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In ASP.NET web forms is it possible to use RDLC Reports and have the ability to place a tick mark/check mark in cells of a particular column?

I have an RDLC Report Table which retrieves data from a SQL Server.
I've embedded this report into an ASP.NET Web for (.aspx file) using the ReportViewer Control.
When I run the application the Data is retrieved from the SQL Server.
However, I need to have a column where the user has the ability to place a tick mark in the cells of that column.
Obviously I'm able to add a column to the Report itself in the .RDLC file but I'm not able to figure out how to get the tick mark for the user working.
Any ideas how this could be achieved?

Not 100% sure what you mean by:
Obviously I'm able to add a column to the Report itself in the .RDLC file but I'm not able to figure out how to get the tick mark for the user working.
I mean, we don't have a check box control for RDL reports.
And RDL seems to struggle with boolean values.
However, for given columns?
Add a column to the data source/query - cast the boolean column to number - it will still spit out 0 (false) and 1 (true).
Then in the RDL report, you have two choices:
You can add/drop in a check box image, and display it based on the value of the colum above.
But if you want a check box, and un-checked?
You can drop in a indicator. There are a few built in ones. Pick the one with a check box and a "x" for un-checked. it has a seperator also built in - remove that.
So, you get this:
So, using that indicator - 0 to 0, it will display the X, and for 1 to 1, the check box.
You get this effect:
So, it not sure if you ONLY want a check box for true rows, or you want a check box, and a un-check box as per above. You not limited to using a "indicator" on the report, but it for sure the easy road if you need both check and X.
You also are free to input a image, and only show it as true for the column in question that has true values. However, you can't stuff two images into a single column, so indicator becomes the better choice.
Edit: this is only for display - user can't change these while viewing report.
So to be clear, this gets you display, but does not get or give you ability to check or uncheck the boxes in the report.
If you need that ability I'm afraid you are out of luck.
You might be able to present data in a grid view or better yet a listview, allow users to check/ uncheck and then have a view report button.
This also suggests that the data has an extra column for this purpose.
I don't believe that rdl reports have this interactive ability

how to create crystal report multi columns such as word

i create report on crystal report and my width paper page larger than as my report and i want my report paging such as two columns on MS WORD my design report such as two image in below and i want create report such as 3th image i use multi columns on detail tabs but not accepted result.

In section expert, select the detail section and turn on the 'Format with Multiple Columns' checkbox. This will make a new tab called Layout appear...

How to generate product receipt in winform application?

I am working on a winform application for the first time and I have a gridview which contains a list of products users have bought.
I have a Print button on click which allows the user to generate a receipt like the one below:
So here I am confused whether I should use "winform default RDLC or Crystal Report" or whether I should generate PDF and then let it print out as receipt, but I am not sure if PDF is a good option for receipt generation or not.
For Crystal Report, I have read that I need to install it and client (who will use this desktop application) had to install Crystal Report and also there is some licensing involve with Crystal Report which I don't want.
Also if I use Crystal Report then I am not sure if it would be possible to generate exactly above receipt (with table formatting) and will it be complicated?
Receipt is bit complicated so is there a better tool or way, or how should I generate receipt I have shown in above image?
Update : Printing paper total size is : 7.50 centimeter and user wants to print all the content in center.
Discount = FinalAmount - MRP;
Customer Name, Mobile No, Bill No, Payment Mode values are entered on the form by user itself.
I am having a Excel file which contains list of products and with each products I have information like ProductId,ProductName,MRP,Tax information like CGST,SGST.
Code to fill gridview from excel file based on Product Id:
using (OleDbConnection cnnxls = new OleDbConnection(strConn))
using (OleDbDataAdapter oda = new OleDbDataAdapter(query, cnnxls))
{
oda.Fill(dtProductList);
DataColumnCollection columns = dtProductList.Columns;
if (!columns.Contains("FinalAmount"))
{
dtProductList.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "FinalAmount", DataType = typeof(decimal) });
}
if (!columns.Contains("Quantity"))
{
dtProductList.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "Quantity", DataType = typeof(int) });
}
DataRow lastRow = dtProductList.Rows[dtProductList.Rows.Count - 1];
lastRow["FinalAmount"] = Convert.ToDecimal(lastRow["MRP"]);
lastRow["Quantity"] = 1;
}

