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I use regdata to pass a dataset for report, and i have localized datacolumn caption for those tables, but in designer, still show column name. it's not friendly for end-user.

oh, it's my fault, stireport can show column caption, but why not show relation name in dictionary?

now my table named A has serveral self relation, in dictionary it shows:
A
A
A1
A2
Field1
Field2

Now the Relation has three different names:

NameInSource - this is the 'real' name of the Relation in the DataSet.
Name - it is the Name of the Relation itself as a Dictionary's component.
Alias - this property is shown in the Dictionary and as name of the Relation for connecting Parent and Child DataSources in the name of the filed, e.g.:

{ChildSource.AliasOfTheRelation.ParentSource}

This option can be activated/deactivated with "Use Aliases" checkbox in the Dictionary.

Thank you.

m_StiReport.RegData(m_Data);

// change relation name
foreach (StiDataRelation r in m_StiReport.Dictionary.Relations)
{
var name = r.NameInSource.ToLower();
name = name.Replace(r.ParentSource.Name.ToLower(),string.Empty).Replace(r.ChildSource.Name.ToLower(),string.Empty);
r.Name = name;
r.Alias = name;
}

i need to change relation name by code, but after regdata, not any relation is dictionary, why?

RegData method doesn't adds new DataSources to the Dictionary. It only registered them in DataStore of the report.

Please add the following method call after RegData:
Also all relations must have unique name in the Dictionary.

Thank you.

thanks.

it seems nameindatasource must be unique in whole diction, name and alias just be unique in current datasource?

The limitation is for Name property only. It must be unique for the whole Dictionary.

Thank you.