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The Gauge report item now uses the highly optimized Nevron Chart for .NET 2014.1 charting engine. This leads to rendering performance improvements.
- Support for SQL Server 2012 SSDT and SQL Server 2014
We are always providing support for the latest versions of SQL Server Reporting Services. Following are the supported version of SQL Reporting Services and the associated report design environment:
- SQL Server 2005 (SSRS) - Visual Studio 2005
- SQL Server 2008 (SSRS) - Visual Studio 2008
- SQL Server 2008 R2 (SSRS) - Visual Studio 2008
- SQL Server 2012 (SSDT) - Visual Studio 2010
- SQL Server 2012 (SSDT) - Visual Studio 2012 (SSDT-BI for VS2012)
- SQL Server 2014 (SSDT-BI for VS2013)
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- Expressions Everywhere
Nearly all properties of the Gauge report item can now be specified by expressions. Appearance styles (fill, stroke, shadow and text) are also reworked to support both constant specification and specification that is based on expressions. This allows you to bind nearly all configurable aspects of the report item to user defined parameters and/or data.
- Controllable Visibility of Essential Gauge elements
Gauge Areas and Gauge Titles now have controllable visibility.
- Conditional Gauge Indicator Appearance
The filling and stroking of gauge indicators can now be specified with expressions. This allows you to quickly author complex "color coding" logic.
- Performance Improvements
The gauge has been additionally optimized for performance, which reduces the CPU load on the server and leads to smoother design time experience.
- Report Item Preview Improvements
Added was support for three different types of report item preview in the properties dialog: - Normal - shows the report item preview in its exact size and aspect - Fit - fits the report item preview in the preview area by preserving the aspect ratio. - Stretch - stretches the report item preview in the preview area (brakes aspect ratio).
- Report Items Editing Improvements
The control designer is significantly optimized leading to faster designer load time and editing speed.
- New Gauge Examples
Almost all Gauge examples have been updated, showing some of the Gauge features and visual styling properties using parameters.
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- Optimized speed and memory usage
The Gauge control document building and rendering has been completely revised. As a result we have provided significant speed improvement in both the designer and server components.
- Improved XML Formatted Texts
The XML formatted texts feature is extended to support additional XML tags that allows you to specify the text background and border.
- Dynamic Size
The Gauge report item size can be modified at runtime through SSRS expressions.
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- General Features
- Support for SQL Server 2005 and 2008 editions
Nevron Gauge for SSRS introduces a new level of data visualization, designed to extend your reports within SSRS 2005 and 2008 editions.
- Support for Multiple Gauge Areas
Nevron Gauge for Reporting Services has support for unlimited number of gauge areas. Each gauge area has its own gauge type. Gauge areas can be automatically or manually arranged. Gauge areas can be nested into one another to create sub gauges.
- Support for Multiple Titles
Nevron Gauge for Reporting Services has support for unlimited number of titles. Titles can be manually positioned or docked to gauge, gauge areas and gauge plot areas.
- Complete set of Gauge Types
Nevron Gauge for SSRS provides support for various Radial (Circular) Gauges, Linear Gauges and Numeric Display panels.
- Gauge Formulas
Gauge formulas can be applied to the aggregated sets applicable to axis ranges {min and max}, ranges {begin and end} and pointer and numeric display values. Nevron Gauge for SSRS includes various types of data analysis formulas like: Min, Max, Average and more.
- Gauge Types
- Radial / Circular Gauges
Radial Gauges displays axes, ranges and pointers in a circular fashion. Radial Gauges support the following subtypes Radial Gauge Subtypes - Radial, Quarter North East, Quarter North West, Quarter South West, Quarter South East, Half North, Half South, Half West, Half East and Custom. When using Custom subtype the user can specify custom begin angle, sweep angle, border style etc.
- Linear Gauges
Linear Gauges displays axes, ranges and pointers in a linear fashion. Linear Gauges support the following subtypes - Horizontal and Vertical.
