A new version makes work with data sources more user-friendly and intuitive. Now developers can easily add data sources directly in the report designer using laconic connection wizards. Instead of making up a complicated connection string they get simple dialog windows with few options to select and text boxes to fill in.

Wizards are available for the following data source types: MS SQL, Oracle, MySQL, ODBC.

It’s now possible to set custom context menu for the Report designer. This is very convenient when you add reporting module to the unified system with pre-set style and look.

Designer ribbon menu is amplified with a new tab – Document - where developers can set document properties with a single mouse click instead of searching for the necessary property in the property grid.

The component features improved export options - PDF and RTF – including handling of hyperlinks, fonts and bookmarks. German localization of SharpShooter Reports was updated. Some minor changes and fixes make the product even more stable and reliable.

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“We strongly believe that our products under SharpShooter brand more precisely reflect purpose of our components. We want to provide our customers with the ability to solve their tasks fast and with maximum efficiency. So, be sharp!”, says Mikhail Payson, CTO in Perpetuum Software.

The next version of the reporting tool for feature-rich Windows, Web, HTML5 and Silverlight applications is released under the SharpShooter Reports brand. The version 6.0 provides advanced abilities in saving your time on product evaluation. The redesigned Samples center of the product includes reports with precise description. Thus, you can easily create the same reports by their code example and description. New feedback allows you to immediately send your technical issue to Perpetuum Software Technical support team via user-friendly bug report dialog.

Such functionality as context menu for selection of shape types and tooltips when selecting the element in the data source tree enables the fast and convenient work with SharpShooter Reports. Improved style editor allows the styling of your application according to the customer demands and adjusting the reports to the corporate demands.

SharpShooter Reports 6.0 is a powerful reporting tool with wide range of abilities for taking advantages of the latest technologies such as Silverlight and HTML5 in addition to Windows and Web Forms in Bi applications creation.

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Report Sharp-Shooter 5.3 provides advanced abilities in visualization of report’s data. Full support for Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework was added. Now, you can choose the chart component which you want to use: native built-in Report Sharp-Shooter chart controls or MS charts.

To simplify reports creation you can use Table Wizard. This new functionality allows the addition of data tables to the reports. Thus, the process of reports creation takes several minutes and doesn’t require long product examination.

Version 5.3 of Report Sharp-Shooter features improved Script Browser functionality. Now, you don’t have to look through all scripts in the document if you need to change some scripts. There was added the ability to search and replace text in all scripts of the document. It is also possible to undo/redo for all windows through the script browser.

Report Sharp-Shooter 5.3 includes a set of improvements for AdvancedTextBox and Pivot Table Wizard. Minor bugs and shortcomings were eliminated.

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Report Sharp-Shooter 5.2 and Report Sharp-Shooter for Silverlight 5.2 provide a wide range of abilities for the creation of reporting systems of any complexity and for any industries.

New versions of these components include new features which considerable increase product value:

• Usability: New script browser provides easy preview and navigation though scripts. You only need to select the necessary script in the browser where all scripts are displayed. Parameters drag&drop makes the work with parameters more convenient without writing any code. Report zoom with the mouse wheel and CTRL button is added.
• Flexibility: Ability to get total by all nested DataBands using the Totals property. Printing directly to the printer without opening a control on the form or pressing the button. Ability to consider the Document.SnapToGrid property when changing document size with the rule. The OwnerForm property is set automatically when placing ReportManager onto the form.

Report Sharp-Shooter 5.2 and Report Sharp-Shooter for Silverlight 5.2 include a set of fixes for the issues which were reported by our users. We are always welcome any suggestions and bug reports from you. Your opinion allows us to develop products of high quality which address our users’ demands.

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New version of the reporting engine offers a list of essential features to increase the component usability and powerfulness. Report Sharp-Shooter proved itself as an advanced component capable of providing up-to-date solution to complete even the most complicated tasks. it is possible thanks to the flexible script editor. Report Sharp-Shooter 5.1 script editor includes almost all the features that can be found in the Visual Studio code Editor, including code autocompletion, syntax highlighting for C#, VB.NET and SQL, code outlining, unlimited undo/redo, bookmarks, drag-n-drop, built-in search/replace dialogs, displaying gutter, line numbers and many more.

Ribbon report designer interface is improved in a new version. Version 5.1 includes new user interface icons, improved style editor interface, ability to size the document using the Rule. Now, all inner designer forms are of the same style as the report designer itself.

Report Sharp-Shooter for Silverlight 5.1 offers new printing options. Now, it is possible to print documents in landscape mode.

