Stimulsoft Reportswpf [WORKING]

In the landscape of .NET development, reporting remains one of the most critical—and often most challenging—aspects of business application development. While web-based reporting dominates the conversation, there is still a massive ecosystem of enterprise desktop applications built on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). For these applications, Stimulsoft Reports.WPF stands out as a premier reporting solution.

It is a fully-featured reporting tool designed specifically for the WPF framework, offering a rich, native user interface and a powerful engine that bridges the gap between data complexity and visual presentation.

Stimulsoft is commercial software distributed under paid licenses; editions vary by platform (WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET, Blazor, etc.) and by features. Evaluate licensing terms on the vendor site; a trial is usually available. stimulsoft reportswpf

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While the StiViewerControl is a View, you should never pass a StiReport directly from the ViewModel to the View via properties if you want to maintain pure MVVM. Instead, use a service.

View Model:

public class ReportsViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
private readonly IReportService _reportService;
    public StiReport CurrentReport  get; set; 
public ICommand LoadSalesReportCommand  get;
public ReportsViewModel()
LoadSalesReportCommand = new RelayCommand(OnLoadSalesReport);
private void OnLoadSalesReport()
var report = new StiReport();
    report.Load("SalesReport.mrt");
// Bind data from your repository
    var salesData = _reportService.GetSalesData();
    report.RegData("Sales", salesData);
report.Render();
    CurrentReport = report;
    OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CurrentReport));

View (XAML):

<Window xmlns:stimulsoft="clr-namespace:Stimulsoft.Report.Controls;assembly=Stimulsoft.Report.Wpf">
    <Grid>
        <stimulsoft:StiViewerControl Report="Binding CurrentReport" />
    </Grid>
</Window>