C1ReportDesigner is a Windows Forms control that provides the ability to design and edit report definitions that can be used with the C1Report and C1WebReport controls. Developers can use the C1ReportDesigner control to incorporate some report design features into applications, or write unique full-fledged report designer applications. We include full source code for the C1ReportDesigner application that ships with Reports for .NET Designer Edition and uses the C1ReportDesigner control extensively.
Reports for .NET Designer Edition Highlights
| Closely Integrate the Designer Into Your ApplicationWriting your own customized report designer allows you to integrate the designer tightly into your application, rather than running a separate application. You can customize the data sources available to the end-user, or the types of fields that can be added to the report. For example, you may want to use custom data source objects defined by your application. |
| Supply Custom Stock Report Definitions to End-usersWriting your own customized report designer allows you to provide a menu of stock report definitions that make sense in the scope of your application. It allows end-users to customize some aspects of each stock report. Similar to the printing options in Microsoft Outlook. |