New version of the report generator provides fixes for the issues that were suggested by our clients. The fixed issues deals with PDF export filter. There was also added such a feature essential for our clients as ability to hide/show totals in pivot table.

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Download Report Sharp-Shooter 5.1 and evaluate its features… ]]>http://www.perpetuumsoft.com/news.aspx?lang=en&pid=21&id=355Perpetuum Software LLCTue, 01 Feb 2011 05:45:01 GMThttp://www.perpetuumsoft.com/news.aspx?lang=en&pid=21&id=355SharpShooter Reports.WinPerpetuum Software LLC has released a new version of the reporting engine for Win, ASP.Net and Silverlight applications: Report Sharp-Shooter 5.0.0.0.

Report Sharp-Shooter is a flexible component for the creation of any reporting systems. To enhance the user interface usability and productivity Report Sharp-Shooter 5.0.0.0 includes Ribbon Report Designer Interface. The Ribbon report designer is developed to help you quickly find the commands that you need to complete a task.

• Newly added contextual tabs will allow you to provide the user with UI controls within a certain context.
• A convenient preview when selecting property values provides the ability to see the result of changes in an element immediately. Preview is available for Font, FontSize, TextFill, Angle, Fill, Gallery of Styles, SizeMode, Line, Shadow, Label, BackColor and BarColor.
• Quick access toolbar will include standard controls like save, undo, redo and so on.

Report Sharp-Shooter 5.0.0.0 features improved drag&drop functionality in the report designer. This most loved by developers’ ability provides the fast and easy-to-learn technique of performing tasks. Now, it is possible to drag&drop the element from the data source and it will be inserted immediately, to copy when dragging the element, and so on.

Report Sharp-Shooter for Silverlight now provides the use of Silverlight 3.0 and Silverlight 4.0 features in one installation package. Now, you can use the functionality that fully corresponds the features of Silverlight 4.0 in Silverlight 3.0 projects. The only limitation is Silverlight native printing which was released only in Silverlight 4.

New version 5.0.0.0 of Report Sharp-Shooter is the next step in developing product flexibility, functionality and usability. This new version is oriented on providing the fast creation of the most complicated projects within limited timetable.

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Development process implies using hundreds of functions and components. Though, some of them are called and used more often than the others. Since now all the frequently used functionality of elements and group of elements is available as context menu items.

There is also the whole series of changes that have to do with document styles – a convenient way to unify the document. Now all the settings of a particular element can be changed into a separate style and be applied to any other element. In order to make several elements be of a same size, the required size can be set to any number of elements. Styled reports are easy to perceive and understand, moreover, report structuring helps saving time.

Several minor fixes of export filters will speed up export process and give an opportunity to specify the settings exactly as required. By the way, those fixes were also introduced in Silverlight version. Speaking about Silverlight version, one should also mention significant fixes of scrolling and hyperlink handling.

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Ribbon designer user interface is a very convenient substitution of all the endless bars and panes. All the controls are grouped according to their functions. The aim of such a “test drive” is to collect the feedback and users’ wishes and remarks. We want to know what is really necessary for users and hope that the changes will enhance the working process. We welcome all the opinions and statements at our Report Sharp-Shooter Forum.

Not only user interface underwent improvements. One of the key functionality of the program – document rendering process – is updated and gained new features for better presentation of your reports. In this new release we tried to take into consideration our clients requests to provide better quality of export options. Minor shortcomings were eliminated thus the work with Report Sharp-Shooter became more easy and convenient.

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• The Advanced Text control which allows the display of formatted text has become even more flexible. Being compatible with HTML and RTF formats, the Advanced Text control now operates with higher speed and can be broken into pages.



• A considerably extended functionality of the PDF filter allows the display of hyperlinks.



• The list of Report Sharp-Shooter™ interface localizations has been expanded by Chinese and Italian; now the package contains 18 localizations.



• Minor improvements and accelerations facilitate working with the product.

• Built-in PivotTable component. Being part of Report Sharp- Shooter™ this component allows the user to build pivot tables.



• The Master Report concept embodied in Report Sharp-Shooter™ 2.0 allows you to assign a report template containing all recurring elements once and then apply it in further reports with a single mouse click, paying attention only to the contents of the reports.



• The parametrized reports functionality allows you to specify the level of detail needed for any particular purpose because of the wide range of parameters available.



• The ability to build and nest Parametrized SubReports makes it possible to increase the level of code reuse.



• An advanced concept of rendering, the SideBySide band allows the placement of separate report parts in parallel with horizontal shift.



• A completely modified Web Viewer now includes a Toolbar which allows a user to export reports to the most popular formats available, to print full or partial reports, and to navigate a report with few mouse clicks.



• A refactored system for the serialization of reports.