Solid and Time-tested Reporting Tools for WPF
The C1ReportDesigner application is a tool used for creating and editing C1Report report definition files. The Designer allows you to create, edit, load, and save files (XML) that can be read by the C1Report component. It also allows you to import report definitions from Microsoft Access files (MDB) and VSReport 1.0 (VSR). The Designer also includes a migration utility for Crystal Reports.
Easily Accessible
While the C1ReportDesigner is a stand-alone application, you can easily launch and navigate to it from within Visual Studio. Just select "Edit Report" on the C1Report component's smart tag and it will open up the C1ReportDesigner application.
Create New Reports
Use the C1Report Wizard to quickly and easily create a new report.
- Select the data source for the new report
- Select the fields you want to include in the report
- Set the layout, style and title for the new report
Import Existing Reports
The ability to take your existing reports and turn them into ComponentOne Reports is one of the most powerful features of the C1ReportDesigner. Import your existing report definitions from Microsoft Access files (.mdb and .adp) or Crystal Reports (.rpt).
Design and Modify Reports
The Access-style WYSIWYG design surface makes designing reports easy and intuitive. Drag and drop report fields from the toolbar onto the report's design surface. Banded regions mark each area of the report such as header, body and footer. Set all field related properties directly in the application itself. You can even write custom VBScript code from the Properties window.
Export Reports
Directly export a report to any of the supported file formats: HTML, PDF, RTF, XLS, XLSX, TIF, TXT or ZIP.
Save and Distribute Report Definitions
Once you have created or imported a report you can save it out to an XML-based report definition file. Package the definition files with the C1Report component in your published applications to distribute the reports to your end-users. To distribute or customize the C1ReportDesigner application itself, you must use the ComponentOne Reports for .NET Designer Edition.