Using Crystal Reports in Xamarin

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Hello, SAP Experts:

I'm trying to create an APP for Android and iOS using Xamarin and C#, in order to view some data from our DataBase.

Now I need to see a Crystal Report on it. Right now, what I'm doing is calling to our WebApi, and using DI-API and CrystalDecisions library to open the report, populate with data using a parameter provided from the app, and then exporting to PDF. Using a javascript PDF viewer I'm able to view it using a WebView.

The problem is that the report is not interactive, I can't navigate through sub-reports nor line details data, so I need some way to open it using Crystal libraries.

I saw the Visual Studio component, but it only works with VS forms projects. There is also Crystal Reports for Eclipse, and it could be possible to use a java library on a C# project, but I don't know what files to use and how to put the report on screen.

Also, I saw an app for iOS to open Crystal Reports, and maybe I can open it from my APP with the path of the report, once populated with data, but I can't find a way to do something like that on Android.

Is there a way to do it or I'm using, right now, the only way to see Crystal Reports on the go? (besides the official SAP mobile APPs)

Thank you!