devexpress-examples / reporting-use-subreport-to-add-a-chart

How to create a report at runtime with a subreport that contains a chart control.

Reporting for WinForms - Use Subreport Control to Add a Chart

Review the guidelines aided in the creation of this example.

Main Report

• The main report lists products grouped by category.
• The GroupHeader band displays the category name.
• The GroupFields collection specifies the group field (the CategoryID field).
• The Detail band lists products from the group field category.
• The GroupFooter band contains an XRSubreport control.
• The XRSubreport's ReportSource property references a chart report.
• Add an item to the XRSubreport's ParameterBindings collection to bind the chart report's subreportCategory parameter to the main report's group field (the CategoryID field).

Chart Report

• The chart report visualizes products for a certain category.
• The chart report includes the XRChart control.
• Add an item to the chart's Parameters collection to bind the chartCategory parameter to the report's subreportCategory parameter.
• The chart series' FilterString property uses the chartCategory parameter value to filter data.

Files to Review

• Form1.cs (VB: Form1.vb)

Documentation

• Create a Report with a Subreport (Runtime Sample)
• XRSubreport Class
• Merge Reports: Use Data-Driven Page Sequence
• Create a Report with Charts
• Use Charts

More Examples

• How to implement a master-detail report using Subreports (XRSubreport) without parameter bindings
• Reporting for WinForms - Use Binding Expressions to Highlight Average Product Prices in Charts
• WinForms End-User Designer - How to customize the Chart Wizard
• How to display a chart in a group footer (in a WinForms application)