Telerik reporting with class library vs web application

[northbound]

I have an existing .NET web application and currently working on implementing Telerik reports in it. Is it better to create reports in the same web application or to create a reports class library and then call them from the application? What are the pros and cons for each approach?

[Pieter]

I'm anxious to hear the answer to this as I've spent a few hours trying to get a Telerik Report which I added to my Web Application project directly to work when I'm binding the datasource in the code-behind using a LINQ query.

This works fine when I've created a Class Library and created the Report in there, but no luck with the Web Application.

[Steve]

Hi Pieter,

The main reason for placing the reports in a separate project is for clarity and specifically only for web site projects, it is required, as this type of projects have limitations that do not allow the report designer to work and to reference the report in the viewer directly.
However for all other type of projects, you could use the reports directly in them and this should not require any changes.

All the best,
Steve
the Telerik team

[Pieter]

Thanks Steve, my sanity restored.

[northbound]

Thanks Steve.

[Fernando]

OK.. good.. but now.
what is the method best of intecration report Telerik. if I have been started  web project.

[Steve]

Hello Fernando,

As explained in previous posts, if you're using a web site project, you should create a class library to hold your reports and add reference to the class library in your web site in order to utilize the reports.

Greetings,
Steve
the Telerik team