This sample shows how to use the WebDesigner API to create a customized UI for ActiveReports WebDesigner with an ASP.NET Core back end.

Sample Location

C#

Details

Some of the customizations demonstrated in the sample are shown below. You can check the Index.cshtml page of the sample for complete implementation.

• Use a custom logo (white labeling)

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  menu: { logo: { custom: { type: 'css', class: 'example-icon' } }

• Hide About button

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  appBar: { aboutButton: { visible: false } }

• Hide File menu

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  documents: { fileView: { visible: false }

• Lock the report layout, that is, disable the operations that modify the report layout structure

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  lockLayout: true

• Hide ToolBox

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  menu: { toolBox: { visible: false }}

• Hide Parameters tab, the design area for designing a custom parameter pane

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  appBar: { parametersTab : { visible: false }}

  
  
  
• Hide Data tab

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  data: { dataTab: { visible: false }}

  
  Hiding Data tab hides the options such as data sources, data sets, parameters, and common values.
  
• Hide Properties Mode button that helps switch between the Advanced and Basic properties of the report elements

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  statusBar: { propertiesModeButton: { visible: false }}

• Limit font list to limited font families

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  fonts : [ { header: 'Questionable Choice' }, { label: 'Pretty Font', value: 'Comic Sans MS' }, { header: '' }, 'Arial', 'Courier New', 'Times New Roman' ]

• Property grid uses the Basic mode to show the properties of report elements

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  propertyGrid: { mode:'Basic'}