Adhoc reporting for END Users

Question

Looking for a reporting/analysis tool which enables ad hoc reporting for END USERS on Windows Forms (will be converted to WPF/Silverlight) environment.

END USER shall build his own reports by 'drag and drop' data properties to create initial template layout and drill down by filter, sort etc from data generated dynamicially through WCF Services/XmlBlob (Not from a database).

Ability to save drilldown templates, and run in a batch process at scheduled time and options to export output to formats like Word, Excel, PDF etc.

I have looked at DataDynamics Analysis tool and trying to compare with similar tools out there.

Thanks

Answer 1

I recommend you to look at FastReport .NET. It based on Windows Forms. It have tools for programmers and for end users. It's very easy in use. Supports many exports (Word, Excel, PDF, RTF, HTML, MHT, PowerPoint, CSV, DBF, XPS, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, WMF, GIF etc.)