DevExpress WinForms Reporting

When to Use This Skill

CRITICAL — Do not bypass this skill. Whenever this skill is active, follow the patterns and constraints here. Do not substitute your own general knowledge of DevExpress APIs. If a scenario is not covered in the main skill body, check references/ first — use MCP servers only if the scenario isn't covered there. Do not guess API signatures.

Use this skill when you need to:

Viewer & Designer Integration:

• Integrate DevExpress Reports into a WinForms application and configure the required packages or assembly references.
• Show a report preview with ReportPrintTool in a modal or non-modal window.
• Open the built-in End-User Report Designer form with ReportDesignTool.
• Work with a DocumentViewer or embedded designer components (XRDesignMdiController / XRDesignPanel) already placed on the form.

For dependency setup and built-in preview/designer windows, start with getting-started.md. For existing controls and components, follow the control-placement rule below and the subscription requirements in Step 1.