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Stop outgrowing your .NET reporting: How to avoid “We have to rewrite this”

BySven Motschmann Mar 16, 2026 9 min read
Most .NET teams don’t set out to build a reporting subsystem that needs rescuing. But “just generate a few PDFs” can quietly become a tangle of layout logic, export workarounds, and growing technical debt—until someone says, “We have to replace this.” Here’s how to spot that pattern early, and how to avoid backing your application into a reporting rewrite later.
New PDF rendering engine in List & Label 31

New PDF rendering engine in List & Label 31

ByJochen Bartlau Feb 26, 2026 3 min read
Why a new rendering engine? PDF documents have long since ceased to be used “only” as a pure export format in List & Label. In … Read more
New Service Pack 30.004 for List & Label and the Report Server

New Service Pack 30.004 for List & Label and the Report Server

ByDaniel Kenner Feb 17, 2026 2 min read
Service Pack 30.004 for List & Label and the Report Server is now available. This update focuses on performance improvements for exports, usability enhancements in the Web Report Designer, and several security updates for third-party libraries.
Service Pack 31.001 for List & Label

New Service Pack 31.001 for List & Label and the Report Server

ByDaniel Kenner Jan 22, 2026 4 min read
Service Pack 31.001 for List & Label introduces official support for ZUGFeRD 2.4 PDF exports, adds nested tables and enhanced contrast optimization to cross-platform text rendering, improves performance and stability across designers and exports, and delivers multiple security updates for Web Components and third-party libraries.
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Why did we refactor the DataTree in the Web Report Designer?

ByBenjamin Wassermann Dec 2, 2025 2 min read
If you’ve connected large and complex data sources in the Web Report Designer, you’re probably familiar with the problem: the DataTree seems to load forever with complex data structures. With List & Label 31, that’s a thing of the past. The technical foundation of the DataTree has been completely overhauled. “react-arborist” replaces “rc-tree” – and the result is a significantly smoother reporting experience in the browser.
Support for ZUGFeRD/Factur-X

Full Support for ZUGFeRD/Factur-X Starting with List & Label 31

ByDaniel Stein Dec 1, 2025 3 min read
With the release of version 31 of List & Label in October 2025, full support for the current ZUGFeRD/Factur-X standard 2.3 will be available. The upcoming version 2.4 – already announced for Q4/2025 – will also be supported via service packs for List & Label 31. This makes List & Label a future-proof solution for digital, legally compliant e-invoicing across Germany and Europe.
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Drilldown in Web Report Designer

ByBenjamin Wassermann Oct 14, 2025 2 min read
Since version 30, the Web Report Designer supports drilldowns. This allows you to implement interactive reports entirely in the browser – including navigation between different detail levels. This feature was previously only available in the desktop designer.
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New Service Pack 30.003 for List & Label und the Report Server

ByDaniel Kenner Sep 18, 2025 3 min read
The latest service pack 30.003 for List & Label adds Windows 11 25H2 support, introduces a new datastructure tree component in the Web Report Designer, improves performance for large projects, and increases the maximum number of print passes to 1000.
Unlocking AI Magic in List & Label: How to use Microsoft Semantic Kernel with List & Label

Unlocking AI Magic in List & Label: How to use Microsoft Semantic Kernel with List & Label

ByJochen Bartlau Aug 24, 2025 4 min read
AI is everywhere—and now it’s in your report designer, too. With a quite simple AI$() designer function, you can embed the power of OpenAI or other LLMs … Read more
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Throwback: WeAreDevelopersWorld Congress 2025

BySven Motschmann Jul 24, 2025 2 min read
From the idyllic Lake Constance to the capital on the Spree: this year, we had our own booth at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress – and not only did we have a good mood in our luggage, but also our “next big thing”: List & Label Cross Platform.
New time zone function in List & Label: solutions for complex reporting requirements

New time zone function in List & Label: solutions for complex reporting requirements

ByJochen Bartlau Jul 16, 2025 2 min read
In the world of server-based reporting, there are often challenges in connection with different time zones. The complexity increases in particular when the database server, the … Read more