Report Creator

Workflow for building and deploying RDLX-JSON reports using the dxs CLI. Reports render in ActiveReportsJS within Datex Studio.

Key principle: Plan before code. Build the layout prototype before writing final JSON.

Prototyping and design: This skill has its own visual prototyping workflow — dxs report create + dxs report batch + dxs studio open for live preview in a browser. Do NOT use external brainstorming visual companions, browser-based mockup tools, or other prototyping tools unless the user explicitly requests them. The Studio live preview IS the design tool.

Authoring approach:

• Live prototyping for new reports — create a blank .rdlx-json, build layout incrementally with dxs report create + dxs report batch, preview live in Studio
• Incremental CLI (add/set/move/remove/batch) for targeted edits during layout iteration
• Direct JSON only for advanced structures not yet in the CLI (e.g., complex BandedList grouping, custom Tablix column/row hierarchies beyond simple header/detail)