Creating reusable report templates in .Net with the Web Designer?

Posted by: kevin.jennings on 26 December 2024, 8:40 am EST

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    Posted 26 December 2024, 8:40 am EST

    Hi! I am a .Net developer and I’m new to the world of ActiveReports.

    I want to design a Blazor web application that utilizes a WYSIWYG report designer. The user would be able to design a report template (including using a selection of specific fields to include on the page) and use drag-and-drop functionality to arrange the report. Then, once completed, the user can save the report template to be used by another application that will process data and fill in the fields on the report template to create a report that can be saved as a PDF.

    So, questions: Is this possible using the Web Designer provided by ActiveReports (I believe it is a JavaScript plug-in for a Blazor component)?

    EDIT: I should note that I’m using .Net 8 and ActiveReports v17.

  • Posted 27 December 2024, 12:09 am EST

    Hi Kevin,

    Yes, you can definitely create a Blazor Web Designer using ActiveReports. We would suggest that you go through the following documentation links for full detail about the Blazor Web Designer along with a GitHub sample:

    >> I should note that I’m using .Net 8 and ActiveReports v17.

    Please note that we do not officially support .NET 8 with ActiveReprts 17. You can check the product requirement of v17 here

    : Product Requirements

    If you want to stick to ActiveReports 17, it is suggested that you use .NET 6 or .NET 7. Or, if you want to use .NET 8, it will be suggested that you upgrade to ActiveReports 18.

    You may use the ActiveReports File Converter tool to upgrade your existing ActiveReports 17 reports to ActiveReports 18. You may refer to the following documentation link for the detailed conversion process using the converter tool:

    P.S., in order to use the ActiveReports File Converter tool for ActiveReports 18, make sure that ActiveReports 18 is installed on your machine. You may download ActiveReports 18 from the attached link and utilize its features free for the first 30 days: Download ActiveReports 18

    After downloading, you may refer to the attached documentation link for the detailed installation process: Install ActiveReports

    Also, since there are many differences between the product requirements for ActiveReports 17 and ActiveReports 18, please refer to the product requirements for ActiveReports 18 here: Product Requirements

    In addition to that, there have been a few breaking changes between the versions. Hence, it is suggested to refer to the breaking changes for each version using the following link before upgrading: Breaking changes from ActiveReports 17 to ActiveReports 18

    We hope this helps!

  • Posted 28 December 2024, 4:54 am EST

    Thank you so very much for your detailed response! I greatly appreciate it!

  • Posted 29 December 2024, 11:53 pm EST

    Hi Kevin,

    Glad to help! :blush:

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