What is Ad Hoc reporting?

Ad hoc reporting refers to the generation of custom reports on the fly, allowing users to create reports as needed to address specific questions or requirements. These reports are typically generated outside of the application, often using separate reporting tools or platforms. Ad hoc reporting offers flexibility and customization but may require additional effort and expertise to generate and analyze the data.

With the evolution of business stakeholders' needs, ad hoc reporting has evolved by adding embedding capabilities. Embedded ad hoc reporting integrates .NET reporting directly into software applications, enabling users to create, design, style and edit reports seamlessly within the application's interface. This empowers users to access, manipulate and visualize data without the need for external tools, enhancing the usability and functionality of the software.

Traditionally, IT departments were involved in the end-to-end report creation process, from authoring, styling, editing and exporting to the incorporation of reporting tools into other business applications (traditional reporting). Now, embedded ad-hoc reporting makes it exceptionally easy for any business user to create, edit and visualize reports inside other business applications. The involvement of developers is kept minimal—just during the initial integration of reporting. Then, business users can take the helm. In a nutshell, embedded reporting saves time for developers and simplifies the overall process of data visualization for business users.

There are many embedded reporting tools and Telerik Reporting is one of them. It is a complete .NET embedded ad-hoc reporting tool for effortless report design for developers and business users. Supports: ASP.NET Core, Blazor, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web Forms, Angular, React, WPF, WinForms. Deployed on Windows and Linux, On-Premises or in Cloud.