- Introduction
- Report Readers
- Report Authors
- DevOps
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Developers
- Quick Start
- Breaking Changes
- ActiveReports Version Compatibility and Migration
- License ActiveReports
- Configure ActiveReports Using Code
- Work with Reports using Code
- Report Parts
- Create Designer and Viewer Applications
- Extensibility in ActiveReports
- External Customizations in ActiveReports
- Export Reports
- Print Reports
- Plugins Development
- Samples
- Troubleshooting
RDLX-based Reports
RDLX-based reports are built using a flexible, data-driven layout system based on data regions. These data regions include Table, Tablix (pivot table), List, and Chart. These regions can dynamically adapt to present information in structured and detailed ways. Each report can contain one or more data regions, facilitating the creation of complex, dynamic reports.
RDLX Reports
You can imagine an RDLX report as an infinite canvas that grows in both directions based on data.
Pagination in RDLX reports follows the predefined RDLX rules, such as page break before/after, orphaned headers/footers, and other. It is also determined by the physical page settings defined in the report — including the page size and the margins of each section.
Page Reports
A Page report consists of predefined pages containing both static and dynamic data.
If data doesn’t fit on a page, the entire page (including static content) is cloned and filled with new dynamic data content.
A Page report has a special control - OverflowPlaceHolder that reserves space for additional dynamic content.
RDLX Dashboard
Dashboard doesn’t use traditional pages. Instead, it organizes reports into one or more sections, each shown in its own tab in the viewer.
Dashboard sections have a fixed size at design time but can expand at runtime to fit growing content. This makes Dashboard Layout ideal for interactive, data‑driven reports that adapt to the amount of data.
Because it avoids pagination, printing, and PDF export, Dashboard works best for analytical reports focused on dynamic, on‑screen data presentation rather than page‑by‑page output.
RDLX-SNAP File
An .rdlx-snap file is a snapshot of a rendered RDLX report, storing both the final layout and the exact data retrieved at generation time. This file can be reopened later without re-fetching data or re-rendering the report
This format is useful for archiving or reviewing past report versions. For details, see Working with Snapshots.
The differences between RDLX and Page reports become important mainly when working with specific export formats or master reports. In these cases:
Word DOCX export is fully supported only by RDLX reports.
Excel export in the single page mode works well only with RDLX reports.
Excel Data export is similar to the RDLX report template.
Master reports support only RDLX reports.
Galley (non‑paginated) mode is available only in RDLX reports.
Headers and footers are supported only by RDLX reports; however, Page reports can include static content on each page beyond the header/footer area.
See Also
Create a Report or Load an Existing Report
Bind a Page/RDLX Report to Data