Generate and print the receipts
You can use any report designer tool like RDLC Reports or Crystal Reports to generate a report. RDLC reports are good enough. You can print the RDLC report with or without showing the print dialog. You can also easily export the RDLC report manually or using the code.
If for any reason you don't want to use a reporting tool, as another option you can consider generating HTML report easily using Run-time T4 templates.
Using an RDLC report, how to show multiple fields in a single cell
You can easily use an expression to show multiple values in a single cell. Also as another option, you can use rows in a single row group and show different fields in a single column.
Example 1 - RDLC - Show multiple fields in a single column using expression
The following steps show you how you can display multiple fields in a single column using expression. I assume you have set up the data source and have ProductName, UnitPrice and Quantity fields. Then, follow these steps:
Drop a Table from toolbox on the report design surface.
In first column, first data row (not the header row), right click and choose ProductName (image)
Select the header of the second column and type UnitPrice/Quantity (image)
In second column, first data row, right click and choose Expression. (image)
In the expression window, enter the desired expression, for example:
= "UnitPrice: " & Fields!UnitPrice.Value.ToString() & System.Environment.NewLine & "Quantitye: " & Fields!Quantity.Value.ToString()
Example 2 - RDLC - Show multiple fields in a single column using row group
The following steps show you how you can display multiple fields in a single column. I assume you have set up the data source and have ProductName, UnitPrice and Quantity fields. Then, follow these steps:
Drop a Table from toolbox on the report design surface.
In first column, first data row (not the header row), right click and choose ProductName (image)
Select the header of the second column and type UnitPrice/Quantity (image)
Right click on row header of the first data row and choose Insert Row → Inside Group - Below (image)
In second column, first data row, right click and choose UnitPrice. (image)
Click on the [UnitPrice], and then press Home and type UnitPrice: (image)
Do the same for Quantity, in the next row in the group.
If you need another row in the group, repeat step 3.
You can setup borders of the cells by selecting them and setting BorderStyle individually for top, left, bottom and right.
Download
You can clone or download an example using expression here:
repository
zip file

A quick and easy way I used before was to generate a html page, and then use the html2pdf library to convert it to a pdf file.
You may also consider this approach since the RDLC reports/Crystal reports may be a overkill for your case.

The RDLC is powerful as well as Crystal reports. You may choose the rdlc which comes close in eliminating licensing costs.
Using RDLC
Data
You need to add datasets Here or data sources to the report which you will manipulate to meet the design and data you want.
Design
On design you just drag and drop controls to your taste. There is a challenge that sometimes what you see on the design may not what be you see on final output so you need to test much.
Printing
You can put a print preview or send directly to a pdf viewer using rdlc. Here is an example.
Conclusion
I think If you have your data generated well on the report, the design and layout won't be much of a problem using both rdlc and crystal reports.
UPDATE
Based on further information provided I have tried to do something that may come close to what you want to achieve.
I have used crystal reports as well as database table to simulate because of time. Otherwise the same can be achieved using rdlc.
The sample table i created
Here is the sample query and results from the database. I have made groups that can be accomodated by the crystal reports. You can do calculated text values using the same to put distinction between the Tax information as well as Transaction Memo.
Here is the final look after tweaking the design. The page layout may also be tweaked with regards to your taste.
Update.
For RDLC I think you need to add datasets for memo data and tax information. Take a look at the below if it comes close. I failed to make a preview there were components I hadn't installed.

for adding 3 columns in one cell
you have two options:
1- Use new line expression
=Fields!MyField1.Value + System.Environment.NewLine + Fields!MyField2.Value
2- Use something like subreport or grouping in rdlc.
the first option seams easier

load dynamic image from path in crystal report

I want to show an image in my report , I save path of image in my sqlserver database and now I want to load image from path .I search all of internet for that and try all of guidance , I first insert image into my report and after that I go to >Format Editor > picture > Graphic Location > and insert path of image into the textarea like this {Command.path} but when I run , it doesn't show any picture . Now how should I do ?
I use visual studio 2013 and latest version of crystal report .

