Reporting November CTP install screen looks similar to other telerik installers.
In the November CTP you have two options to configure during the install: Main (all of the reporting components) and Examples (the sample code and databases).
The install is pretty quick. It only took a few minutes on my desktop machine.
Updating the Visual Studio Toolbox takes some time. One thing to note: if you do a repair install after your original install, the installer will put duplicate items in you VS Toolbox.
Oops. Not sure this message was ready for a 23" Cinema Display. The installer was unable to detect my running instance of SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition.
The "report picker" page included in the examples.
The report viewer page (with errors). I think this was related to my misconfigured web.config file.
The first time I ran the demo, I failed to update the Web.Config with the correct connection string for my local Sql Server 2005 database.
A quick fix to the web.config and some permission changes to my database and now the report viewer works. This is the Business Card sample report in the web viewer. It uses Text and Image report objects.
This image highlights the navigation buttons on the report viewer. Pretty standard stuff most of which will probably look much different (read: better) at release.
The Grouping example report shows of the ability to define header and detail sections in a report.
The LetterReport example is similar to the BusinessCard example, except this report shows one record per page.
The ListBound report example.
The Multicolumn Report example doesn't quite work in the Web Viewer. In the WinForms viewer it looks correct.
The SimpleReport example.
The ShrinkGrow Report example.
There are two supported export formats in the November CTP: TIFF and Web Archive. Many additional formats will be added to the Export list, including HTML, PDF, and Word.
The WinForms report picker form.
The first time you use the WinForms report viewer, you may be prompted by your Firewall to allow the program to access the Internet.
Don't forget (like I did) to update your App.Config file with your correct connection string.
The BusinssCards Report example. Notice that it displays two columns of business cards, unlike its Web Viewer counterpart.
The WinForms Viewer, unlike the web viewer, supports report zooming.
The export function looks different in Windows than on the web. Instead of a drop down with export formats, there is a save button that reveals the available options.
The Windows viewer also includes a page setup dialog for configuring page layout and margins.
The MultiColumn Report example.
The reporting viewer doesn't look like much in the design view of your ASPX page. I was surprised that the viewer doesn't use SmartTags for configurations, but I expect that wil change before the official release.
The report designer experience has three views: DesignView (shown), PreviewView, and HtmlPreviewView.
The PreviewView View basically renders the report in Visual Studio using the WinForms Viewer.
The HtmlPreviewView View loading the report.
The HtmlPreviewView renders the report just as it appears in the browser. The problem with multiple column formatting is obvious with this preview.
Two reporting objects are available in the November CTP: PictureBox and TextBox.
Without saving or rebuilding the PreviewView displays the changes that I made to the report design.
Report designer context menu.
The report grouping context menu reveals options that allow you to add additional sections. Also notice that there is a Telerik Reporting menu item in the main menu bar.
After you've installed Reporting November CTP, you'll find the telerik Report item in the list of Visual Studio templates. This item is NOT available in Web Site Projects.
