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Tutorials
How to Embed the ActiveReports ProDesigner into an Application
The ActiveReports ProDesigner is a standalone app and embeddable component available for both web and WinForms applications.
With flexible data binding in this .NET Web Designer, you can create new reports with the designer’s drag-and-drop interface. The HTML5-based Web Designer allows you to give the power of ad-hoc reporting to your end-users.
In this video, we’ll embed the ProDesigner in an application.
Getting Started With ActiveReports
This video shows you how to download, install, and license ActiveReports on to your machine.
Getting Started With the ActiveReportsJS Designer
Build scalable reporting applications with ActiveReportsJS. The ActiveReportsJS Designer is a desktop app for creating and modifying reports. It is the perfect tool for quickly creating WYSIWYG reports. This video demonstrates how to install and get started with the ActiveReportsJS Designer.
Introducing the JSViewer
ActiveReports 13’s JSViewer is a fast, web-based report viewer that can run on any modern browser. The JSViewer supports the major web application frameworks, including Angular, Vue, ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, and HTML5.
Introduction to the Stand-Alone Designer for .NET Reports
The Stand-Alone Designer is a new feature in ActiveReports 14. This designer is an excellent resource for creating ad hoc and WYSIWYG reports.
Edit Reports With the ActiveReports ProDesigner
The ActiveReports ProDesigner is a standalone app and embeddable component available for both web and WinForms applications. Here, we'll show you how to open a report in ProDesigner to edit, update, and save the changes using the web-based portal.
Fundamentals of Tablix
In this video, we will walk you through the fundamentals of Tablix in Active Reports.
ProDesigner for Web
New in ActiveReports 13, the ProDesigner for Web is a long-awaited feature that allows your users to design and run new reports in a web-based reporting solution. Based on the popular ProDesigner control, a .NET designer that can be added to desktop reporting apps, users can edit existing reports, update data sources, add charts, configure charts, and generate report reviews.
ActiveReports - Data Binding in .NET Reporting
We’ll cover how to use a stored procedure as a dataset as well as binding to a generic SQL data table. We’re going to show data binding using the end-user designer.
How to Add a Parameter to your Report
In this video, we’ll show how easy it is to work with parameters in ActiveReports. We’ll continue using the report that we generated in our Getting Started - How to Create a .NET Report video.
ActiveReports - How to Create a .NET Report
With a complete set of controls and extensive API, ActiveReports is a flexible .NET reporting solution.
In this video demo, we’ll demonstrate how to create a report in ActiveReports. Let’s look at creating a simple tabular report of our stock inventory grouped by each product category.
ActiveReports - Installation 2015
Learn how to install ActiveReports, locate sample files, and view documentation.
ActiveReports Server - Filter Tabular Reports 2014
Learn how to filter information on a tabular report using ActiveReports Server.
ActiveReports Server - Create a Chart Report 2014
Bhupesh Malhotra, a product manager for ActiveReports, walks you through how to create a chart-based report with ActiveReports Server.
ActiveReports Server - Filter Chart Reports 2014
A video walkthrough on how to filter information in a chart-based report with ActiveReports Server.
ActiveReports Server - Create Data Models 2014
Logical data models help us to provide technical data from the database in a structure that business users will be able to relate to when creating their own reports. Learn how to create them in this four-and-a-half-minute video.
ActiveReports Server - Drill Through to Reports 2014
In this two-minute video, Bhupesh Malhotra — a product manager for ActiveReports — walks you through how to drill down to a detailed report.
ActiveReports Server - Drill Down in Hidden Data 2014
Learn how to drill down within a report using ActiveReports Server.
ActiveReports Server - Create Tabular Reports 2014
Learn how to create a table in ActiveReports Server.
ActiveReports Server - Create Data Models 2011
Learn about logical data models for intuitive ad-hoc reporting in ActiveReports Server.
ActiveReports Server - Deploy and Administer Web-Based Ad Hoc Reporting 2011
As an administrator, manage users and their permissions, server configuration, themes and styles, uploading or downloading reports, and the logical models.
Releases
Getting Started with the ActiveReportsJS Designer
Build scalable reporting applications with ActiveReportsJS. The ActiveReportsJS Designer is a desktop app for creating and modifying reports. It is the perfect tool for quickly creating WYSIWYG reports. This video demonstrates how to install and get started with the ActiveReportsJS Designer.
What's New in ActiveReports 12
Learn what's new in ActiveReports 12, including new Dataset Joins, subreports, and CSV export. Hosted by ActiveReports PM Mateen Firoz.
