devexpress-reports-aspnetcore

What problem does it solve?

This Skill eliminates the complex, error-prone manual process of integrating DevExpress Web Document Viewer and End-User Report Designer into ASP.NET Core MVC and Razor Pages applications, handling correct NuGet/npm package version alignment, service and middleware registration, client-side asset bundling, cross-platform deployment configuration, and resolution of common runtime errors like blank viewers, HTTP 400/404/500 responses, and script loading failures that occur from incorrect setup order.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Dual Component Support: Integrates both read-only Web Document Viewer for report preview and full End-User Report Designer for no-code report customization by non-technical users.
• Multi-Framework & Cross-Platform Compatibility: Includes setup guides for both ASP.NET Core MVC and Razor Pages, with support for Linux and macOS deployment via the DevExpress.Drawing.Skia renderer.
• Comprehensive Guardrails & Troubleshooting: Provides mandatory setup step ordering, version consistency checks, security configuration guidance (authorization, CSRF, CSP), and a detailed symptom-to-fix table for common integration errors.
• Use Case: A developer building an internal business dashboard can use this Skill to add a report viewer for sales summaries and an end-user report designer, allowing team members to modify report layouts and parameters without requiring developer involvement for every change.

Quick Start

Use this Skill to integrate a DevExpress End-User Report Designer into your existing ASP.NET Core MVC application, configure all required NuGet and npm packages, set up the necessary reporting controllers and client-side asset bundles, and implement report storage to enable user-driven save and load operations for custom reports.