Changes in v2012.2
04 May 2012
Add: New property is added XAxis.DateTimeStep.
Fix: Filters and sorting in some cases were not applied in the Report Wizard (the WebDesigner component).
Fix: Incorrect positioning of the drop-down menu in some cases (WebViewer component).
Fix: A bug with Band Interactions (the WebDesigner component).
Fix: In some cases, the date was reset to 01/01/1970 for the Request from User variable (the WebDesigner, WebViewerFx and components).
Fix: Displaying an incorrect value for the Request from User variable in case of initializing by expression (the WebDesigner, WebViewerFx and components).
Fix: The HTML <line-height> tag worked incorrectly (the WebDesigner, WebViewerFx and components).
Fix: Some bugs with styles in Silverlight report designer.
Fix: Some bugs with removing variable category in the report dictionary in Silverlight report designer.
Fix: Some bugs with exports to images in Silverlight.
Fix: Some bugs with Report Tree panel in Silverlight.
Fix: Some bugs with filters and business objects.
Fix: Some bugs with export to csv format.

26 April 2012
Add: New type of chart series is added – Funnel.
Add: New type of chart series is added – Candlestick.
Add: New type of chart series is added – Stock.
Add: New type of chart series is added – Range Bar.
Add: New type of chart series is added – Spline Range.
Add: Now you can use trend lines in charts. The chart engine supports three types of trend lines: Linear, Exponential, Logarithmic.
Add: New chart style is added – Style 21.
Add: UL and OL html tags now supported.
Add: Now export to RTF format supports png image format.
Upd: Some improvements in drawing markers in charts in Silverlight.
Upd: Some improvements in text justification in Silverlight.
Upd: Some improvements in export to PowerPoint format in Silverlight.
Upd: Some improvements in text drawing.
Fix: Some bugs with CutPieList property in Pie Series.
Fix: Some problems with Gantt chart in Silverlight.  
Fix: Some troubles with paragraphs in export to RTF and Word 2007 formats.
Fix: Some troubles with drawing null values in pie and doughnut charts.
Fix: Some bugs in WPF with drawing markers in charts.
Fix: Some bugs with drawing StackedBar series.
Fix: Some bugs with drawing axis in charts.
Fix: Some bugs with parameters in Silverlight.
Fix: Some bugs with aliases in expressions.
Fix: Some bugs with drawing RichText component.
Fix: When creating a variable of the DateTime type the current date by default was not set in Reports.Web.

Changes in v2012.1
The official release of the product version 2012.1 is now available to download that adds several new features. The list of changes described below is not complete and contains the most significant ones.

Exporting to HTML5
In the new version of the product it became available to export reports to the format HTML5. The new export format expands the list of options for saving rendered reports. Exporting to HTML5 is available from all report viewers.

New Tool Report Comparer
We have added a new utility Report Comparer. This tool provides an opportunity to compare two different reports, showing what components, data sources, business objects, variables are found only in one report and not in the other. The new tool also compares the properties of the report components.

Exports Settings in the WebViewer
Thanks to the new configuration dialog, which has different styles of themes as well as the WebViewer, it is possible to install all the necessary export options immediately before the report is exported to another format. If desired, showing settings dialog can be disabled using the ShowExportDialog property of the StiWebViewer component.

Report Themes
The new version of our product has a unique opportunity to create report themes. The report theme provides an opportunity to format the entire report with one click. In addition, there were added some special tools to create and work with the report themes in the styles editor. We have added a set of styles ready to be applied. Created report themes can also be used in report wizards.

Interactive Sorting in the WebViewer
Now in the WebViewer interactive sorting is implemented. It allows you to sort the data in the report by one or by multiple columns. This new feature will add dynamism to your reports and do work with them more comfortable.

New WordWrap Property
We have added a new WordWrap property to the AxisLabels class of the Chart component. The property is used to wrap the text to the next line if it does not fit in specified width to the specified output area. To enable it you should set the WordWrap property to true.

ShowHeaders Option in Designer.Web
The new option is used to hide the band headers in the report page. It is useful if a page has little space and everything should be put in compactly. Also, a new option allows you to more accurately see the report page layout.

ShowOrder Property in Designer.Web 
Shows the index number of components located on the page. If there are lots of components on a page, then this property will facilitate the process of report designing. In addition to displaying the index number of the component, all nesting levels, and their order is displayed. The numbers are separated with dots.

Export to ODS Format Now Supports ExcelSheet Property.
Now, export to the Open Document Calc format supports the ExcelSheet property of the report page. This property can specify the name of the bookmark. When exporting report pages to the ODS format, they will be saved as separate sheets.

Packed Queries in Silverlight
Previously, all requests between the client and the server have been passed as an ordinary string. This led to longer waiting response when the report size is big or at a low internet speed. In the new release we have included the encryption mode, and packaging data requests, which led to decreasing the size of requests in 10-20 times.

New Chart Type Range
We have added a new chart type Range, which allows displaying the range of the diagram, between its initial and final values. The new chart is available in the Chart Wizard of the report editor.

New Chart Type Stepped Range
The new chart type Stepped Range is available in the report designer. It works similar to the chart Range, with the only difference in mapping the diagram. The new chart is displayed in a stepwise, incremental area, which is filled with the selected color.

New Chart Style
We have added a new style of diagrams which is Style20. It has a color palette of pastel shades of brown and gray. We hope that the new style will help you in creating new and more interesting reports with charts.

Conditions and Filters of Charts in WPF
In the new product version Conditions and Filters in charts are supported in the WPF version. Now you can visually select the desired item or items of your chart using the specified conditions, thus making the report more comprehensible to understand. You will also become available to filter the data before displaying the chart.

Tab Code is Added to Silverlight Reports Designer
In the Client/Server version of the Silverlight reports designer we have added the tab Code. Now users can view the source code of the current report, and add their own additional methods and variables to extend the functionality of reports.

Silverlight Report Engine Supports Text Justifying
Ability to justify the text is now available in Silverlight. Alignment is specified using the HorAlignment property of the text component or using the controls of the reports designer.

Now Silverlight Version Supports HTML Tags
Now, a report generator for Silverlight supports basic HTML tags. HTML tags can be used if you change the AllowHtmlTags property of the text component to true. Previously this feature was not available in the Silverlight version.

Special Version for Silverlight 5 
Now in the distributives of our products we are delivering assemblies compiled under Silverlight 5. This is due to the fact that Silverlight supports a range of five unique features that are not available in Silverlight 4, in particular, vector printing. If you need a vector printing and you should use Silverlight 5, then you will find everything you need to build Silverlight 5 in the product installation.

Printing as HTML in Web Preview Tab
It became possible to print reports using HTML Web Preview tab of the report designer. All fonts are printed in a vector format that allows you to get rid of large amounts of data and text blurring. It should be noted that browser settings are used when you print using HTML.

Supporting Clipboard in Report Checker in Designer.Web
Now you can copy the error message to the clipboard in Designer.Web. For this purpose you may use a button on the Report Checker panel. Now you do not have to remember or manually rewrite the message of the report generator, just press the button and the message will be copied to the clipboard. After that, the message can be inserted to any text editor.

