rendering - beginner question

[FrenkR]

Hi,
I just need to clarify some basic concepts of reporting. In Reports.Web, you have 2 available designers. One is Fx(StiWebDesigner), another one is HTML5(StiMobileDesigner). Are report templates, generated by designers the same or are different?
How rendering works? is rendering done on the server or on the client side?

Rgds,
Frenk

[HighAley]

Hello.

We store report templates and rendered reports in our XML format that is supported by all our products.
The .Net engine is used in Reports.Web product. The reports are rendered on the server side.

Thank you.

[FrenkR]

so, when a tab "preview" in designer clicked, modified template is sent to a server and rendered report is sent back to a designer(html or flash, depending on designer used)?
Furthermore, preview is dependent on designer or view component(I understand that flash behaves different than html5), rendered PDF(or other export types) should be the same regardless designer/viewer used?
Rgds,
Frenk

[HighAley]

Hello, Frenk.

There is no difference in rendering and exporting of report. It is rendered and exported the same way for any viewer or designer.
Then the viewer tries to show rendered report as it allow used technology.
The exported report is the same in all cases.

Thank you.