Visual Studio Extensions
The Visual Studio Extensions for the Telerik Reporting product aim to help developers when creating applications with Telerik Reporting. They can be accessed through the Extensions | Telerik | Reporting menu.
Make sure that the extension is installed first:
The extensions handle the following major points in the development process:
Project Templates
After installing Telerik Reporting, the extensions add several project templates to the New Project dialog of Visual Studio:
If you select the last option Telerik Reporting REST service, the REST Service Project Configuration wizard is launched:
A menu pops up that allows you to configure the REST Service properties:
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Item Templates
With the installation of Telerik Reporting, several report item templates are added to the New Item dialog of Visual Studio:
If you select the last option, the New Report Wizard is launched:
Depending on the user's selection, the respective wizard is displayed, e.g. Band Report Wizard.
Upgrade Wizard
The Upgrade Wizard allows you to upgrade/downgrade a .NET Framework project to any installed Telerik Reporting version. It can be started by using the Extensions > Telerik > Reporting > Upgrade Wizard menu item:
After installing Telerik Reporting you can benefit the Visual Studio Report Designer in a .NET Framework project which facilitates the creation of new reports and importing reports from other formats in the Designer.
During the installation process of Telerik Reporting on your machine, the Telerik assemblies are added to Global Assemby Cache (GAC) as well. This enables the respective items in the Visual Studio Toolbox for a .NET Framework project as well:
In case of any problems related to the Visual Studio Telerik Reporting Toolbox items, please refer to Troubleshooting article offering several tips.