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New Features and Improvements in the Report Server 29

New Features and Improvements in the Report Server 29

ByAlexander HorakJan 31, 20243 min read
The latest version 29 of our Report Server comes with a host of new features and improvements, increasing efficiency and flexibility when managing data sources and creating reports. Below is an overview of the most important updates.
Signal Ranges Extended to Charts

Signal Ranges Extended to Charts

ByJochen BartlauNov 3, 20172 min read
The signal ranges are a handy gauge feature to highlight parts of the scale. It enables you to divide the scale e.g. into a green, yellow and red part. That way, you can judge at a glance if a value is "good" or "bad". In LL23, this feature has been extended to charts.
Brand-New Component: „combit.ReportServer.ClientApi“

Brand-New Component: „combit.ReportServer.ClientApi“

ByJochen BartlauOct 24, 20174 min read
Have you ever wanted to migrate your List & Label projects and data providers to a central webserver to export and view them on an Android or iOS tablet with just a few lines of code? With the upconing new version 23 we have some good news for you!
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New Layout Options for Pie Charts and Donuts

ByJochen BartlauOct 13, 20171 min read
After adding a number of new chart types in the last versions, most notably Radar, Treemap, Shapefile and Funnel charts, we're adding a small yet very neat property for pie and donut charts to List & Label 23: pie coverage. This allows to define if the pie should consist of a full circle or just parts of it.
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Easily Connecting to Salesforce Data

ByJochen BartlauOct 6, 20172 min read
No matter which data, using the DataProvider interface you can write your own custom binding. And of course we ship a whole family of providers with List & Label. In LL23, there's a new member of this family that allows your applications to connect to Salesforce data easily.
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Supporting Cross-Datasource Relations

ByJochen BartlauSep 28, 20172 min read
The .NET DataProvider concept allows to bind to almost any data source. Basically, it mimics a relational database management system containing tables, relations, sort orders etc. However, often you'll find yourself needing to combine data from different sources, e.g. a server log file that contains customer logins and a SQL customer database that contains all pertinent information about the customers.
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New Features in the Report Server – Part 2

ByAlexander HorakSep 22, 20172 min read
As promised, today I’d like to report on even more of the updates in Report Server 23. The updates are particularly impressive in the ad-hoc Designer, which provides support for fast creation of simple tables and diagrams. As opposed to the extensive Report Server Designer, only the most important setting options are provided here. In addition, the ad-hoc Designer is likewise available as a separate component in List & Label 23.
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SVG images in reports, Custom Shapefiles & more | Report Server 23

ByAlexander HorakSep 7, 20172 min read
Upon the release of version 23 of our List & Label reporting tool, the combit Report Server will become part of the List & Label Enterprise Edition. Hence, it is about time we reported on the new features of our enterprise reporting solution!
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Virtual Formula Variables for Drag & Drop

ByJochen BartlauAug 29, 20171 min read
In LL21, we improved the Drag & Drop behavior thoroughly. However there was one thing still missing. When dropping e.g. a date field, at times you don't need the actual date in the report but rather e.g. the year. The same for numerical values – do you want decimals? If yes, how many? Do you require a local formatting? Or a currency symbol? While you can easily achieve any of these formattings using simple formulas or the "Format" property, you have to do just that. So drag and drop is not the no-brainer it is supposed to be in a perfect world. In LL23, the world will actually become a little more perfect.
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Using Your Own .NET Designer Objects in Unmanaged Code – Designer Object Bridge

ByDaniel SteinAug 18, 20175 min read
Many things can often be implemented significantly easier and faster in managed code than in unmanaged code, such as with Delphi or C++. Sometimes, there already exist ready-made .NET modules which contain the desired requirements and which need to be used in your own unmanaged application. But the question then is: How can a .NET module be made accessible to an unmanaged system?
Unbelievable Printing Performance Boost

Unbelievable Printing Performance Boost

ByJochen BartlauJul 28, 20172 min read
Continuing the journey of improving the performance, we decided to tweak a bit on the printing side as well. These optimizations help when using the same table several times with different fields. Think of a tabular report with some charts and a crosstab. Typically you have different views on your data in these objects. For these cases, the improvement is huge – I mean really huge.