# GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Aspnet.Designer.ConfigureExtensions.UseReportDesigner

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Aspnet_Designer_ConfigureExtensions_UseReportDesigner_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Aspnet.Designer.ConfigureExtensions.UseReportDesigner*">UseReportDesigner Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Aspnet_Designer_ConfigureExtensions_UseReportDesigner_Owin_IAppBuilder_System_Action_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Web_Designer_ReportDesignerConfiguration__" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Aspnet.Designer.ConfigureExtensions.UseReportDesigner(Owin.IAppBuilder,System.Action{GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Web.Designer.ReportDesignerConfiguration})">UseReportDesigner(IAppBuilder, Action&lt;ReportDesignerConfiguration&gt;)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Configures middleware for the ActiveReports designer API.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static void UseReportDesigner(this IAppBuilder app, Action&lt;ReportDesignerConfiguration&gt; configAction)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><span class="xref">IAppBuilder</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">app</span></td>
      <td><p>The <span class="xref">Owin.IAppBuilder</span> to configure.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.action-1">Action</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Web.Designer.ReportDesignerConfiguration.html">ReportDesignerConfiguration</a>&gt;</td>
      <td><span class="parametername">configAction</span></td>
      <td><p>An <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.action-1">Action&lt;T&gt;</a> to configure the report designer.</p>
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Aspnet_Designer_ConfigureExtensions_UseReportDesigner_Owin_IAppBuilder_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Web_Designer_IReportDesignerBackendApi_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Aspnet.Designer.ConfigureExtensions.UseReportDesigner(Owin.IAppBuilder,GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Web.Designer.IReportDesignerBackendApi)">UseReportDesigner(IAppBuilder, IReportDesignerBackendApi)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Configures middleware for the ActiveReports designer API.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static void UseReportDesigner(this IAppBuilder app, IReportDesignerBackendApi api)</code></pre>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
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      <td><span class="xref">IAppBuilder</span></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">app</span></td>
      <td><p>The <span class="xref">Owin.IAppBuilder</span> to configure.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Web.Designer.IReportDesignerBackendApi.html">IReportDesignerBackendApi</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">api</span></td>
      <td><p>The <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Web.Designer.IReportDesignerBackendApi.html">IReportDesignerBackendApi</a> to use for configuring the middleware.</p>
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