Use a conditional formula to dynamically change the location of a report’s image.
1. Add an image to the report: -> Insert -> Picture
This image will act as a placeholder.
Ensure that the placeholder is the same size as the one that will be dynamically loaded, otherwise, the image will be scaled.
2. Change the image’s Graphic Location:
->right click image
->select Format Graphic…
->select Picture tab
->click the conditional-formula button (looks like x+2)
->set the formula’s text to the name of the formula or parameter field that will contain the image’s URL
->save the formula and click the OK button
->Save the report
It worked for me.
Source: cogniza.com

You can actually do it by:
Add a datasource for your report. Be sure to include the path image.
Add a default image.
From Format Editor > picture > Graphic Location , add the path image field.

According to this, you're doing it right. Perhaps try to set a formula field equal to {Command.path} and use that instead to see if crystal just isn't parsing it properly? That way you can display the formula field and see how it displays. Perhaps you're storing it in the DB with quotation marks or spaces? Alternatively, using a parameter should definitely work, so you could make a sub-report with {Command.path} as a parameter that it uses to load up the image.

Crystal Report Making on the basis of Number of Selected Attributes from check list, how can we do so?

I am developing application in C# Windows Forms, i make crystal reports on the basis of data collection list in c#, for example i have a table having EmpID, Name, Sponsor, Job Title, Nationality etc. I bring them in collection in c# and pass it to crystal report, where i see my attributes in Database fields, if i drag and drop those fields on the report, for example Name, Job Title, Nationality, then i can see their columns coming in Details section, but the issue is, i have about 25 attributes and i have made a check list of 25 attributes in c#, if i check 13 attributes, it should make a report of 13 columns, the problem is, we make report in crystal report on the basis of drag and dropping fields, how can i dynamically do this, means if there are 13 fields selected in c# check list, there should be just 13 columns in report. Please find the image attached, "How currently i am doing" Please zoom it by right click on it, and open in new window.

I think that the easiest way to approach this, considering data type representations and all of the Crystal complexity under the covers, is to layout your report with all 25 fields sized appropriately.
Then, at runtime, you will need to reposition the report objects, which could be a little tricky due to the relatively unstructured way in which crystal provides the information.
The way I would approach this is to loop through the report objects and generate one SortedList for the data fields and one SortedList for the header fields. They should be sorted on their Left position so that you can process them in appearance order.
Once you have the sorted lists of objects, you can cycle through each one and, if it was not selected by the user, set the Width to 0.
As you are moving through the fields, you will keep track of the current left position. The first field that you process will set your starting point, even if it is not visible. Then, for all subsequent fields, if the field is visible, you will set its left value to the current left position, then add its width plus some separator space to the current left position for the next field.
Hopefully this will help you solve your problem.

It sounds like this would be a good place for a cross-tab report. In this case you'd need to add a cross tab to your report header or footer and pass your data into the report with a column for each attribute descriptions and then group on the attribute description. See below for details:
Data:
RowID ColDesc ColValue
1 Attr1 Value1
1 Attr2 Value2
2 Attr1 Value3
Then you can add your crosstab where your row field is RowID, your column field is ColDesc and the field to summarize is ColValue. You can use a Max of summary on the summarized field since it is different.
This is untested, but I believe that the output for this should be:
CrossTab:
Attr1 Attr2
1 Value1 Value2
2 Value3
As you can see that as you add a new attribute it will show up as a new column in the crosstab. As I said previously, this is untested so I apologize for any errors, but I hope it is enough to help you out. Thanks

Give a look at these links
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/uditsingh/CR1111022006055359AM/CR11.aspx
http://www.crystalkeen.com/articles/crystalreports/dynamiccrosstab.htm
Using this Google Search

Crystal Reports will not automatically add columns & headers to a report given a list of fields.
My recommendation is to use the Report Application Server .NET SDK to dynamically alter a report. The link includes the API reference, as well as samples.