Besides using the desktop report designer you can now try the first *preview* release of a web-based Report Designer that allows the editing of stored report definitions. It features a WYSIWYG design surface with mouse and keyboard item selection, move and resize. New items may be added using a convenient Toolbox area. The designer exposes the properties of the selected items in user-friendly property editors customized for all different property types. This functionality makes the designer standout from our previously available design tooling. The Report Explorer window allows easy navigation and orientation in the report structure.
Improved Performance of Data Source Component
The Telerik Report Server Data Source components allow you to connect report items (Report, Table/Crosstab/List and Chart) to different types of data sources such as databases or middle-tier business objects, without requiring code. Now, we’ve optimized the performance of Data Source component to expand the use of data by caching and reusing all shared data sources in the report boundaries.
Optimized Report Preview
We revised the rendered reports cache management mechanism which leads to better response times and from there a better experience while previewing reports. With this improvement the live reports preview becomes more scalable as well.