AspAlliance.com - Eric Landes http://aspalliance.com/author.aspx?uId=897 AspAlliance articles by Eric Landes Exploration of New Methods in Crystal Reports WPF Viewer This article delves into the new methods exposed in Crystal Reports new WPF Viewer. These methods include the ReportDocument.BeforeFormatPage Event, the ReportRequestStatus.NumberOfPages, and more. http://aspalliance.com/2037_Exploration_of_New_Methods_in_Crystal_Reports_WPF_Viewer Eric Landes Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Introducing the Crystal Reports Visual Studio 2010 WPF viewer SAP/Crystal Reports is introducing the new free WPF viewer to use Crystal reports with Visual Studio. In this article, Eric tells us what's new with this new tool. After a short introduction, he examines the new features of the API and the installation process. He also provides a detailed coverage of the creation of a new Reporting Application with the WPF viewer with the help of relevant screenshots. http://aspalliance.com/1990_Introducing_the_Crystal_Reports_Visual_Studio_2010_WPF_viewer Eric Landes Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Load Testing Crystal Reports with High Shareability Caching In this second part of the series, Eric examines the usage of caching in Crystal Reports. He makes use of Visual Studio Team System testing to compare performance between cached and non-cached pages. After providing a short introduction and outlining the system requirements, he examines the test strategy in detail and provides a comprehensive coverage of both the NonCached and Cached loads with a detailed analysis of the results with the help of screen shots and source codes. http://aspalliance.com/1893_Load_Testing_Crystal_Reports_with_High_Shareability_Caching Eric Landes Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Load Testing Crystal Reports Caching Features In this article, Eric tests the out of the box caching capability of Crystal Reports. Using the testing component of Visual Studio, Eric shows load test results from a Crystal Reports test suite. http://aspalliance.com/1825_Load_Testing_Crystal_Reports_Caching_Features Eric Landes Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT How to Change Crystal Report Formatting for Different Customers - Part 2 Eric continues the series on how to format your Crystal reports programmatically. This can be very helpful when deploying the same reports for different customers who want a different look. He demonstrates the different formatting methods, such as custom formatting a WinForm application, and also that of Crystal objects with the help of relevant source code. http://aspalliance.com/1734_How_to_Change_Crystal_Report_Formatting_for_Different_Customers__Part_2 Eric Landes Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT How to Change Crystal Report Formatting for Different Customers - Part 1 In this article, Eric shows us how to give the same report a different style for your different customers with minimal involvement from the developer. After providing a brief overview and requirements specification, he outlines the formatting options with the help of source code and screenshots. Toward the end of the article, Eric demonstrates how to set different styles for your application and also provides the relevant project which you can download and work on. http://aspalliance.com/1713_How_to_Change_Crystal_Report_Formatting_for_Different_Customers__Part_1 Eric Landes Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Utilizing your .NET Project's Automated Acceptance Tests on Crystal Reports - Part 2 In the second part of this series, Eric shows how to automatically incorporate testing report output from your crystal reports using Fitnesse and Visual Studio 2008. After providing a short overview, he examines the need for testing values and outlines the required steps to build a Fitnesse test. He also deeply analyzes the code sample along with the screenshot of the final output. http://aspalliance.com/1663_Utilizing_your_NET_Projects_Automated_Acceptance_Tests_on_Crystal_Reports__Part_2 Eric Landes Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Utilizing your .NET Project's Automated Acceptance Tests on Crystal Reports - Part 1 In this first part of the series, Eric shows how to use automated acceptance testing against Crystal Reports using the object model. After providing the requirements, he examines how to utilize automated acceptance tests with reports along with sample code to validate the report. He concludes the article by providing a structure of the report settings. http://aspalliance.com/1643_Utilizing_your_NET_Projects_Automated_Acceptance_Tests_on_Crystal_Reports__Part_1 Eric Landes Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Creating Agile Project Reports with TFS and Reporting Services - Part 2 In this second part of the series, Eric shows the reader how to create a burndown chart using Reporting Services, Visual Studio 2008, and Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 for an agile project. After giving a short introduction and the requirements, he examines the creation of burndown reports with the help of relevant SQL statements and screen shots. http://aspalliance.com/1617_Creating_Agile_Project_Reports_with_TFS_and_Reporting_Services__Part_2 Eric Landes Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Creating Agile Project Reports with TFS and Reporting Services - Part 1 In this first part of the series, Eric shows the reader how to create two reports using Reporting Services, Visual Studio 2008, and Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 for an agile project. After giving a short introduction and the requirements, he examines the creation of scenario story report with the help of relevant SQL and screen shots. http://aspalliance.com/1585_Creating_Agile_Project_Reports_with_TFS_and_Reporting_Services__Part_1 Eric Landes Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT