ActiveReports

ActiveReports
Developer(s) Data Dynamics, now GrapeCity
Stable release 10[1] / 11 November 2015 (2015-11-11)
Platform Windows Forms / ASP.NET / .NET / Microsoft SQL Server
Type Business Intelligence, Reporting
License proprietary
Website activereports.grapecity.com

ActiveReports is a .NET reporting tool used by developers of WinForms and ASP.NET applications. It was originally developed by Data Dynamics, which was then acquired by GrapeCity. ActiveReports is a set of components and tools that facilitates the production of reports to display data in documents and web-based formats. It is written in managed C# code and allows Visual Studio programmers to leverage their knowledge of C# or Visual Basic.NET when programming with ActiveReports.

Among the components included with ActiveReports are exports to file formats such as PDF, Excel, RTF, and TIFF. The main components are a Visual Studio integrated report designer, and an API that developers use to create customized reports from a variety of data sources. ActiveReports Standard Edition also includes a Visual Query Designer, a customizable Windows Viewer control, an HTML5 Viewer control, and a WPF Viewer control.

The integrated report designer handles three types of reports:

The Professional Edition of ActiveReports includes the Standard Edition tools plus an End-User Report Designer control that developers use to host the report designer in their own Microsoft Windows applications to let end users create and modify reports. It also includes a server-side ASP.NET web viewer with Flash, PDF, and HTML viewer types; ASP.NET HTTP Handlers that export reports to HTML or PDF format without custom code; a Silverlight viewer; and advanced PDF encryption and rendering features.

ActiveReports Server

ActiveReports Server is a scalable server platform with built in load balancing. It provides a secure and extensible report server to publish reports designed in ActiveReports. A comprehensive RESTful API enables integration of the responsive HTML5 Report Portal for end users to view, schedule and export reports.

Features new to version 10 [2]

Features new to version 9 [3]

Features new to version 8 [4]

Features new to version 7, service pack 1 [5]

Features new to version 7 [6]

Features new to version 6

Latest Service Releases

Standard Edition

also support for various things

Features new to version 3

ActiveReports Designer

Windows Forms Viewer

Reporting Engine

Features

Professional Edition

Includes all of the Standard Edition features, and adds the following:.

End-User Report Designer

ASP.NET

Supported document formats

Included report items

Awards and recognitions

May 15, 2015 - SD Times 100 GrapeCity wins Best In Show in the User Experience category[7]

February 27, 2015 - Ranked #6 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2014-2015[8]

May 15, 2014 - SD Times 100 GrapeCity (dba ComponentOne) wins Best In Show in the User Experience category[9]

February 28, 2014 - Ranked #5 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2013-2014[10]

October 15, 2013 - Other Hot Products recognition in Best Microsoft Windows Development Printing/Reporting Tool of 2013[11]

May 15, 2013 - SD Times 100 GrapeCity wins Best In Show in the User Experience category[12]

May 15, 2013 - SD Times 100 GrapeCity wins Best In Show in the APIs, Libraries & Frameworks category[13]

February 27, 2013 - Ranked #4 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2012-2013[14]

May 15, 2012 - SD Times 100 GrapeCity wins Best In Show in the Libraries & Frameworks category[15]

April 30, 2012 - Ranked #11 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2011-2012[16]

May 15, 2011 - SD Times 100 GrapeCity wins Best In Show in the Components category[17]

February 28, 2011 - Ranked #6 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2010-2011[18]

November 29, 2010 - Finalist in the 2010 Best of Connections Awards: Visual Studio Developer Products[19]

May 15, 2010 - SD Times 100 GrapeCity wins Best In Show in the Components & Libraries category[20]

March 26, 2010 - Ranked #7 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2009-2010[21]

May 7, 2009 - Finalist in the 2009 asp.netPRO Readers' Choice Awards[22]

March 13, 2009 - Ranked #4 and #5 in the 2008 ComponentSource Bestselling Publishers List[23]

March 13, 2009 - Ranked #2 in the 2008 ComponentSource Bestselling Products List[24]

February 9, 2009 - ActiveReports Customers Give .NET Reporting and BI Tools High Ratings [25]

June 2, 2008 - SD Times 100 Finalist in the Components category[26]

May 15, 2007 - SD Times 100 Finalist in the Components category[27]

February 9, 2007 - 2006 ComponentSource Bestselling Publisher[28]

February 9, 2007 - 2006 ComponentSource Bestselling Product[29]

May 15, 2006 - SD Times 100 Winner in the Components category[30]

Known Issues

In the past, ActiveReports was known to be unable to handle large reports.[31] This issue was ongoing across years and versions.[32][33] Since that time, development efforts have focused on improving large report handling in every release.

ActiveReports can be used in many ways, so each project can have a number of reasons for consuming memory. In newer versions, CacheToDisk and CacheToDiskLocation properties were added for PDF exports. Some other considerations that may cause too much memory use in section reports include:[34]

References

  1. ActiveReports 10, Released!
  2. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/grapecity-releases-activereports-10-with-a-new-tablix-data-region-and-style-sheets-300179098.html
  3. http://www.componentone.com/SuperPages/PressReleases/?newsID=128
  4. http://www.componentone.com/SuperPages/PressReleases/?newsID=116
  5. http://www.componentone.com/SuperPages/PressReleases/?newsID=106
  6. http://www.componentone.com/SuperProducts/ActiveReports/Features/#ar7
  7. 2015 SD Times 100 Winner
  8. Ranked #6 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2014-2015
  9. 2014 SD Times 100 Winner
  10. Ranked #5 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2013-2014
  11. Other Hot Products recognition in Best Microsoft Windows Development Printing/Reporting Tool of 2013
  12. 2013 SD Times 100 Winner
  13. 2013 SD Times 100 Winner
  14. Ranked #4 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2012-2013
  15. 2012 SD Times 100 Winner
  16. Ranked #11 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2011-2012
  17. 2011 SD Times 100 Winner
  18. Ranked #6 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2010-2011
  19. Finalist in the 2010 Best of Connections Awards: Visual Studio Developer Products
  20. 2010 SD Times 100 Winner
  21. Ranked #7 in the ComponentSource Bestselling Product Awards for 2009-2010
  22. Finalist in the 2009 asp.netPRO Readers' Choice Awards
  23. Ranked# 4 and #5 in the 2008 ComponentSource Bestselling Publishers List
  24. Ranked #2 in the 2008 ComponentSource Bestselling Products List
  25. ActiveReports Customers Give .NET Reporting and BI Tools High Ratings
  26. 2008 SD Times 100 Finalist
  27. 2007 SD Times 100 Finalist
  28. 2006 ComponentSource Bestselling Publisher Winner
  29. 2006 ComponentSource Bestselling Product Winner
  30. 2006 SD Times 100 Winner
  31. http://forums.asp.net/p/1454550/3327154.aspx?Re+System+Out+of+Memory+Exception+active+reports+asp+net+C+
  32. http://arhelp.grapecity.com/groups/topic/approach-to-building-a-large-report/#post-502669
  33. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9365434/pdf-tmp-file-are-not-deleted-and-out-of-memory-exception-when-cachetodisk-is-us
  34. http://arhelp.grapecity.com/webhelp/AR10/index.html#OptimizingActiveReports.html

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