What's New in ActiveReports 12 Server
What You'll Learn about the Active Reports 12 Server
- How to use report templates as an end user
- How to schedule a one-time report on demand and be notified when it's ready
- How to create shared datasets right in the Administrator Dashboard
- How to use built-in and custom report templates to give your end users a starting point for their reports
Hosted by PM Bhupesh Malhotra
ActiveReports 11 Server, SP2 - New Web Designer! 2017
ActiveReports 11's new service pack includes a new web designer for ActiveReports Server.
ActiveReports 11 - What's New 2016
What's new in ActiveReports 11? Excel imports, multiple axis charting, and more!
ActiveReports 10 - What's New 2015
Learn about the new features and improvements made in ActiveReports 10.
ActiveReports 8 - What's New 2014
See what's new in ActiveReports 8, including a new ad-hoc designer, a maps report item, and more.
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ProDesigner for Web
New in ActiveReports 13, the ProDesigner for Web is a long-awaited feature that allows your users to design and run new reports in a web-based reporting solution.
Based on the popular ProDesigner control, a .NET designer that can be added to desktop reporting apps, users can edit existing reports, update data sources, add charts, configure charts, and generate report reviews.
ActiveReports Case Study - Bit-Wizards 2013
Bit-Wizards, a software development, web design, and IT consulting company, began using ActiveReports in 2003, and now use the product almost exclusively for their reporting needs.
ActiveReports Case Study - NxtDimension Solutions 2013
For Todd Miranda, the owner and president of NxtDimension Solutions, ActiveReports has been one of his tools of choice for a long time.
ActiveReports Server - .NET Rocks! Ad Hoc Reporting 2011
.NET Rocks! interviews Scott Willeke, a product manager for ActiveReports Server.
ActiveReports Server - Scalability and Performance 2011
Deploy all your reports to one server, and add additional agents as you need increased scalability.
ActiveReports Server - Drag and Drop Web Report Designer 2011
End users can easily drag and drop entities and attributes in the ActiveReports Server Web Designer.
ActiveReports Server - Web-Based Ad Hoc Reporting 2011
ActiveReports Server's designer is focused on the end user, making it easier for them to open and modify reports themselves.
Webinars
Leverage the New ActiveReports 13 Features
Join the ActiveReports Product Managers, Mateen Firoz and Bhupesh Malhotra, as they discuss what’s new in ActiveReports 13.
What's New in ActiveReports 14
We discuss .NET Core and .NET Core 3 support, AcroForms creation, new report designer, new and enhanced viewers, and key enhancements to the web-based end-user report designer.
Getting Started with ActiveReports 14 in .NET Core
With more businesses adopting .NET Core, users are looking for a reporting solution that includes a cross-platform architecture. In this webinar, we highlight new ActiveReports 14 features.
Leverage the New ActiveReports 13 Features
Improve the design of your .NET reports. Join the ActiveReports Product Managers, Mateen Firoz, and Bhupesh Malhotra, as they discuss what’s new in AR13, and how to make the best use of some of its newest features.
UI and UX Design for Angular Reporting Solutions
Learn how to use Angular to theme your reporting solution to provide enhanced UI and improved UX!
ActiveReports Server - Web Designer Introduction 2017
ActiveReports Server's new web designer is completely HTML5-based with new design elements and a new approach to self-service reporting.
ActiveReports Server - 5 Best Practices 2016
Learn about the best practices for mobile business intelligence (BI), and watch demos on ActiveReports Server's ad-hoc report designer and using mobile BI.
ActiveReports - Solving Problems Since 1998 (2016)
Learn about why ActiveReports customers chose ActiveReports, how the product solved their problems, and how it met their reporting needs.
ActiveReports - An Introduction 2015
An introduction to ActiveReports, a complete reporting solution including a Visual-Studio integrated report designer, an extensive .NET API, and more.
ActiveReports 8 - What's New (Webinar #1)2014
Learn about the latest features added in ActiveReports 8.
ActiveReports Overview - Viewer Controls 2011
Learn about viewer controls, which ActiveReports uses to easily display documents you've generated for users.
ActiveReports - Quick Start 2 2011
Continue learning how to use ActiveReports in the second part of GrapeCity PowerTools - ActiveReports Quick Start.
ActiveReports - Quick Start 1 2011
Learn how to add ActiveReports tools to your toolbox, how to add an ActiveReport to your project, and more.