# Text Control Reporting: Getting-Started and Basic Concepts > Text Control published getting-started documentation for its reporting engine, covering the Template Designer workflow with a sample database and the integration of merge processes into .NET applications. A companion glossary explains core concepts like merge fields and blocks. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2013-09-09 - **Modified:** 2026-03-05 - **Description:** Text Control published getting-started documentation for its reporting engine, covering the Template Designer workflow with a sample database and the integration of merge processes into .NET applications. A companion glossary explains core concepts like merge fields and blocks. - **1 min read** (152 words) - **Tags:** - Reporting - **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2013/09/09/text-control-reporting-getting-started-and-basic-concepts/ - **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2013/09/09/text-control-reporting-getting-started-and-basic-concepts/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2013/09/09/text-control-reporting-getting-started-and-basic-concepts/llms-full.txt --- ![Text Control Reporting: Getting-Started and Basic Concepts](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2013/09/09/a/assets/reporting_tutorial.webp "Text Control Reporting: Getting-Started and Basic Concepts")We just launched a new Text Control Reporting [**Getting Started**](https://www.textcontrol.com/technology/reporting/) and [**Reporting Concepts**](https://www.textcontrol.com/technology/reporting/) overview documentation. This very easy-to-use getting started tutorial shows how to use the Template Designer with a sample database and templates and how to integrate the merging process into your .NET application. The **Reporting Concepts** glossary gives a good overview and explanation of basic concepts such as *Merge Fields* and *Merge Blocks*. ![Text Control Reporting: Getting-Started and Basic Concepts](https://s1-www.textcontrol.com/assets/dist/blog/2013/09/09/a/assets/reporting_glossar.webp "Text Control Reporting: Getting-Started and Basic Concepts")Learn more about the reporting capabilities of Text Control: [Text Control Reporting ](https://www.textcontrol.com/technology/reporting/ "Text Control Reporting") --- ## About Bjoern Meyer As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. In his spare time, Bjoern enjoys running, paragliding, mountain biking, and playing the piano. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernmeyer/) - [X](https://x.com/txbjoern) - [GitHub](https://github.com/bjoerntx) --- ## Related Posts - [.NET C# PDF Generation Techniques: Which Method is Right for Your Project?](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/10/30/net-csharp-pdf-generation-techniques-which-method-is-right-for-your-project/llms.txt) - [Best Practices for Mail Merge and Form Field Processing in ASP.NET Core C# Applications](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/07/30/best-practices-for-mail-merge-and-form-field-processing-in-asp-net-core-csharp-applications/llms.txt) - [Advantages of Flow Type Layout Reporting vs. Banded Reporting or PDF Template Engines in .NET C#](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2024/07/29/advantages-of-flow-type-layout-reporting-vs-banded-reporting-or-pdf-template-engines-in-net-c-sharp/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 32.0 Has Been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/09/13/tx-text-control-320-has-been-released/llms.txt) - [Getting Started: Angular Document Editor Attributes Explained](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/02/01/getting-started-angular-document-editor-attributes-explained/llms.txt) - [Getting Started: Programming the Angular Document Editor using JavaScript](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/01/30/getting-started-programming-the-angular-document-editor-using-javascript/llms.txt) - [Getting Started: Loading and Saving Documents using Angular](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/01/30/loading-and-saving-documents-using-angular/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 31.0 and TX Spell .NET 10.0 Have Been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2022/09/07/tx-text-control-31-released/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control 30.0 and TX Spell .NET 9.0 Have Been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2021/11/29/tx-text-control-30-released/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control X19 and TX Spell 8.0 Have Been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/12/02/tx-text-control-x19-released/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control for Angular X18 Published](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/03/18/tx-text-control-for-angular-x18-published/llms.txt) - [MVC NuGet Packages for X18 Published](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/03/17/mvc-nuget-packages-for-x18-published/llms.txt) - [TX Text Control X18 has been Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/03/16/tx-text-control-x18-released/llms.txt) - [Impressions from NDC London 2020](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/02/01/impressions-from-ndc-london-2020/llms.txt) - [Sneak Peek X18: Form Field Conditional Instructions](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/01/03/sneak-peek-x18-form-field-conditional-instructions/llms.txt) - [DocumentViewer: New Two Page View Mode](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/01/02/documentviewer-new-two-page-view-mode/llms.txt) - [Creating Your First ASP.NET Reporting Application](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2020/01/01/creating-your-first-aspnet-reporting-application/llms.txt) - [What a Year! 2019 Recap and Outlook 2020](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/12/23/what-a-year-2019-recap-and-outlook-2020/llms.txt) - [MailMerge Class Settings Explained](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/12/05/mailmerge-settings-explained/llms.txt) - [Impressions from DDC in Cologne](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/12/02/impressions-from-ddc-in-cologne/llms.txt) - [See Text Control at DDC in Cologne](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/11/24/see-text-control-at-ddc-in-cologne/llms.txt) - [Impressions from DEVintersection Fall 2019](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/11/22/impressions-from-devintersection-fall-2019/llms.txt) - [Impressions from TechBash 2019](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/11/14/impressions-from-techbash-2019/llms.txt) - [Outlook X18: Document Workflow and Forms Processing](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/11/12/outlook-x18-document-workflow-and-forms-processing/llms.txt) - [Deploying the Angular Document Editor](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/11/11/deploying-the-angular-document-editor/llms.txt)