Save a Copy Function in Designer.Web
We have added the new option Save a Copy of any item in the data dictionary. The button to Save a Copy is available in the edit item window. This feature will significantly speed up the process of creating new items in the data dictionary. Now this feature is available in Designer.Web.

Indicator of Bottom Range in Designer.Web
If there are lots of components in the page, you can use the LargeHeight property. This property will virtually increase a page in the designer, without changing its actual size. For indication the actual page size the blue line is shown.

New Theme Office 2010 Mac
We have added a new GUI theme Office Mac. It is now possible to use all the charm and beauty of the Mac system, using our report generator. The theme Office Mac is not just another regular theme we have added. This is a well-designed and built theme with all the beauty piece of Mac.

New Chart Types for Designer.Web
We have expanded the list of supported chart types and added two new ones which are Radar and Bubble. Now you have even more opportunities to build reports. New charts are available in the chart wizard.

Changes in v2011.3

We are glad to announce the immediate availability of Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate version 2011.3. In this version we have added two new functions, improved importing tools, globalization editor, added support for expressions in chart filters, business objects in wizards, the Cross-Tab component in Silverlight, substantially redesigned the WebViewer. Please read the description of the most significant features implemented in the product.

New WebViewer
The WebViewer component has been updated so that was actually new. It has been completely rewritten from the brand new menu, and ending with supporting for themes. The new WebViewer was fully tested on all browsers and mobile platforms.

New Functions
We have added two new functions. These are ToWordsPt and ToCurrencyWordsPt. The ToWordsPt function converts the number to the value in words in Portuguese. The ToCurrencyWordsPt function converts the number to the value words specifying the currency.

Interactive Selection
The functionality of the Interaction property has been expanded in the new version. The Data Band has now the SelectionEnabled property. This property allows you to select a row in the data band in the report preview. It allows you to build dynamic master-detail reports with an unlimited nesting. See the examples in the DEMO application.

Cross-Tab in Silverlight
The new version offers support for the Cross-Tab component in Silverlight. Full compatibility in the Report Designer, in its engine - all report data are quickly and easily handled. Using the report generator in Silverlight environment has become more convenient.

Conditions at Series Labels
Now you can add Conditions to Series Labels of the Chart component. With the new conditions you can affect the formatting of chart labels. This gives you an unlimited ability of formatting and attracting users' attention to design charts.

Quick Button for Image
To speed up work with the Image components, we have added to it the Quick Button. This Quick Button allows you to quickly select the data column from which images will be taken for the component.

Importing Tools Improved
Since the last release we have been revised all importing utilities and dramatically improved their performance. Much work has been done over the import utility for Active Reports, Crystal Reports, and Microsoft Reporting Services. We believe that the new importing tools will accelerate the converting reports process from these products. The latest versions of the tools can be found in the section Downloads -> Importing Tools of our site.

Printing via HTML
There is an opportunity in the product to print using HTML for the WebViewerFx component of the product Reports.Web and Reports.Ultimate. Print via HTML by means of a browser, and the fonts are printed in a vector format, allowing to get rid of a large amount of data and text blurring. It should be borne in mind that when you print using HTML the browser settings are used.

Improved Globalization Editor
The new version of the Globalization Editor adds two new functions "Get culture" and "Set culture." The "Get culture" function allows you to fill in the current culture of the report with values from the report. The "Set culture" function allows you to apply a customized culture directly into the current account during the report designing.

Multilingual Report Checker
Properties description and the report checker is now localized in German in Silverlight, WPF and NET products. The properties description and the report checker is now localized in Russian in Silverlight. The utility Report Checker now generates messages in German. What makes our German-speaking users be able to get, with great pleasure and comfort, error messages and ways of solving them in German. In addition, the utility in the Silverlight platform knows three languages ​​and is able to produce detailed messages, suggestions to change a report in English, Russian and German.

Interaction in Silverlight
The report engine for the Silverlight platform in the Net mode does not support the Interaction property. Starting with the new version we have added full support for this property. We hope that this innovation will make your report more user-friendly.

Print in Silverlight
In recent years, many changes were made to fix a printing method. Since the release of 2011.2 we fixed a problem with truncation of the right side of the page, also fixed some problems with printing primitives. Also, according to users’ requests, the Print method was moved to the StiReport class and, to print a report, you do not need to always make it be displayed in the viewer and waste extra resources, simply call the Print method.

Expressions in Chart Filters
In the new version of the report generator you may specify complex filtering for each series of the Chart component. You can now use the expression in the chart filters. Also filtering by fields that are not in the chart and also by related fields, but not only by an argument or a value, as it was previously, became available.

Borders, Locations and Styles
The AllowUserBorderSidesFromLocation property is added to the report style. If it is set to true, then depending on the location of the component in the band with a style set, the displayed border of this component is changed. For example, if it is located in the upper left corner of the band, then, accordingly, it sets the left and the upper border. If it is put in the center and does not border any of the band edges, the boundaries of the component are reset. If it is located on the bottom edge, then the lower border is set. If the component takes the entire band space, then it outlines all four borders. This feature allows you to build very complex styles that allow you to avoid unnecessary complication of the report.

Business Objects in Wizards
All report wizards now support for Business Objects. Previously, it was possible to select only the Data Source. The emergence of such a feature allows you to use Business Objects fully and equally with the Data Sources.

Business Objects in Silverlight
The newest version of the Silverlight reporting tool supports Business Objects filtering and sorting. It is now possible to create reports using not only the Data Source but also Business Objects.

WebViewer and Parameters
The StiWebViewer component now has a new panel of variables for the query parameters from the user. It has a user-friendly interface that allows the user to easily enter complex parameters such as lists, editable lists with changeable number of elements, ranges of data types. For the type "date" we created a comfortable DatePicker (calendar), whereby there is no need to enter the date manually. When sending data from a panel of variables or resetting them to the initial values, changes in the report are applied without reloading the page. Also, a new panel of variables is made in accordance with the new WebViewer design.

Hierarchical Reports and Business Objects
Business Objects now become available for the hierarchical band. Previously, Business Objects in a hierarchical band were not available. In the new version we worked on this shortcoming and removed it. Now, for any hierarchical band any Business Objects can be applied. This option allows you to make your reports more visually literate and comfortable to use. We further plan to add new features to our product.

Changes in v2011.2

We are glad to announce the next this year release of Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate version 2011.2. In this version we have added support for the Report Checker tool and globalization in Reports.Web, ability to store reports in the Google Docs service, redesigned the Installer tool and the chart engine, improved filters and queries, added new chart types. Please read the description of not all but the most significant improvements and features added in Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate.

Report Checker for Web
The desktop versions of our product come with a unique module for testing reports - Report Checker. It is available either as a separate utility or as an integrated tool in the report designer. Now you can check your reports for errors in Web applications. Since version 2011.2 the Report Checker is available for report designers Designer.Web and Designer.Silverlight. This utility not only checks the report for errors, but also describes in detail the reason or their appearance, and offers suggestions to correct them by pressing a single button.

