What's New in ASP.NET Report Maker 4

Gantt Chart

Note: Gantt chart extension is available for registered users only.

Funnel Chart

Candlestick Chart

Enhanced Multi-Series Charts

Note: Multi-Series charts are available in registered version only.

Previous version supports defining series by a Series Field that contains the series name. (The Y axis values are in the same field for all series.) v4 supports Series Per Field, you can select fields in the report as series. (The Y axis values are in multiple fields. Each field is a series.) This feature makes Multi-Series chart ready for series data in either format.

The new Multi Series Column 2D/3D Dual Y Chart supports dual Y axis (primary on left and secondary on right) so you can plot multi-series with 2 different type of Y values.

More Grouping Fields

Supports up to 6 grouping fields for Detail/Summary reports and 6 row heading fields for Crosstab reports.

More Control on Files Generation

Allow user to select exactly which file to generate. More precise partial regeneration. Much easier to change settings and generate another version of a particular page.

More Tools

• Advanced Settings - More options and flexibility for code generation
• Copy Table Settings - Fast setup of table and fields by copying existing table and field settings from existing table
  
• Copy Field Settings - Fast setup of fields by copying existing field settings from existing table
  
• Sort Tables Alphabetically - Sort the display order of tables in the user interface
• Delete Template Cache - Easier to delete and re-build template cache when template cache get corrupted
• Languages - Allow selecting languages and default language for Multi-Language project (data in database must be in unicode or utf-8)
• Unicode Property Editor - Allow using unicode for some text properties such as table/field caption and menu text
  
  
  
  
• Extensions (for registered users only) - Graphical, Image Resize, and Gantt Chart extension

Showing BLOB Field as Image

BLOB fields are now supported in report, you can now display the BLOB fields as images in the report. You can also resize the image with the Image Resize extension (for registered users).

Email Records (Export to Email)

Allow user to email the report as URL or HTML with option to email all pages, or just data in the current page.

Server Events and Client Scripts

• Various server-side and client-side events (see Server Events and Client Scripts)
• Highlighting implemented events
  
• Search Dialog
  
• Find and Replace Dialog

Vertical/Horizontal Menu (Graphical Extension)

Note: Graphical extension is available for registered users only.

The graphical extension now supports both vertical and horizontal menu.

Many More

• Menu items for charts
• Custom menu items with option to allow Anonymous User or not
• Using charset setting during export
• Email log with text file or database table with protection against email abuse
• Validation for extended filter, including regular expression and custom server/client-side validation function with arguments
• Multi-Language project (data in database must be in unicode or utf-8)
• UTF-8 project file
• Site icon
• Login options (Auto-login, Remember username, Always ask)
• PostgreSQL support
• Other minor improvements