No problem Eric. Just populate the BO the same way you do for your forms, either you should have a method in the BO that you will call to populate the BO or you will use a Dialog Browser like in StrataFlix to ask the user the filter values to populate the BO.



I know the method used in StrataFlix is not the easiest one (at least it was not for me when I was learning it ) but at the end once I understood it has been the best way for me since I can have my custom Dialog Browser to filter the report data. I can not explain it in a single phrase how it works because it is link to several classes and logic, but what I did was to put some time into StrataFlix, setup some debugger breaks and follow the code, then start implementing the same logic in my application until it works.

Edhy Rijo

hi,

excuse me, but i dont understand how to populate my report.

i have a Bo

i have a BBs   on my BO

and after, what i have to do?

Thanks
Best regard

Hi Gerard,



Yes, .Net have its own reporting tools which the StrataFlix sample uses, I use Report SharpShooter (RSS) because I need more than what is offered by the .Net like exporting to PDF/Excel, nice preview etc.



Eric, the report engine will use a BBS which internally use a BO, you simply use the BBS as the data source for the report, then populate the BO and execute the report. I am not familiar with the .Net reporting, but what the StrataFlix sample does is use a BrowseDialog to get the data to fill the BO that it is used by the BBS.



Take a look at the "SF Custom Business Binding Source" in the help file, this template will help you create a BBS with its own BO for reporting purpose.

Edhy Rijo

Hi Edhy. I am currently looking at report writing , but did not realise there was an out of the box mechanism in .net (other than SSRS and Crystal) . Is there something else that comes standard in .net that facilitates creating reports ?

Hi eddy,

I just want en sample report (myreport.rdlc)

I dont understand how to populate  this report.

I downloaded stratafix but i dont understand the mecanism .

I search

thanks

Best regard

Hi Eric,



The StrataFlix sample project have 2 sample reports. You can download it from the "My Account" downloads. Also you can search the forums using the flag "Reports" and that may give you a couple of thread about reports.



Will you be using plain .Net reports or a 3rd party tool?

Edhy Rijo

Hi , Im back  on this forum

I just want a sample example  to made a sample report.

how il do ?

I made an bo on a  sql vue

I made an BBS on this Bo

when i execute, my report is correct but no populate.

Have you a sample exemple because i need to understand the mécanisme .

thanks

bestregards

Eric