Save a Copy
A new option to save a copy of any item in the data dictionary is added. A button to save a copy is available in the edit item dialog. This feature will significantly speed up the process of creating new elements in the data dictionary. On the current moment, the feature is available in the WinForms report designer.

Filters and Queries
In version 2011.1, as well as in all previous versions, filtration was processed mostly by the report generator. In the new version, users choose themselves how to filter - using the report generator or using an SQL query. If you are using the SQL query, report generator will make changes of the SQL query text using a special algorithm, based on the specified filtration options. Filtration options are specified in the data band. This new feature can be used to optimize the exchange of data between the application and database.

New Importing Tool
Despite the fact that Stimulsoft Reports understands a lot of third-party file formats, we decided not to stop on it. A new one is added into the importing utilities list - imports from the Report Sharp-Shooter format. This tool will help you to get started with Stimulsoft Reports much quicker. The utility supports the main elements of the product.

Sorting and Filtration of Business Objects
Sorting and filtration is now possible for business objects! You can setup sorting and filtration using a standard editing dialog of the Data band. Configuration interface is exactly the same as for data sources.

Collapsing Hierarchical Reports
Earlier interactive collapsing was only available for groups and master-detail reports. Now you can expand and collapse hierarchical bands. All that is necessary is to change one option of a band. Using collapsing function it is possible to save the user reports from the contemplation of redundant information in the report and, at the same time, provide this information only if needed.

New Installer
The Installer utility is delivered as a part of Stimulsoft Reports pack. This utility helps you to install or remove Stimulsoft Reports assemblies in GAC. The tool is also a great helper in using the NGEN utility in conjunction with the assemblies of our product. The new Installer has redesigned appearance and updated programming stuffing.

Google Docs and Store Reports
All report designers of Stimulsoft Reports can keep their reports in the Cloud from Google Company. All you need is a GMail account. You can save a report in your office and open it at home. It is simple - just a few mouse clicks. We are confident that the new feature will simplify the storage of report templates for our users.

Multiple Monitors
Our company can claim that all our applications are fully adapted to work on two or more monitors. At the same time, you can open several applications and display them on different monitors. Before closing the application, all information about the location of the application will be remembered. Next time, when the application is run, the user will find it on the same position in a monitor where it was last time before being closed.

New Functions
A new feature is added to the data dictionary - ToWordsFa. The function converts a number to string in words in Persian. This feature is available in all versions of the report generator and expands already a big list of possibilities for creating international reports.

Support for Dirhams in ToCurrencyWords
To the list of supported currencies of the ToCurrencyWords function support for another currency DHS (Dirham) is added.

New Chart Types
We are constantly working to expand the list of supported types of charts. In release 2011.2, our team is glad to announce four new chart types - Bubble, Radar Point, Radar Line, and Radar Area.

New Assistant - Options Helper
The new tool Options Helper is available in this release. This tool helps to understand many options of the report generator and create a list of changed parameters. This list can be loaded in your program to quickly initialize the report generator properties. Also, the list can be used for the report designer. For this purpose it is enough to place it in the same folder as the report designer.

Parameters in Web 
In previous versions of our products we have added support for new parameters in the desktop and Silverlight applications. Now the parameters are supported in Reports.Web. New parameters can be changed in Designer.Web. They can be used using WebViewer.Fx. Using parameters greatly expands using reports and their interactivity. It supports not only simple values ​​but ranges of values ​​and values lists.

Border.Topmost Property
In version 2011.2 the report developers have a new feature to build reports - the Border.Topmost property. If to enable it for the border, the border side will always be drawn on the top of components. This feature expands the visual abilities of reports. It is also like a workaround for some limitations in designing reports.

Page Order
Now you can change the order of the pages in the report designer for Web. It is as easy there as in the desktop report designer. This can be done using the context menu of the page tab.

Globalization in Web
In the previous version of the report designer for Web, expressions editor when globalizing reports are not delivered. In the new version we have eliminated this annoying omission. Now you can fully globalize your reports using the report editor for Web, without using the desktop version of the report designer.

Printing to PDF File from WebViewer.Fx
We have added support for printing into the Adobe PDF file to enhance printing from the Web application that uses the WebViewer.Fx component. If you need to print the report using the PDF file, you must set the Print to PDF option in the print dialog of the report. Printing to a PDF file allows you to send perfectly accurate copy of the report to the printer.

Optimization
We have done a great work of optimizing the report designer when working with very large reports. Optimization was done in WPF, WinForms and Silverlight versions of the report designer. The performance of many dialog boxes for editing items is greatly increased. We have reduced delays in carrying out of many operations in the report, optimized many algorithms.

Interacting with Charts
The new version of our products comes with a new chart builder engine. We completely redesigned it. All this was done to make the charts in our reports more interactive. Now you can interact with elements of the diagrams on report pages in full force, as well as with other components. You can use the tips, hyperlinks, dynamic transitions, scrolling, etc. for chart elements.

Database Adapters Silverlight
External data adapters are now supported in the client-server version of the report generator for Silverlight. You can find all possible external data adapters on our website in the Download section.

New Types of Labels for Charts
The chart has three new types of Labels - in the center of the series, on the left and on the right side of the series. New types of series will more accurately show the chart information necessary for the user.

Applying Style to Chart
Later, when selecting a style for a chart, it was applied to all elements of the chart. You can now use the AllowApplyStyle property, which has any chart item. Using this property, you can disable using a style in a particular element and set its own appearance values.

Report and Page Setup Dialogs in Web
Dialog boxes for configuration the report and page parameters are completely redesigned in the report designer for Web. Now they fully comply with their analogs of the desktop version. New dialog boxes allow you to quickly and visually change the basic parameters of the report and the current page.

RefCursor and Oracle ODP Provider
RefCursor as a parameter is now supported in the Oracle ODP Provider. In order to use RefCursor as a parameter, select the Stored Procedure type of the query, add a parameter with the RefCursor type and then you can use a query in the report. This new feature is available since version 2011.2. It is also required to download the new version of the Oracle ODP Provider adapter from our site.

Changes in v2011.1

We are glad to announce the current year first release of Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate version 2011.1. Four months passed since the last release and now we would like to share with you all the features and improvements our development team has prepared. Enormously hard work has been done to make the reporting tool more robust, powerful and user-friendly. Great many new functions, advanced conditions, wizards, components, converting utilities are implemented in this release through all the report generators included into this software product. 

Styles in Highlight Condition
Now, the selected style is stored in the condition and, when changing style parameters, design parameters and conditions are automatically changed. Earlier, style selection in the condition led to copying its parameters into the parameters of conditions. Also, it is worth to say that now, when using the style in the condition, the style itself is applied but not parameters of appearance set in the condition and copied from the style. The style will be applied to the component, if the condition is triggered.

