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The following are some of the main features of OLAP for WinForms that you may find useful:
- OLAP for WinForms provides ultimate flexibility for building OLAP applications
Drop one control, C1OlapPage, on your form and set the data source to start displaying your data in a grid or chart-it's that easy! But suppose you need to show multiple charts or grids. No problem. OLAP for WinForms also provides the C1OlapPanel, C1OlapChart, and C1OlapGrid controls to give you the flexibility you need. See the C1Olap Architecture for an overview of each of the controls.
- OLAP for Winforms provides cube support
Olap (C1Olap) for Winforms allows you to connect to OLAP data sources from Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) and build multi-dimensional pivot table that slices and dices the cube data. Build a complete front-end or dashboard for your database using OLAP while writing just a couple lines of code. See OLAP Cube for more information on cube support.
- Choose from five chart types and twenty-two palette options to enhance your charts
C1OlapChart provides the most common chart types to display your information, including: Bar, column, Area, Line, and Scatter. You can select from twenty-two palette options that define the colors of the chart and legend items. See Using the Chart Menu to view all of the chart types and palettes.
- Print, preview, or export data to PDF
You can create and preview reports containing data, grids, or charts and then print or export them to PDF. See Creating OLAP Reports and the OLAP for WinForms Task-Based Help for more information.
- Remove a field or data in a field from the grid or chart view
You can easily filter a field so it doesn't appear in your grip or chart view. Simply drag the field to the Filter area of a C1OlapPanel; see Removing a Field from a Data View for more information. If you want to filter on data in a field, for example, if you want to find all employees whose last names start with "Sim", you can use the Field Settings dialog box. See Filtering Data in a Field for detailed steps.
- Display information in a grid or chart view
OLAP for WinForms provides a C1OlapGrid and C1OlapChart control to display data. These controls are built into the C1OlapPage control, but they are also available as separate controls so you can customize your OLAP application. See the C1Olap Architecture for an overview of each of the controls.
- Decide how information is displayed at run time
Use the C1OlapPanel to determine which fields of your data source should be used to display your data and how. Drag fields between the lower areas of the C1OlapPanel to create a filter, column headers, row headers, or get the sum of values from a column or row. For more information, see C1OlapPanel.
- Asynchronous Processing: Multiple processes can run simultaneously and independent of each other.