# Section Report

This topic gives an overview of section report types - xml-based section report (rpx) and code-based section report (CodeDOM), in ActiveReports.

## Content



Section report is a format that is similar to the RDLX report type with the BandedList data region in the paginated mode. ActiveReports supports two kinds of Section reports:

*   **Xml-based Section report (RPX)** is an XML-based format that uses event handlers as restricted scripts. This is your best choice if you can write code scripts.
*   **Code-based Section report (CodeDOM)** best meets your needs if you are developer and can support the report along with the application. The Designer is available with Visual Studio only but you can perform many report operations using event handlers. In Visual Studio 2022, only .NET Framework 4.8 and .NET 8/.NET 9 are supported for code-based section reports.

## See Also

[Create a Report or Load an Existing Report](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/create-new-section-report)

[Bind a Section Report to Data](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/bind-section-report-to-a-data-source-at-run-time)

[Save Section Reports](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/save-load-sectionreport)

[Modify Printer Settings](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/section-printer-settings)

[Insert or Add Report Pages](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/insert-or-add-pages)

[Save and Load RDF Files](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/save-load-rdf-files)

[Work with Subreports](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/work-with-subreports)

[Work with Code-based Section Reports](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/code-based-section-reports)

[Optimize Section Reports](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/optimize-section-reports)

[Custom Properties in Chart](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/custom-properties-in-chart)

[Draw on the Canvas of Rendered Report](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/draw-on-the-canvas)

[Change Ruler Measurements](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/working-with-reports-devs/section-report-developers/change-ruler-measurements)