Applying Parameters in Styles
In the new version of the condition editor, it is possible to specify which parameters of appearance to use, and which not to use. For example, it allows changing only the color of a displayed text when the condition is triggered or make the font italic and at the same time change the background color.

Parameters
To extend the functionality of the reports, in the new version, we have essentially improved the RequestFromUser option for the variables. Now, using this option, the process of data request from the user can be greatly extended. It is possible to request not only simple values but nullable values, lists of values ​​and value ranges. Also, we significantly expanded the functionality of variables that are used as parameters - opportunities to add value lists for subsequent selection, request date and time separately, to prohibit the direct editing of user parameters and many more others were implemented. In addition, the report viewer has a new button that hides or displays the Settings panel. One can now manage the process of report rendering with parameters using the RequestParameters property of a report. This property affects whether to render a report for the first time automatically with the default parameters of values or one need to specify the parameters first and then update the report. Also, we added the ParametersOrientation property. With help of this property it is possible to indicate where the parameters panel should be placed - on the top or left edge of the viewer.

Condition - Data Bar
We have added a new Data Bar condition type to increase the quality of visual presentation of information in our products. When using this condition, the reporting tool analyses all values ​​in the specified data column and the current value that is output in the component. This information is used to display the color bands in the output component. This type of condition is very convenient to display the dynamics of changing data in the report. The Data Bar can only be used in text components.

Condition - Color Scale
Another new type of conditions is the Color Scale. It is designed to display the dynamics of changing data. The dynamics is displayed by changing the background color of the component. The color set for the minimum values ​​are interpolated to the color, which is set for the maximum values, depending on the size of the displayed values ​​in the component. This condition can only be used for text components.

Condition - Icons Set
Icon Set is a new type of condition to display graphical information in the text component. When using this condition, the report generator analyzes the values ​​in this column. All the data got during analysis are divided into ranges. Each range has its own icon. Depending on what, the range is a value that is generated for this component is selected and displays an icon. The condition is perfect for graphic reflection of the trends, the criteria of growth and decline, performance of various indicators. This condition can be used only for text components.

New Utilities for Converting Reports
In the new release four new tools for converting reports that are created in other products to the Stimulsoft Reports format are added. These are import utilities from RDL, Active Reports, XtraReports, and FastReport.Net. We believe that these tools will simplify migration of reports from other formats.

New Types of Bar-Codes
First, we added a new two-dimensional bar code - QRCode. This barcode is gaining increasing popularity in recent years. It is used in many applications, particularly in mobile applications. Second, we added two one-dimensional bar-codes - Code128Auto and EAN128Auto. These two bar-codes scan the code and can automatically switch their modifications to a, b or c.

MS Access Data
According to numerous requests from our users we have added a separate type of connection for data connection to the MS Access database. A new type of connection requests only data needed for MS Access.

Connecting to EffiProz Data
The new version of our product supports connection to EffiProz databases. The new connection is available in the NET, WPF, and Web versions of the report designer. The database is optimized for local storage of information. Also, it allows storing data in memory.

Wizard for Placing Components
To simplify the placement of components in a band, we have added a special wizard for placement. If, when dragging a component in a band, its border crosses the band border, then one will be prompted to automatically dock the component to the left or right side of the band. The size of components already placed in the band will be taken into account. 

Wizard for Replacing Components 
If to drag any field from the data dictionary to an existing component in a page, a replacement component wizard will be invoked. It offers options for adding or replacing the content of an existing component on data from the data dictionary.

New Functions
In the new version we have added great many new functions. The first pack is Left, Mid, and Right functions. The Left function returns a specified amount of symbols from the beginning of the string. The Mid function returns a specified amount of symbols from the specified position in the string. The Right function returns a specified amount of symbols from the end of the string. The second pack is ToWordsEs and ToCurrencyWordsEs. The first function returns the amount of words in Spanish. The second returns the amount of words (currency option) in Spanish. In addition, it is worth noting that the ToCurrencyWordsEs function supports MXN (Mexican peso) currency. The third pack is Persian and Arabic. The Persian function returns the number, written in Persian numerals. The function returns the number written in Arabic numerals. It is worth mentioning that a version for Silverlight, now also supports the Roman function. The fourth pack is the GetAnchorPageNumberThrough function. It extends the GetAnchorPageNumber function and returns continuous number of the page. And the fifth pack is the Totals.SumNullable function. It returns null, if all values ​​passed to this function are null.
Report Wizards in Silverlight
The previous version of the report designer for Silverlight, did not provide the ability to create reports using the Report Wizards. In the new version this omission was corrected. The following Report Wizards are added: Standard Report, Master-Detail Report and Label Report.

New Types of Bar-Codes
Until that time, applying styles for controls was not possible. We have decided to eliminate this shortage. All controls now have the ComponentStyle property which is used for indicating the style. Also a style for dialogs is added - DialogStyle. New styles can be created in the editor style.

Rotating Charts in Report
Sometimes it is needed to rotate the chart on a report page on 90 degrees or 180 degrees. In order to achieve this result we added the Rotation property. The property allows rotating a chart on 90 degrees clockwise or anticlockwise; rotating a chart on 180 degrees; flip chart either horizontally or vertically.

New component in Stimulsoft Reports.Silverlight
We have added a new component to the reporting tool for Silverlight - Text in Cells. The component is used to display text information in cells. It is typically used for printed forms.

Business Objects and Cross-Tab Component 
Earlier, the Cross-Tab component could use data only from the data source. Now you can select data including the category of Business Objects. There is no difference from using data from Business Objects in the Cross-Tab editor in compare with using data from the Data Sources. In next releases of our products we plan to fully support using of Business Objects in reports.

Report Checker and the Messages Panel
The Report Checker completely superseded the messages panel from the report designer. The button to launch the Report Checker is placed on the Status Bar of the report designer, where the Message Bar was earlier located. If, while report rendering, any errors have been found, then the Report Checker will notify about this with a tooltip, clicking on which you can open the Report Checker and learn more about the problem. The Report Checker displays not only errors but shows warnings about the potential problems in the report. It also gives various recommendations to change the report. If, when rendering a report, any messages from the report engine will be received, they will also be displayed with the Report Checker.

Window 7 Support
We have expanded support of Windows 7 in our products. A progress animation while loading and saving reports in the Windows taskbar is added. Animation is implemented to the report viewer window and the window of the report designer. Enhancement is available in WinForms and WPF versions. In the WPF version we added Windows 7 compatible dialogs for opening and saving files. For WinForms version of our product preview thumbnail buttons are added. They are used for operations with report files in the report designer and operations for saving, loading and printing reports in the report viewer.

Interactivity in Silverlight Report Viewer
The client-server version of the report viewer for Silverlight fully supports the Interaction property of report components. The property provides opportunity for sorting, grouping, navigation and reports detailing in a report viewer window. 

XBAP Mode for Viewing Reports in WPF
A new report viewer is available in the WPF version of our product. This special version of WPF viewer designed to display reports in XBAP applications. The viewer is in the Stimulsoft.Report.Xbap.dll assembly and provides the same functionality as the report viewer for WPF. For working with the viewer Full-Trust trust mode applications is required.