- Numeric Display
Numeric Displays can show values in LED fashion. Numeric displays support the following LED styles - Seven Segment Normal, Seven Segment Rounded, Seven Segment Rectangular, Fourteen Segment Normal, Fourteen Segment Rectangular, Fourteen SegmentInset, Matrix Rectangle and Matrix Circle.
- State Indicator
State Indicators are supplementary gauges, typically used to visually prompt the user that a value has entered a critical range.
- Gauge Axes
Linear and Radial Gauges share a common set of axis feature. Following is a short list of the supported axes features:
- Unlimited Number of Axes per Gauge
Radial and Linear gauge types support an unlimited number of axes, packed with a complete set of features designed to solve even the most complex gauge requirements.
- Advanced Axis Positioning Options
Axes can be docked to the gauge sides (or rim) or arbitrary positioned in the gauge model space. In addition you have control over the begin / end axis position relative to the gauge area.
- Ruler
Control over the ruler position and appearance.
- Ticks
Support for major and minor ticks with control over their appearance and position.
- Axis Stripes
Axis Stripes highlight repeating ranges of data on the gauge background, with a controllable show/hide pattern.
- Axis Sections
Axis Sections conditionally modify the appearance of axis ticks, gridlines and labels, provided they are within a user-specified data range(s). This feature helps you to highlight important ranges of data along the axis.
- Label Layout
Axes provide advanced axis-label layout options, which let you resolve complex axis-label overlapping cases.
- Label Formatting
Label Formatting controls the formatting of values along numeric scales. Many advanced options for currency, percentage, scientific and date time label formatting are available.
- Gauge Indicators
Radial and Linear Gauges support an unlimited number of indicators.
- Ranges
Ranges help you visualize the coverage of a values range on a certain axis. You have full control over the range offset from scale, appearance and paint order.
- Pointers
Pointers help you visualize a value on a certain axis. Radial gauges support numerous needle styles. Both linear and radial gauges can display pointers as markers. Both marker and needle pointers allow you to have full control over the pointer offset from scale, appearance and paint order.
- Gauge Formulas
Gauges are designed to provide data analysis to sets of numeric values. Gauge formulas can be applied to the aggregated sets applicable to axis ranges {min and max}, ranges {begin and end} and pointer and numeric display values. Supported are the following gauge formulas:
- Min - finds the min value from a set.
- Max - finds the max value from a set.
- Average - finds the average value from a set.
- Median - finds the value that splits the set in half (e.g. half of the values are smaller than median value and half are larger).
- Percentile - finds the value that splits the set in a custom percent.
- First - gets the first value from a set.
- Last - gets the last value from a set.
- Rendering
- Support for different image formats
- Specify resolution
- Image sizing options
- Image sizing options
- On/Off image map rendering
- Control over the currently used culture settings - You can select a custom culture or synchronize the currently used culture with the user regional settings.
- Appearance Customizations
- Fill Style editor
Helps you define the filling of an element. Provides options for solid color, gradient, image and advanced gradient fill types.
- Stroke Style editor
Helps you define the outline/stroke of an element. Provides options for line caps and joins, line pattern and color.
- Shadow Style editor
Helps you define the shadow which is casted by an element. Provides options for solid, linear, radial blur and gaussian blur shadows.
- Text Style editor
Helps you define the default appearance of a text element. Provides options for font size and type, font filling, outline, shadow, backplane etc.
- Frame Style editor
Helps you define the frame of the component and its panels. Supports artistic/image borders.
- Gauge Templates
You can save the gauge state from the designer to XML and then import it in in a different report item. The state generated by the VS2005 and VS2008 report items is compatible meaning you can easily convert reports generated with different versions of Visual Studio.
- Code Customization
The component supports customization through C# code, which allows you to use the full Nevron Gauge for .NET API in SSRS.
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