ReportÿAssembliesÿSample 179 SubreportsÿSample 179 UnboundÿDataÿSample 180 ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3ÿUserÿGuideÿ|ÿ7 XMLÿDataÿSample 180 ProfessionalÿEditionÿSamples 180 ASP.NETÿWebÿSample 180 End-UserÿReportÿDesignerÿSample 180-181 Walkthroughs 181 StandardÿEditionÿWalkthroughs 181-182 AddressÿLabels 182-185 BookmarksÿWalkthroughs 185-186 Walkthrough:ÿBookmarksÿwithÿGrouping 186-190 Walkthrough:ÿBookmarksÿwithÿSimpleÿReports 190-193 Walkthrough:ÿBookmarksÿwithÿSubreports 193-198 Walkthrough:ÿCalculatedÿFields 198-201 ChartÿWalkthroughs 201 2DÿBarÿChart 201-203 3DÿPieÿChart 203-205 FinancialÿChart 205-208 SimpleÿUnboundÿChart 208-211 ColumnarÿReports 211-213 CustomÿControlsÿandÿChartFX 213-215 Walkthrough:ÿCustomizingÿtheÿViewerÿControl 216-217 Walkthrough:ÿDataÿBoundÿReports 217-219 Walkthrough:ÿUsingÿDataSetsÿContainingÿRelationshipsÿwithÿSubreports 219-224 Walkthrough:ÿDeployingÿCompiledÿReports 224-225 Walkthrough:ÿExportingÿOutput 225-227 GreenÿBarÿReports 227-230 GroupingÿDataÿWalkthroughs 230 Walkthrough:ÿConditionalÿShow-HideÿDetail 230-233 Walkthrough:ÿGroupÿonÿSimpleÿFields 233-235 GroupÿonÿaÿFieldÿExpression 235-237 GroupÿonÿUnboundÿFields 237-243 Walkthrough:ÿKeepTogetherÿOptions 243-245 HyperlinksÿWalkthroughs 245-246 Walkthrough:ÿHyperlinks 246-248 ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3ÿUserÿGuideÿ|ÿ8 Walkthrough:ÿHyperlinksÿandÿBookmarks 248-254 Walkthrough:ÿHyperlinksÿandÿSimulatedÿDrill-DownÿReporting 254-261 LocalizationÿWalkthroughs 261 LocalizingÿtheÿActiveReportsÿViewerÿControl 261-265 LocalizingÿtheÿActiveReportsÿEngine 265-269 MasterÿDetailÿReportsÿWalkthroughs 269 Walkthrough:ÿMasterÿDetailÿReportsÿwithÿGrouping 269-272 Walkthrough:ÿMasterÿDetailÿReportsÿwithÿSubreports 272-276 Walkthrough:ÿMasterÿDetailÿReportsÿwithÿXMLÿData 276-279 ModifyingÿReportÿDocumentsÿWalkthroughs 279 Walkthrough:ÿAddingÿPages 279-283 Walkthrough:ÿApplyingÿPageÿTemplates 283-286 Walkthrough:ÿMergingÿReports 286-290 PageÿNumberingÿWalkthroughs 290 Walkthrough:ÿPageÿNumberingÿinÿtheÿGroupÿHeader 290-292 Walkthrough:ÿPageÿNumberingÿinÿtheÿPageÿFooter 292-294 ParametersÿWalkthroughs 294-295 Walkthrough:ÿParametersÿwithÿSimpleÿReports 295-296 Walkthrough:ÿParametersÿwithÿSubreports 296-300 ParametersÿwithÿCharts 300-304 PrintingÿWalkthroughs 304 Walkthrough:ÿDuplexing 304-306 Walkthrough:ÿMultipleÿCopies 306-307 Walkthrough:ÿOrientation 307-308 RichTextÿWalkthroughs 308-309 Walkthrough:ÿRichÿTextÿandÿFieldÿMerging 309-314 HTML,ÿTablesÿandÿExportingÿwithÿRichText 314-318 Run-TimeÿReportingÿWalkthroughs 318-319 Walkthrough:ÿCreatingÿandÿModifyingÿReportÿLayoutsÿatÿRunÿTime 319-328 Walkthrough:ÿModifyingÿtheÿReportÿDataÿSourceÿatÿRunÿTime 328-330 Walkthrough:ÿSavingÿandÿLoadingÿtoÿaÿMemoryÿStream 330-333 ScriptingÿWalkthroughs 333 ActiveReportsÿforÿ.NETÿ3ÿUserÿGuideÿ|ÿ9 Walkthrough:ÿScriptingÿandÿSimpleÿReports 333-337 Walkthrough:ÿScriptingÿandÿSubreports 337-343 Walkthrough:ÿUsingÿSpreadBuilder 343-345 Walkthrough:ÿStyleÿSheets 345-346 SubreportsÿWalkthroughs 346 Walkthrough:ÿHierarchicalÿSubreports 346-349 Walkthrough:ÿSimpleÿSubreports 349-352 NestedÿSubreports 353-357 SubreportsÿwithÿXMLÿData 357-359 Walkthrough:ÿSummaryÿFields 359-362 SummaryÿReports 362-364 TopÿNÿReports 364-366 Walkthrough:ÿUnboundÿReports 366-370 WebÿWalkthroughsÿ(StandardÿEdition) 371 Walkthrough:ÿUsingÿtheÿActiveXÿViewerÿControlÿonÿtheÿWeb 371-374 CustomÿWebÿExportingÿWalkthroughs 374-375 Walkthrough:ÿCustomÿExportingÿwithÿHTML 375-382 Walkthrough:ÿCustomÿExportingÿwithÿPDF 382-385 Walkthrough:ÿCustomÿExportingÿwithÿExcel 386-389 Walkthrough:ÿCustomÿExportingÿwithÿTIFF 389-392 Walkthrough:ÿCustomÿExportingÿwithÿRTF 392-395 CustomÿExportingÿwithÿPlainÿText 395-398 WebÿDeployment 398-399 WebÿServicesÿWalkthroughs 399-400 DataSetÿWebÿService 400-401 DataSetÿWindowsÿApplication 401-404 ActiveReportsÿDocumentÿWebÿService 404-406 ActiveReportsÿDocumentÿWindowsÿApplication 406-409 ProfessionalÿEditionÿWalkthroughs 409 CreatingÿanÿEnd-UserÿReportÿDesignerÿWalkthroughs 409 Walkthrough:ÿCreatingÿtheÿBasicÿLayoutÿforÿanÿEnd-UserÿReportÿDesigner