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    <p>I've just started looking into building a template based reporting facility to exist in an application built in the .Net WPF Framework. Right now I'm investigating possible approaches to investigate/vette/consider.</p> <p>Basically, the client wants to embed a reporting system into their new WPF based architecture. The system is to include report generation in addition to some level of report design. The end users are essentially researchers/clinicians , so going with a full blown report design system such as DevExpress (which I really like) and Crystal (which I don't) would be overkill.</p> <p>Essentially the end report would read very much like a MS word document with a list of research activities and procedures (as opposed to a good ol'financial report). From a user stand point, I think the design piece has to be very idiot proof to use. We don't want the end users futzing with things like column headers, and complicated report ornamentation.</p> <p>The easiest thing (from a user's standpoint) is to let them create some basic report templates.</p> <p>Think of this model: you have your display/report area in a panel on the left, and on the right you've got a series of predefined templates, which users can click, drag and place with the report/document design panel.</p> <p>I know Microsoft Word has some level of support for this somewhere. But solutions I've seen don't seem to fit into the WPF framework. You'd have to embed a winform with your WPF app to support this click and drag behaviour. If possible, I'd rather not have to suck winforms into this WPF if we don't have to.</p> <p>We really don't want to have to write and support a fully functional home grownreport designer (we shouldn't have to). </p> <p>Do any ideas come to mind in terms of approaches/technologies? (custom solutions, open source, 3rd party controls, et al)</p> <p>Has anyone done anything similar?</p> <p>I got think there's something out there thought aught to be close. </p> <p>Thanks, JohnB</p>
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