Installing XF Designer
The tool and license can be found at http://www.ecrion.com/products/xfdesigner/overview.aspx.
Using the Sample Package
You can download a sample package, containing example reports and data sets and this document, from http://www.drofus.com. The sample package contains:
- Reports: Example reports that can be used as a starting point for creating similar reports or simply to learn how to use XF Designer. Documentation for each report template is explained in chapter 5.1. In the sub folder pdf you can see a preview of the samples.
- Building Blocks: Building blocks are reusable template parts that can be used in multiple report templates. The building blocks are explained in chapter 0.
- Stylesheets: Stylesheets are documents that can define common styles (fonts, sizes, colors etc.) that enable you to quickly change styles in multiple reports in one place. The sample style sheet is explained in chapter 5.4
- Images: Images used in the samples.
- Video tutorials: Screen casts with examples of how to create reports and using the samples.
- XSL: Common special xsl files to include in reports to simplify some tasks.
- XML: Sample data sets for the sample reports and using with XF Designer