Report Sharp-Shooter 3 Beta is a pure NET 2 component
Released on = April 18, 2007, 1:05 am
Press Release Author = Perpetuum Software LLC
Industry = Software
Press Release Summary = Perpetuum Software LLC releases a beta version of Report Sharp-Shooter. Now it is a pure .NET 2.0 component. So, you can take advantage of the whole .NET 2.0 functionality.
Press Release Body = Some new features include:
Improved Visual Interface. Automatic layout of localized interface elements allows the correct displaying and positioning of these elements in the property grid and on the toolbar. So, Report Sharp-Shooter designer will have an attractive appearance no matter what language is selected as the current one.
New designer. All text properties can be easily changed from the associated toolbar buttons. You can modify and/or assign text style, size, font color, format, alignment, etc. Expressions toolbar provides a more convenient way of assigning expressions for a selected element property; no need to invoke the expression editor. Fill editor helps developer set fill of a selected control.
Improved report viewer. Report Sharp-Shooter features an improved WinForms viewer. Its user interface became more convenient and attractive.
Re-designed mechanism of data grouping The working with groups in Report Sharp-Shooter became easier. Now it is possible to sort groups and their elements. More over, Master-Detail reports are designed in the same way Group reports are created; this facilitates evaluation and exploration of the report generator.
The DataBand functionality is extended. The component is able to perform filtering and sorting of the displayed data.
Re-designed mechanism of working with aggregate functions. Calculation of data totals is performed in a more convenient manner. A wide range of aggregate functions is available: sum, minimum, maximum, average, standard deviation, estimate of standard deviation, etc. Group totals are calculated automatically; no need to specify the current group. It is possible to calculate running totals and totals by page.
The process of reports creation became even more intuitive and easier!
You can download Report Sharp-Shooter and evaluate its new features: http://www.perpetuumsoft.com/Downloads.aspx?lang