Compatibility with .NET 9 Official Release

To continue to provide industry-leading support for Microsoft’s newest frameworks and following the evolution of .NET, Telerik Reporting now features compatibility with .NET 9 runtime. The report generation engine and all modern report viewer and designer controls and tools are continuously being tested and will be compatible with the official .NET 9 version.

Simplified Reports Web Service Integration API

The simplified reports web service integration API enables developers to easily utilize web viewers and streamline the process of integrating reporting and content display functionalities into their applications. By reducing development complexity, this approach shortens time to market, allowing businesses to deliver value to users more quickly. As users can access and interact with reports and content sooner, the perceived benefits are realized faster, which significantly enhances engagement. This, in turn, raises the chances for conversions, as businesses can respond more rapidly to market demands while offering a seamless, value-driven reporting experience.

User-Invoked Initial Report Preview

Developers can enhance the end-user experience and optimize server resource utilization by preventing heavy reports from loading automatically without user confirmation. By implementing a confirmation step before initiating the load process, users are given control over whether they wish to proceed with viewing large, resource-intensive reports. This approach reduces unnecessary server load, improves application performance and prevents users from being overwhelmed by unexpected delays or performance issues. The auto vs on-demand report loading can be chosen for each individual report definition.

Standalone Report Designer Tooling to Choose Extensibility Libs

The report author can extend the SRD (Standard Report Definition) using UI tools on top of the configuration files approach. This also eliminates the need to restart the SRD for the modification to be effective. By avoiding restarts, the process becomes quicker and less error-prone, allowing for smoother iterations.

Right-to-Left Text Support in Skia-Based Rendering

With RTL text support in Skia-based rendering, developers can now render right-to-left languages, such as Arabic and Hebrew, seamlessly within reports. This enhancement supports accurate text direction and proper ligature rendering, greatly improving readability and user experience for audiences who read in RTL languages. By incorporating RTL support, your applications will become more accessible and user-friendly for a global audience.

No Error Display for Missing Images

Extending the existing NoDataMessage and NoDataStyle properties to the PictureBox item will provide report designers with greater control over handling missing images in reports. Currently available for other items, these properties allow customization or suppression of error messages when data is unavailable. By applying them to the PictureBox, report authors can be certain that missing images will not disrupt the layout or design of the report.

Event Handlers Support in Declarative Reports

Declarative report model now supports attaching compiled code event handlers for the ItemDataBinding, ItemDataBound, and NeedDataSource events. This enables the report authors with developer skills to apply custom logic while the report is being generated. This closes the gap between type/code reports on the one hand and declarative reports on the other.

The design time support of this feature is covered by the following tool improvements:

• The Standalone Report Designer Properties Grid panel now allows the attachment of an event handler for the respective event by method name.
• The Standalone Report Designer Open report from .dll (Import) functionality now preserves the available event handler attachments by name.

SKIA-based Report Rendering Preview in SRD.NET

Telerik Reporting offers two alternative report rendering engines. The first engine uses GDI+, which is the default one on Windows, and the newer one uses the SKIA graphics library and is the one used on Linux. The desktop Standalone Report Designer for .NET (SRD.NET for short) now supports easily switching the graphics engine that is being used to generate the preview of the designed report. The feature empowers the report authors to effortlessly compare the resulting documents. This not only enhances flexibility and customization but also helps in selecting the most suitable engine for their specific needs, maintaining the highest quality and performance in the final document.