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While SSRS 2005/2008 both come equipped with a free chart report item and with chart report items available from other vendors, you may ask yourself: Why use Nevron Chart for SSRS in my reports? This article gives a brief overview of the benefits of using our charting solution in your reporting projects.
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Nevron Chart for SSRS provides a complete and unmatched set of 2D/3D charting types and subtypes. Many of the charting types/subtypes that we support are unique within the industry. We support all major charting types and extend all charting types with options that are otherwise not available. Additionally, we provide an option to create truly advanced charting type combinations.
As a total, Nevron supports 174 charting types by counting only the Chart Type/Subtype and availability in 2D/3D combinations - which is an unrivaled industry record.
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- Advanced Axes Features


Unquestionably, charting axes are a very important aspect of each chart. Charting axes have to deal with different scaling, labeling, auto show/hide, layout and value/range highlighting features, and provide flexible annotation options that all result in better chart readability. It is safe to say that Nevron Chart for SSRS features one of the most advanced axis models available in charting technology today.
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- 3D Charting


With almost an entire decade of research, Nevron is a leader in 3D charting technology. Nevron Chart for SSRS comes equipped with a fast and robust 3D rendering engine built on top of OpenGL. The 3D charts generated by Nevron Chart for SSRS are unrivaled in image quality, speed, layout, features and consistency aspects.
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- 2D Charting


Although Nevron became popular with the quality 3D charts that it develops, the 2D charting abilities of Nevron Chart for SSRS are just as impressive. Besides implementing all chart related features required to produce quality charts in 2D, Nevron Chart for SSRS adds the industry unique support for image filter effects - bevel and emboss, glow, lighting etc. Simply put, no other charting engine can produce charts with better looks.
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- 2D/3D Consistency


Nevron Chart for Reporting Services is consistent in 2D/3D modes. For example, you can map gradients, textures to elements in both 2D and 3D. Colors specified in 2D are inherited by materials in 3D. You can mix 2D and 3D chart areas in a single chart control.

- Forward / Backward Compatibility


Nevron Chart for SSRS 2005/2008 is forward and backward compatible. This means that charts created in SSRS 2005 can be used in SSRS 2008 and vice versa. The forward/backward compatibility ensures chart design reuse not only when migrating from 2005 to 2008, but also when sharing chart designs between departments possibly using different versions of reporting services.

- Chart Templates


Nevron Chart for Reporting Services allows saving and loading XML templates for appearance settings. This is very helpful in order to accelerate time needed to produce consistent charts and charts with company brand styling.
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- Visual Editors


Nevron Chart for SSRS provides numerous editors, allowing you to easily modify the chart appearance and customize all elements of your charts - quickly and completely visually. Changes that you make to the chart are previewed in real time so that you can instantly see the effect of your settings.
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- Code Embedding


Nevron Chart for SSRS supports customization through C# code, allowing users with development experience to further customize the chart using the full Nevron Chart for .NET API inside SSRS. This is a truly great and rare feature that helps you standardize on Nevron Charting technology at all levels in your company - from developers to IT professionals.
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- Rich Texts and Texts Quality


Nevron Chart for SSRS is not just great in displaying charts - it is great in displaying texts too. It features the unique XML formatted texts feature, which lets you create titles, labels, headers, footers etc. with rich texts formatting.
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- Supported and Documented


We take great pride in the quality of our support, which is provided by the people who developed this solution for you. You do not need to be an expert in charts and reporting, because we already are and we are here to help you. The documentation of Nevron Chart for SSRS is also very thorough, complete and straight forward.

- Constantly Enhanced


Nevron Chart for SSRS is a product that is constantly enhanced with new features added at each volume release. You can be sure that we will make everything possible to satisfy all your advanced charting needs.

- Additional Features


Except the many advantages and customization options already mentioned, Nevron Chart for SSRS offers great number of additional features like:
- Chart Walls and Legends customization
- Per Series values Data Groupings
- Data Grouping Editors
- Control over the Rendering Properties
- Pie Chart Non-Overlapping Labels
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- Pricing and Licensing


Nevron Chart for SSRS offers a simple and cost-effective licensing model. It is an affordable solution, bringing to your reports the most advanced charting engine available today. The Chart for SSRS is licensed per designer and report server, there is no restriction on the number of CPUs the server has. In terms of ROI, it is simply unmatched.

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