System Variables in Silverlight
We have added displaying system variables in the data dictionary in the version of the report designer for Silverlight. System variables are used to display various system information of a report - page number, current date and time, number of lines, etc.

Component Text in Cells and Report Designer for Web
We have added the Text in Cells component in the Reports Designer.Web. This component is designed to display text information in cells. It is typically used for printed forms.

CheckBox Component and Report Designer for Web
Support of the CheckBox component in Reports Designer.Web is added. The component is used to display the flags of states.

Context Menu in Stimulsoft Reports Designer.Web
We have added support of the context menu in the report designer for Web. The menu is available for each report page. It provides operations to work with the clipboard. Also, the menu is available in the data dictionary. There are the basic operations of the data dictionary in this menu.

Context Menu in Viewer.Fx
The report viewer now displays the context menu. The menu commands of setting the report zoom are grouped.

Changes in v2010.3

We are glad to announce the availability of Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate version 2010.3. With this release, we are proud to announce the availability of numerous changes, enhancements, and improvements. The version 2010.3 comes with improvements across the entire Stimulsoft Reports product line. We have developed sorting of groups by summary, added two new data adapters, one new barcode, new HTML tags, printing in Silverlight, new themes in Reports.Silverlight, WinForms, implemented support of configurations on the properties panel, added new Import.Rtf tool and many many more. The following is a brief summary of the new features introduced in this product:

Sorting of group by summary
We have added three new properties for the GroupHeaderBand to sort the group by its summary. These are SummarySortDirection - the direction of sorting, SummaryExpression - an expression for calculation of summary, SummaryType - a function type of summary calculation.

Configurations on the properties panel 
When you first run the designer, it is hard for to understand all the properties of the components in the properties panel. To simplify this task, we added the configuration options in the properties panel. There are three configurations: basic, standard, and professional. Depending on the configuration the amount of visible properties of components is changed. In the Basic configuration only simple properties are visible. In the Standard configuration almost all the properties except the most complex or rarely used are displayed. In Professional configuration a complete set of properties is shown. Selecting the type of configuration occurs when you first run the report designer, or from the context menu of the properties panel.

Conditions and styles 
One of the interesting improvements in the new version of our product is the ability to use a style of the report in the condition of a component. Selecting of formatting options for the condition could be done before. But now the selected style is stored and used later for the report generation. So it is enough to change the style and the formatting condition options will be changed too.

Conditions and borders of components
In addition to improved using of styles in the condition, we have made yet another improvement. Now you can change the borders of components, depending on the conditions. Our customers asked for this option, and now we are pleased to announce that it is available.

New data adapters
The new version provides two new data adapter. The first adapter is designed for dot Connect Universal provider. The adapter is available on the Downloads page of our web-site. The second adapter is designed for accessing MS Access database. The adapter is built into the report engine and can be used without additional configuration.

New barcode
We added a new bar code in our report. The full name of the bar code is Royal TPG Post KIX 4-State. This barcode is used for postal purposes in the Netherlands. In the future we will continue implementing new bar codes into our products.

New tool
We added a new tool in our product. This is the Import.Rtf utility. The tool provides the ability to import files in the RTF (Rich Text Format) format to the Stimulsoft Reports format.

New UI themes in WinForms
Five new themes are added to our product for WinForms: Office 2010 Blue, Office 2010 Silver, Office 2010 Black, Windows 7, and Vista. Themes support the new application main menu for the report designer, which contains more features than the main menu with using Office 2007 theme. New themes are used both for the report viewer and the report designer.

Report viewer with Ribbon panel for WPF
A report viewer using Ribbon Panel is available in the new version of the product. If the application uses the Ribbon toolbar, the new control will solve the problem with displaying reports in the same style as the application.

Super tooltips for WPF report designer
The new version of the report designer using the WPF technology now shows the super tooltips for each control. This will simplify the work with the report designer for novice users of our products.

New Html tags
The list of supported tags is widened with two new tags: <strong> </ strong> and <p> </ p>. Tags work in a text component if the AllowHtmlTags property is enabled. The <Strong> </ Strong> tag works the same as the <b> </ b> tag. The <p> </ p> tag defines the text paragraph.

Showing tabs in the report designer
In the new version you can show or hide tabs of viewing report or the code tab in the report designer. Controlling occurs from the context menu of tabs. It is worth noting that since the new version, code tab is hidden by default. Not all of our developers use this tab and for some of them it was not understandable. In any case, the code tab can be displayed at any time using the context menu.

Business Objects and Charts
In previous versions of our product it was not possible to use data from business objects when creating charts. This lack of functionality was corrected in the new version. Data from business objects can be used along with data from data sources.

Printing in Silverlight
The previous version of the report viewer for Silverlight supported printing only via exporting a report to the Adobe PDF format and then a report could be printed from the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The new version of the report viewer now supports printing using built-in Silverlight facility. This extension allows printing the report without using Adobe PDF format. Old and new printing methods are available from the drop down menu when clicking the Print button.

New Themes for Silverlight
It is now possible to use four new interface themes in the designer and report viewer for Silverlight: Office 2007 Blue, Office 2007 Silverlight, Office 2010 Black, and Office 2010 Silverlight. Themes differ not only by colors but also by functional performance.

Editable fields in Silverlight reports
The report viewer for Silverlight now supports the editable fields. Editable fields can be edited directly in the report viewer. You can use this function for a text component or a checkbox component.

Charts in Silverlight reports
It was possible to use charts in reports when the Silverlight was used as a part of the client-server configuration of the report generator. However, the chart could not be used in Silverlight applications without a server. Now this issue is solved.

Encrypted data exchange in Silverlight
The new version of the report generator encrypts the data exchange between client and server. This will increase the safety of the viewer and the report designer in Silverlight.

Pages by request in Silverlight
In the first version of the report viewer for Silverlight, the report was loaded on the client entirely using a single query. This mode of transferring of reports was not very good when the report is large. Therefore, we have added a new feature. This is the PageLoadingMode in the StiWebViewerSL component. By default, the entire report is downloaded. But this behavior can now be changed.

HTML Tags in WebViewer.Fx
We have added support of HTML tags in WebViewer.Fx. Tags for setting text color, font face, and font style are available. This allows showing reports more fully in the Web environment.

Full screen mode in WebViewer.Fx
Now you can view reports in full-screen mode. This mode can be run with pressing the button in the Control Panel of WebViewer.Fx. To exit this mode simply press the Escape key or click Close.

Html Tags in Designer.Web
Designer.Web can now show some HTML tags. These tags are for setting text color, font face, and font style. 

New Training Resources
We have added a large collection of new videos. These are step-by-step tutorials which show how to create reports in our products. Our documentation was updated with new topics in the HTML section, Getting Started, Exports etc. When using our training resource materials you will receive everything you need for reducing the time and effort you need to design reports.

