ActiveReports 17 .NET Edition
Introduction / Product Requirements
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    To install and use ActiveReports 17, you need the following hardware and software. 

    Hardware requirements (minimum)

    Development Environments

    .NET Framework
    4.6.2 to 4.8.1    		 .NET Core 3.1 or .NET 5 .NET 6, .NET 7
    Desktop
    (WinForms, WPF)
    ASP.NET
    (WebForms, MVC 5)     		 Console 1
    Desktop
    (WinForms, WPF)
    ASP.NET Core
    (MVC, Blazor2)    		 Console 1
    Desktop
    (WinForms, WPF)
    ASP.NET Core
    (MVC, Blazor)
    Azure Function 3
    IDE Visual Studio 2022 (17.4) ✓  ✓ ✓
    Visual Studio 2019 (16.11) ✓ ✓ ✘
    Visual Studio 2017 (15.9) ✓ ✘ ✘
    Operating System Windows 11 ✓ ✓ 4
    		 ✓ 4
    Windows 10 ✓ ✓ 4 ✓ 4
    Windows 8.1 ✓ ✓ 4 ✓ 4
    Windows Server 2022 ✓ ✓ 4 ✓ 4
    Windows Server 2019 ✓ ✓ 4 ✓ 4
    Windows Server 2016 ✓ 4 ✓ 4 ✓ 4
    Windows Server 2012 R2 ✓ ✓ 4 ✓ 4
    Windows Server 2012 ✓ ✓ 4 ✓ 4

    1 Tutorial: Create a .NET console application using Visual Studio
    2 .NET 5
    3 Quickstart: Create your first C# function in Azure using Visual Studio
    4 Install .NET on Windows

    Note: The Express Editions of Visual Studio do not work with ActiveReports, as they do not support packages.

    You are required to perform the following updates from the links provided for the proper working in Visual Studio.

    Run Time Supported Environments

    Console and Desktop

    Controls Framework Operating System

    .NET Framework
    4.6.2 to 4.8.1

    .NET Core 3.1
    .NET 5
    .NET 6
    .NET 7

    Windows 11
    Windows 10
    Windows 8.1

    		 Windows Server 2022
    Windows Server 2019
    Windows Server 2016
    Windows Server 2012 R2
    Windows Server 2012    		 macOS 10.14+1
    Linux 2
    Console Application
     (Page/RDL reports)    		 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Console Application
     (Section Reports)

    ✓

    		 ✓

    ✓

    		 ✓ ✓
    WinForms Controls
    (Viewer, Designer)    		 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✘
    WPF Controls (Viewer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✘

    1 .NET on macOS
    2 .NET on Linux  

    Web

    Server Framework Operating System (*1)

    .NET Framework
    4.6.2 - 4.8.1

    		 .NET Core
    3.1

    .NET 5
    .NET 6
    .NET 7

    Windows 11
    Windows 10
    Windows 8.1

    Windows Server 2022

    Windows Server 2019

    Windows Server 2016

    Windows Server 2012 R2

    Windows Server 2012

    		 macOS 10.14+ (*2)
    Linux (*3)
    ASP.NET WebForms
    (WebViewer)    		 ✓ ✘ ✘ ✓ ✓ ✘
    ASP.NET MVC 5
    (JS Viewer, Web Designer)

    ✓

    		 ✘ ✘

    ✓

    		 ✓ ✘
    ASP.NET Core MVC
    (JS Viewer, Web Designer)    		 ✘ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    ASP.NET Core Blazor
    (Viewer)    		 ✘ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
    Controls Browser
    Edge Cromium 93 Chrome 81 Firefox 91 Safari 12 Internet Explorer 11 Edge Legacy
    ASP.NET WebForms (WebViewer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✘ ✘
    JS Viewer, Web Designer ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✘ ✘
    ASP.NET Core Blazor (Viewer) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✘ ✘

    *1: requires IIS 8, 8.5, and 10. Also read the following links:

    *2: Install .NET on macOS
    *3: Install .NET on Linux

    Cloud

    Framework
    .NET Framework 4.6.2 to 4.8.1 .NET Core 3.1, .NET 5, .NET 6, .NET 7
    Azure Functions (Linux) 4 ✘ ✓ 2
    Azure Functions (Windows) ✓ 1 ✓ 2
    Azure App Service (Linux) 4 ✘ ✓ 2
    Azure App Service (Windows) ✓ 1 ✓ 2
    Azure WMs (Linux) ✘ ✓
    Azure WMs (Windows) ✓ ✓
    Amazon ES2 (Linux) ✘ ✓
    Amazon ES2 (Windows) ✓ ✓
    Google Compute Engine (Linux) ✘ ✓
    Red Hat OpenShift (Linux) 4 ✘ ✓ 3

    1 Azure Functions and App Services support only .NET 4.8
    2 Azure Functions and App Services support only .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 6
    3 Red Hat OpenShift provides only .NET Core 3.1 support
    4 Page/RDL reports support only

    Limitations of .NET Core support

     

     

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