Add Reports V2 Module to an Existing XAF Application

• Aug 28, 2025
• 2 minutes to read

To add the Reports V2 module to an existing XAF application, install the appropriate NuGet package:

Platform	Module	NuGet package
platform-agnostic	ReportsModuleV2	DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2
ASP.NET Core Blazor	DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2.Blazor.ReportsBlazorModuleV2	DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2.Blazor
WinForms	ReportsWindowsFormsModuleV2	DevExpress.ExpressApp.ReportsV2.Win

Next, use either of the following techniques:

• In XAF applications, you can call the AddReports(IModuleBuilder<IBlazorApplicationBuilder>, Action<ReportsOptions>) / AddReports(IModuleBuilder<IWinApplicationBuilder>, Action<ReportsOptions>) method in your ASP.NET Core Blazor / WinForms application builder.

• If you do not use an application builder, you can add these Modules to the ModuleBase.RequiredModuleTypes collection of the platform-specific Module.

The following additional steps may be required:

Entity Framework Core-Based Application

1. Navigate to the MySolution.Module\BusinessObjects\MySolutionDbContext.cs file and include the ReportDataV2 entity in the data model:

2. Navigate to the MySolution.Blazor.Server\Startup.cs file (ASP.NET Core Blazor) or the MySolution.Win\Startup.cs file (Windows Forms) and specify the ReportDataType explicitly:

ASP.NET Core Blazor Application Without Application Builder

1. Navigate to the MySolution.Blazor.Server\Startup.cs file and call AddXafReporting in the Startup.ConfigureServices method to register the Reports V2 Module services in IServiceCollection: