Features & Roadmap

🎁 Features

TheRDL is a feature-rich tool that offers a number of benefits for SQL developers and companies that use SSRS for reporting. Some of the key features of TheRDL include:

  • Single RDL layout for all reports, or multiple layouts for the same report: This allows developers to create a consistent look and feel for their reports, or to customize the layout for different types of reports.

  • Multiple ways of filtering data: This gives developers flexibility in how they select and display data in their reports.

  • Error handling with meaningful error messages: This helps developers to identify and troubleshoot any issues that may arise when creating or modifying reports.

  • Auto-resizable columns: This ensures that columns are always displayed at the optimal width, making the report easier to read and understand.

  • Excel-friendly export with proper data types as output: This makes it easy to import and work with report data in Excel, with the correct data types displayed in each column.

  • Excel tab names that match report code: This allows developers to easily identify and organize their reports within Excel.

  • Ability to expose tables, views, and functions with flexible filters: This allows non-developer team members or customers to access and work with data without needing to know SQL.

  • Github actions: self-assembling install package generator: This makes it easy for developers to create and distribute installation packages for TheRDL.

  • Custom columns layouts: This allows developers to customize the layout of individual columns within a report.

  • Custom cells formatting: This allows developers to format cells with specific formatting, such as currency or date/time.

  • Wildcard filters: This allows developers to use wildcards when filtering data, making it easier to find and display specific data.

  • Flexible filters on hidden columns: This allows developers to filter data based on hidden columns, making it easier to select and display specific data.

  • Conditional formatting on any combination of columns/rows: This allows developers to apply formatting based on specific conditions, making it easier to highlight and emphasize important data.

Overall, TheRDL is a comprehensive and powerful tool that offers a wide range of features and benefits for SQL developers and companies using SSRS for reporting.

🛣️ Roadmap

  • Multi-code-pages report layout examples

  • Extend supported object types list (procedures, synonyms, etc.)

  • Video-tutorials on how to install/use TheRDL

  • ...

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