ActiveReports 12 Server User Guide
Features and Benefits
ActiveReports 12 Server User Guide > Features and Benefits

Here are the most important ActiveReports Server features that make an administrator's life easier.

Feature Benefit
A report designer designed especially for end users that don't use SQL. End users can create and modify reports without depending on IT.
Completely browser-based designer. No installation required. Fast and easy deployment in production. No updates to users’ desktops.
A logical data model from your database that users understand. End users can query, sort, and filter data using familiar terms. No knowledge of database schema or SQL required.
Automatic generation of logical data models from your database. IT can generate and then customize and extend the data models shown to end users.
Schedule & distribute reports to specific people at specific times. Timely distribution of information to business users when they need it most.
Self-managed clustering & load-balancing. Cost-effective and easy to manage scalability for a few or a hundred users.
Role-based security for reports and data models. IT makes sure that only authorized users can create and view different reports.
Single sign-on security provider. Allow users to sign in with their existing user name and password.
A set of ASP.NET controls for embedding reports and report designer. Programmers can rapidly integrate reporting features into ASP.NET applications.
Flexible web service access to the reporting platform. Programmers can exercise greater control integrating reporting into their applications.
Compatibility with ActiveReports. ActiveReports Server supports all types of reports provided by ActiveReports. Publish existing ActiveReports report files for centralized storage, distribution, security, and scalability.
Install and configure in less than 10 minutes. Install and configure a working server in your own environment to evaluate in minutes - not days.
Fully responsive HTML5 Report Portal and Admin Dashboard. ActiveReports Server provides fully responsive HTML5 Mobile user interface which makes it possible to access the Report Portal and Admin Dashboard from any touch enabled device.
Server-side scheduled printing. Add a printer to ActiveReports Server and set up a scheduled printing task.
Customizable UI. ActiveReports Server provides the ability to customize the appearance of the Administrator Dashboard and the Report Portal.
ClickOnce End User Designer for ActiveReports Developer reports . ActiveReports Server lets you design the ActiveReports Developer reports in Administrator Portal and Report Portal using the new ClickOnce End User Designer.
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