Changes in v2010.2:

With this release, we are proud to announce the availability of numerous changes, enhancements, and improvements.  Silverlight technology is now supported in the Reports.Ultimate, full compatibility with .NET Framework 4.0 is integrated.  Among the highlights of Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate version 2010.2 release are:

Silverlight in Ultimate
Our company has released two new products: Stimulsoft Reports.Silverlight and Stimulsoft Reports Designer.Silverlight. All capabilities presented in these products are now available in Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate. Enjoy the new Silverlight viewer and report designer as well as Silverlight report generator.

Ready for .Net 4 Client Profile
The new version is fully compatible with .NET Framework 4 and .NET Framework 4 Client Profile. You can create your reports, without any restrictions.

View in Web
We added the ability to view a report in the report designer using WebViewer.Fx. This viewer is used on a separate tab (View in Web) in the report designer. There was lack of opportunity for our users to see how a report will look in the WebViewer.Fx. Now the problem is solved.

Updated Documentation
With this new version of the product we deliver a new version of the documentation. A great number of new articles and step-by-step instructions. They describe work of many new properties. Work with documentation has become much easier.

New application
We have added a new application into our product. This is the report viewer. This application can display both already rendered and then saved reports and render reports with getting data. We hope that this application will find its place in your application for working with reports.

New message panel
The Message panel has been completely redesigned. Now a new system of checking the report for errors is used. It not only informs the user about compilation errors, but also offers problem solving steps, recommendations to improve the report, displays warning of potential weak points in a report.

Calculation Mode
The new version of our product supports a new mode of processing expressions in the report. Previously, all the expressions in the report were compiled as a part of a report class. In the new mode, expressions are not compiled but interpreted by the built-in parser of expressions. The new mode is in beta stage, it can be used now. The mode of calculation of expressions is specified using the CalculationMode property of a report.

Localization to Bulgarian language is added
Now all our products support localization of interface to Bulgarian language. We support now 26 languages in our products.

New Data Adapters
We have added support for new data adapters in our products. The data adapters are Oracle ODP.Net and two adapters for Sybase. All adapters are available in the Downloads section of our site.

Cache of web components
Using the AppCacheDirectory properties of StiWebDesigner and StiWebViewerFx components, it is possible to create a directory in what the components will automatically create a cache copy of the Flash core of these components. Using the cache, when reloading, allows you to speed up the loading of these components on the client side.

Visual web designer control
In previous versions of the web report designer, this component was presented as a non-visual ASP.NET component. However, many users would like to use this component as a visual control, as well as they use the WebViewer.Fx component. The new version can easily convert a non-visual component into a visual StiWebDesigner. It is enough to set the Visible property of this component to true.

Query Builder for Stimulsoft Reports.Wpf
Query Builder now available for the WPF version of our report generator. The tool is delivered in the Stimulsoft.Database.Wpf assembly.

New functions
New features were added to the data dictionary. The first is the MaxStr function. The function returns a string that is at the end of the sorted list of values. The next function is MinStr. It returns a string that is placed in the beginning of the sorted list of values. The SumDistinct function summarizes only the unique values from a list. And the last function is ToCurrencyWordsThai. This function displays the amount of words in Thai language.

Get style from selected components
The new feature is added to the styles editor. This is ability to take the style from selected components. Simply select the necessary components on the page. Then, go to the styles designer and click the button. On the basis of the selected components styles which are not yet in a report will be created!

Find tool in report tree
Now you can search the report tree on behalf of the component. This feature allows you to quickly find the components in a large report.

ProcessingDuplicates property is improved
Three new values for the ProcessingDuplicates property are available: BasedOnValueAndTagMerge, BasedOnValueAndTagHide and BasedOnValueRemoveText. With the new values of this property, you can greatly enhance the functionality of the association of components in the report. We believe that new features will help report developers.

New features when printing bar-codes
Code128c and Ean128c barcodes now support the FNC1 command. It is used to connect multiple values in a single barcode. We also added a new ShowQuietZones  property for the barcode component. The property is used for synchronization of barcode scanners.

Additional parameters in Drill-Down reports
On the current moment, the developer can specify three parameters for the Drill-Down report. In practice three parameters were not enough for some reports. So we added two more parameters in the Interaction property to design interactive reports.

Changes in v2010.1:

Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate comes with a number of changes which dramatically improves the capability to create complex reports. In the new release, we have added numerous features across our product line. Now you may check reports for errors using the Report Checker utility, use the PDF/A format. A new method of working with business objects appeared. The new version of StiWebViewerFx now supports watermarks in a reports etc.

Report checking
Unique ability to check a report for problems was added in our product. We have created the system of checking reports on issues. The report checker does not only inform you about the errors of compilations but provides multiple recommendations, messages, advice, and warnings about fixing the problems. You may immediately fix issues by some of the ways offered. Report checking works both in the report designer and by running the Report Checker utility.

A new method of working with business objects
Our report long is able to work with business objects. But in previous versions the report generator used a special conversion of business objects to the internal format. For the first, that slowed down the process of report rendering. For the second, problems appeared when creating complex business objects. In the new version of our product, we introduced a new type of item in the data dictionary. It is the Business Objects. Now working with the Business Objects will be done directly, without the performance decreasing and problems with conversion.

PDF/A compliance
Now our product completely supports the PDF/A format. PDF/A is a file format for the long-term archiving of electronic documents. It is a subset of Adobe PDF. PDF/A must follow certain rules including following color management guidelines, using embedded fonts for rendering, and making annotation content available to users.

New primitives
In the new version of the report generator you will find multiple new primitives. All primitives are available for the Shape component. In addition to updating the Shape component we also updated HorizontalLine and VerticalLine components. New StartCap and EndCap properties are added. They provide an opportunity to change the style of the start and and lines in the report.

Report parameters
At first glance, insignificant improvement was made in the data dictionary. Variables have a new Request from User property. If to enable this property, then, when you show a report in the viewer, the report generator will automatically display a special form that is used to output the value of this variable. This improvement greatly simplifies the development of reports in our report generator. This property is supported by WinViewer, WebViewer, WebViewer.Fx and WpfViewer.

ProcessingDuplicates property improved
We have extended the work with the ProcessingDuplicates property of the text component. This property is actively used by many of our customers. We added 3 new values: BasedOnTagMerge, BasedOnTagHide, and BasedOnTagRemoveText. New values are different from previous ones. They use values of the Tag property as the key for processing but not the Text property of the text component. This enhancement provides the ability to specify compound keys, which will be used for components processing.

Table component and free placement
In the previous versions of the reporting tool, the Table component was placed as a band. In other words it was always docked to the top of the report page. We have added a new DockableTable property. If to set this property to false, then you may place the Table component everywhere in you report. This feature extends the potential of the Table component.

The WYSIWYG property of the RichText component
We have been receiving a lot of requests from our customers. The request was related with the RichText component and it is not correctly shown under some operational systems, and incorrectly printed on some printers. To avoid these problems we added a new property to the RichText component. If the property is enabled then the reporting tool will work with the RichText component more thoroughly to increase the quality of its showing.

Watermarks, shadows and borders
The new version of StiWebViewerFx now supports watermarks in a report. Text watermarks and watermarks as images are supported. In addition, StiWebViewerFx can show shadows of components. And another improvement is support of advanced borders. Now all types of borders are completely supported.

New themes in WPF
In previous versions of Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate only one WPF theme was available. It was the black theme. Now we added the following new themes: Office 2010 White, Office 2010 Blue, Office 2007 Blue, Office 2007 Silver, Office 2007 Black, Office 2003 Blue, Office 2003 Silver, and Office 2003 Olive Green. New themes are available in the report viewer and in the report designer. You should note that the themes are different from each other not only by colors and forms of elements displaying, but also by a scheme of controls location in the report designer.

Report wizard in WPF
Report wizards were not represented in previous versions of Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate WPF edition. This omission was completely corrected in the new version of our product. The following report wizards are added: Standard Report wizard, Master-Detail wizard, Label wizard, Cross-Tab wizard and Chart wizard. 

Drag&Drop support in WPF
In version 2010.1 we added the full support of Drag&Drop operations in WPF report designer. Now they are supported in the report dictionary, report tree, toolbox. Also Drag&Drop operations are supported in the text editor and expression editor, when dragging the elements from the report dictionary on a page, etc.

Turkish localization
Our customers from Turkey might be pleased to discover that they are now able to use Stimulsoft in their native language. Now our product supports 25 languages.

The following changes are available in this release:
•	The export to PDF now supports tooltips of components.
•	Now you can use the third party controls on forms of reports.
•	The PdfImageQuality property of StiWebViewer replaced on the ImageQuality property. New property will be applied to all exports (if applicable).
•	The PdfImageResolution property of StiWebViewer is replaced on the ImageResolution property. The new property will be applied to all exports (if applicable).
•	StiWebViewer now supports export to the Power Point.
•	The ZoomChanged event is added to the StiViewerControl.
•	The ExcelValue property is added to the CheckBox component.
•	A new ExportDataOnly property is added to StiWebViewer.
•	A new StiOptions.Print.UsePrinterSettingsEntirely property is available.
•	A new StiOptions.Export.Csv.UseMultilineText property is available.
•	A new Stimulsoft.Report.Dictionary.StiAliasAttribute attribute is added.
•	A new StiOptions.Engine.DefaultUnit static option is available.
•	A new Stimulsoft.Report.StiSuperToolTipTextAttribute attribute is added.
•	A new Stimulsoft.Report.StiSuperToolTipBitmapAttribute attribute is added.
•	A new StiOptions.Export.Pdf.UseEditableFieldName static option is available.
•	A new StiOptions.Export.Pdf.UseEditableFieldAlias static option is available.
•	A new StiOptions.Export.Pdf.UseEditableFieldTag static option is available.
•	A new StiOptions.Export.Pdf.AllowFontsCache static option is available.
•	The GlobalizationStrings property of a report now supports Rich Text components.
•	Some improvements in calculation of chart legend.
•	The export to Calc format now supports the ExcelValue property.
•	Some improvements in the report engine regarding the Sub-Report component.
•	Some improvements in the report engine regarding the Panel component.
•	Some improvements in the HTML export.
•	Some improvements in containers processing.
•	Some improvements in the Cross-Tab component in the RighToLeft mode.
•	Some improvements in the Import.CrystalReports tool.
•	Some changes in the Cross-Tab component and the TextQuality property.
•	Some improvements in processing of segmented pages.
•	Some improvements in the exports of Rich Text.
•	Some improvements in the export to PDF.
•	Some improvements in saving and loading MDC files.
•	The GlobalizedName property is added to text component in Reports Designer.Web.
•	A new StiWebDesignerOptions.ModifyDataSources static option is added.
•	A new PreInit event is added to StiWebDesigner.
•	Now you can open images from local drivers.
•	Some improvements in web report designer GUI.
•	Some changes regarding PageFooter in Reports Designer.Web.
•	Fix: Some problems with the RichText components and StiWebViewerFx.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the empty bands in some situations.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the sort indicator in Viewer.Fx.
•	Fix: A bug with printing hatch brush in Viewer.Fx.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the bookmarks panel in Viewer.Fx.
•	Fix: A bug with an image transparency in Viewer.Fx.
•	Fix: Some problems with the Interaction.Tooltip property and StiWebViewerFx.
•	Fix: Some problems with the Interaction.Hyperlink property and StiWebViewerFx.
•	Fix: Some problems with sessions at server side in StiWebViewerFx.
•	Fix: Some problems with loading report from source code files and report assemblies in StiWebViewer.

Fixed bugs:
•	Fix: A problem of editing events of Connection.
•	Fix: Some fixes in StiLogService.
•	Fix: Some troubles in Charts.
•	Fix: Some improvements in export to Excel, Excel 2007 and Word 2007.
•	Fix: Some fixes in export to Power Point.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the Drill-Down reports.
•	Fix: Some troubles with the table rendering.
•	Fix: Some troubles with variables and the RequestFromUser parameter.
•	Fix: Some problems with the Text Editor.
•	Fix: Some problems with the table rendering.
•	Fix: Some problems with the NullValue property of the text component.
•	Fix: Some improvements in the report EngineV2.
•	Fix: Some problems with the Cross-Tab rendering.
•	Fix: Some bugs with chart titles.
•	Fix: Some troubles with saving report to the standalone file.
•	Fix: Some troubles with export to the PDF and Rich Text components.
•	Fix: Some problems with the export to PDF very long strings.
•	Fix: Some problems with the text formats.
•	Fix: Some problems with the EngineV1.
•	Fix: Some bugs with charts from MDC files.
•	Fix: Some troubles with the Chart component.
•	Fix: Some problems with images in resources and nullable variables.
•	Fix: Some problems with the Cross-Tab rendering.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the Table component.
•	Fix: Some bugs in the ShrinkToFit property.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the PrintAtBottom property and the Sub-Report component.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the Event Editor.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the export to Word.
•	Fix: Some problems in report engine.
•	Fix: Bug with font styles in some cases.
•	Fix: Some troubles with nullable guid.
•	Fix: Some improvements in the business objects engine.
•	Fix: Some problems with the export to PDF and the RightToLeft mode.
•	Fix: Some problems with the RichText component and 120 dpi screen resolution.
•	Fix: Some problems with the export to Word2007 and the RightToLeft mode.
•	Fix: Some troubles with datetime arguments in chart series.
•	Fix: Some troubles with the Scatter series.
•	Fix: Some troubles with colors in Pie and Doughnut series.
•	Fix: Some problems with the Cross Lines.
•	Fix: Some problems with the export to PDF format.
•	Fix: Bugs with the PageNumber calculating in some situations.
•	Fix: Bug with the export to Word2007 and right to left text.
•	Fix: A bug with the CrossLinePrimitive and EmptyBand.
•	Fix: Some problems with big images in the Rich Text.
•	Fix: Some troubles with Text Editor settings.
•	Fix: A bug with the FootersOnAllPages property in some cases.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the Exporting and Exported events of report.
•	Fix: Some bugs with empty bands in some situations.
•	Fix: A problem with the custom size of charts.
•	Fix: A problem with localization of print button in StiWebViewer.
•	Fix: A problem with the Next button in StiWebViewer in some states.
•	Fix: A bug with tooltips in viewer at Windows XP SP3.
•	Fix: Some problems with save settings of the report designer.
•	Fix: Some problems with the nested bookmarks in EngineV2.
•	Fix: Some problems with the RichText components and StiWebViewerFx.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the empty bands in some situations.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the sort indicator in Viewer.Fx.
•	Fix: A bug with printing hatch brush in Viewer.Fx.
•	Fix: Some bugs with the bookmarks panel in Viewer.Fx.
•	Fix: A bug with an image transparency in Viewer.Fx.
•	Fix: Some problems with the Interaction.Tooltip property and StiWebViewerFx.
•	Fix: Some problems with the Interaction.Hyperlink property and StiWebViewerFx.
•	Fix: Some problems with sessions at server side in StiWebViewerFx.
•	Fix: Some problems with loading report from source code files and report assemblies in StiWebViewer.

Changes in v2009.3:

This the first release of Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate. This product includes everything what was developed by our team for reports generation under .NET Framework. We believe that Stimulsoft Reports.Ultimate will be a good solution for our customers in work with reports.

The Table component
This new component allows increasing speed of report building. It simplifies work with some controls. When using the Table, a user does not work with separate components placed in bands but with the structure of correlated cells. Size change, formatting, data filling – all this can be easily done using the Table component.

Super ToolTips
Super Tooltips provide much more information about controls. Now there is no need for you to guess where this or that control can be used. Detailed tips describe almost each button. Super ToolTips are available both in the designer and in the viewer. We believe this feature will be useful both for advanced users and for novices.

Context Tabs
Some components which are included into our product have very many properties. And it is very difficult to work with them. We have added the Context Tabs to simplify settings of those components. On the current moment Context Tabs are available for the Chart and the Table components. Context tabs available in report designer which used WinForms technology.

Ribbon report viewer
The Ribbon UI in the report designer is used by our customers since the version 2008.2. But now we are glad to announce the Ribbon UI for the report viewer. New viewer is available both as a control and as a Tab in the Ribbon UI of the report designer. New control can be used in WinForms technology.

Find previous function in the report viewer
There was lack of the find previous function in the report viewer for our users. Now this is problem is no longer present. New button available in WinForms and in WPF technology. 

Save images in assemblies sources
There was an old problem in our reporting tool when it was impossible to include big images to the report body. Now such images will be automatically placed in the report assemblies sources. To disable this property you need to use the StoreImageInResources property. This property is added to a report and is available in the report designer.

Standalone reports
In previous versions of the reporting tool it was possible to create standalone reports from code. Now this function is available from the Save As command of the report designer menu. Please, notice that standalone reports will work only if Stimulsoft Reports assemblies are installed in GAC.

Cross-source
Very complicated preliminary data processing is possible with the Cross-source. Cross-source is a cross table but the results of rendering are not shown in a report but used with other components (can be used with charts for example). 

Viewer.Fx performance 
In version 2009.3 completely redesigned the Viewer.Fx component. As a result of our work it became in two times faster. It takes less memory. The animation works faster, pages are shown faster, reports are loaded quicker. Now showing 1000 pages in no longer a problem.

Fonts in Viewer.Fx
Fonts showing in completely redesigned in a new version of Viewer.Fx. Now the report viewer recognizes all modes of the TextQuality property of the Text component. 

Export dialogs are now in Viewer.Fx
Export dialogs for all formats are added! Now, when saving a report to any available formats, you may configure export settings.

Interactivity in Viewer.Fx
In this release we have added sorting support in the interactive mode of Viewer.Fx. Sorting works both by one column and by several columns. Sorting is set using the Interaction.SortingColumn property of a component. Now the Interaction.Hyperlink property works in Viewer.Fx. This makes you able to set hyperlinks in a report.

Viewing reports in Reports Designer.Web
Now it is possible to view a report directly from the designer tab using the Viewer.Fx component. We have added this component to the Preview tab in the report designer. Previous methods of viewing report are also available.

Functions in Reports Designer.Web
Full list of functions is added to the data dictionary of a report. All functions are structured by categories. It is necessary to drag a function from the data dictionary to the window of editor and this function will be added to a category.

The panel of compilation is added to Reports Designer.Web
The panel that shows errors of compilation is added. It is enough to double click on an error to see where the error occurred.  If, in the current moment, the Code tab is disabled then it will be temporarily shown.

Work with files of reports in Reports Designer.Web
New version of the report designer can work with report files on the client side. And there is no need use special forms of ASP.NET. Everything is very simple – the Open item of the main menu opens a report from the file using dialog. The Save report as... menu item saves a report to the file using the dialog.

Compression and encryption
There are global changes in methods of data exchange between the client side and the server side of Reports Designer.Web in version 2009.3. Now all information can be encrypted and compressed. By default the encryption is disabled (the StiWebDesigner.DataEncryption property). By default compression is enabled (the StiWebDesigner.DataCompression property). 

HTML tags
Now WPF part of our product completely supports the AllowHtmlTags property of the Text component. All tags which Reports.Net supports are also supported in the WPF version. 

PropertyGrid
The appearance of the Property Grid of the WPF report designer is changed. We believe it will be much easier and quicker to work with it. Besides, this new version of the PropertyGrid component can work with all fields of all report components.

The following minor changes are available in this release:
•	New BarCodeType.ShowQuietZoneIndicator property is added to the BarCode component. This property is available for the following types of barcodes: EAN8/13, UPC-A/E, and Sup2/5.
•	The Informix database pack is added.
•	The Globalization module now supports Tag, ToolTip, and Hyperlink properties of the text component.
•	Now the export to Word2007 supports hyperlinks and bookmarks.
•	Some improvements in the database schema retrieving.
•	The PrintOn property of the ReportTitle Band is hidden.
•	The PrintOn property of the ReportSummary Band is hidden.
•	Big optimization of work with memory.
•	Now Designer.Web supports the MRX format.
•	A new StiWebDesignerOptions.Toolbar.ZoomMode static option.
•	A new StiWebDesignerOptions.ExitButtonVisible property is added.
•	A new StiWebDesignerOptions.ShowWizardOnStartUp static option.
•	A new StiWebDesignerOptions.ShowWizardOnStartup option is added.
•	A new StiWebDesignerOptions.UseCompleteUrl option is added.
•	A new ExitUrl property is added to the StiWebDesigner component.
•	Now you can load RTF files in richtext components in Designer.Web.
•	Now you can load an image into the watermark in Designer.Web.
•	Now Designer.Web supports the Informix database adapter.
•	Now the export to Word2007 supports hyperlinks and bookmarks.
•	Some improvements in database schema retrieving.
•	The PrintOn property of the ReportTitle Band is hidden.
•	The PrintOn property of the ReportSummary Band is hidden.
•	A big optimization of work with memory.