Online Designer

To install FastReport Online Designer, you should first compile it using a special tool. This constructor is available on the developer’s website. This approach allows you to configure the package for themselves. 1) Run the FastReport Online Designer Designer in the customer panel. On the first tab of the designer, we are asked to select Appearance: none - no top toolbar; classic - a complete report designer; mini - upper toolbar contains the minimum of necessary components and capabilities. 2) Go to the "Configuration" tab. Here you can set some limitations for the design of the report. 3) In the "Components" tab you can disable unnecessary items. To do this, turn off the boxes next to them. This will save space on your web site. 4) On the "Bands" tab, you can turn off the unnecessary items. Use the check boxes in front of them. 5) In the "Interactive Control" you can disable the unnecessary controls using checkboxes. 6) On the tab "Settings" you can disable some FastReport Online Designer features. For example, you can exclude the possibility of working with data from a database or remove an event mechanism. 7) We complete configuration on the "Plugins" tab. There is also the ability to "facilitate" the package, removing unnecessary functionality. 8) When you move to the last tab "Plugins" the button "Build" will appear in the lower right corner of the designer. Click on the button.  The message appears instead of the button: Click on the link. Now the package is available for download. Download the archive with the package FastReport Online Designer. Unpack it on your website. Online designer can work with web reports FastReport .NET.  

Starting with version 2021.4.5 FastReport Online Designer is switched to new licensing. You can read more about it in the license agreement. Along with it, there’s a new way of installing the updates. In order to update the Online Designer to the latest version you need to log into your customer panel: https://cpanel.fast-report.com/ Then in the FastReport Online Designer tab switch to the FastReport Online Designer Builder page.  Now you need to set up the designer configuration.  After configuring your build, click the “Assemble” button, which is located to the right of the menu items. You can find the assembled version of FastReport Online Designer in the Latest Build section, which is located when you click on three dots. After the preceding steps are done, FastReport Online Designer will soon appear in the FastReport Online Designer Builder or be emailed to you. 

FastReport Online Designer Builder now can build the designer using the API. Previously, users had to manually build in FastReport Online Designer Builder. You could download the result or receive it by mail. Now you can automate this process to update FastReport Online Designer if the product version changes. To do this, you need to create features that work with the API and deploy the designer build on your servers. As an example of using the API, you can request a product version once a day, and if it has changed, automatically request a build. And after that, host the updated designer. API Key A user is authenticated using an API key, which you can create in FastReport Online Designer Builder. To create a key, you need to: 1) Log in to the build service under your account.2) Go to the "API Keys" section (located when clicking on three dots). 3) Click the ”+ Create" button   After that, you will have a new API key generated. You can click on the key to copy it and use it for authentication in API.   Build request To request a build, make a POST request at: https://dsg2014.fast-report.com:3000/builderAPI/build The request body must contain at least your API key. If you don’t specify the parameter, its default Value will be used! Minimum request example: { "APIkey": "Your API key" } The parameters that the API accepts for build are described below. Parameters  Parameter  Description  themes  The build theme.  Data type: string  See the values in the themes table.  components  Components to be included in the build.  Data type: array  See the values in the components table.  bands  Bands to be included in the build.  Data type: array  See the values in the bands table.  controls  The dialog box controls to be included in the build.  Data type: array  See the values in the controls table.  plugins  Plugins to be included in the build.  Data type: array  See the values in the plugins table.  customization  The control panels to be included in the build.  Data type: array  See the values in the panels table.  config  Build configuration.  Data type: object  See the object structure in the settings table.   Themes  Value  Description  none  No theme  classic  Use classic theme  mini  Use minimal theme   Components  Value  Description  TextObject  Text Component  PictureObject  Picture Component  ShapeObject  Shape Component  PolygonObject  Polygon Component  PolyLineObject  Polyline Component  LineObject  Line Component  SubreportObject  Subreport Component  TableObject  Table Component  MatrixObject  Matrix Component  AdvMatrixObject  Advanced Matrix Component  BarcodeObject  Barcode Component  RichObject  Rich Text Component  CheckBoxObject  Checkbox Component  CellularTextObject  Cellular Text Component  LinearGauge  Linear Gauge Component  SimpleGauge  Simple Gauge Component  RadialGauge  Radial Gauge Component  SimpleProgressGauge  Simple Progress Gauge Component  HtmlObject  HTML Component  SVGObject  SVG Component  ContainerObject  Container Component  DigitalSignatureObject  Digital Signature Component  MapObject  Map Component   Bands  Value  Description  ReportTitleBand  Report Title  ReportSummaryBand  Report Summary  PageHeaderBand  Page Header  PageFooterBand  Page Footer  ColumnHeaderBand  Column Header  ColumnFooterBand  Column Footer  DataHeaderBand  Data Header  DataBand  Data  DataFooterBand  Data Footer  GroupHeaderBand  Group Header  GroupFooterBand  Group Footer  ChildBand  Child Band  OverlayBand  Overlay Band   Controls  Value  Description  ButtonControl  Button  CheckBoxControl  Checkbox  CheckedListBoxControl  Checked List  ComboBoxControl  Text with Combobox  DateTimePickerControl  Date Time Picker  LabelControl  Label  ListBoxControl  List  MonthCalendarControl  Calendar  RadioButtonControl  Radio Button  TextBoxControl  Text Box   Plugins  Value  Description  CODE  Page with Code  GUIDES  Guidance Lines  POSITION_BLOCK  Position of the component when moving  RULER  Ruler  BAND_HORZ_RESIZER  Band Horizontal Resizing  HOTKEY  Hot Keys  CONTEXT_MENU  Context Menu  DBLCLICK  Double Click   Panels  Value  Description  Properties  Properties Panel  Events  Events Panel  ReportTree  Repot Tree Panel  Data  Data Panel  Preview  Page Preview Panel   Settings  Value  Description  features  Data type: array  See the list of values in the features table.  entryName  Data type: object {     "name": "index",     "ext": "html" }  publicPath  Data type: string.  Public path to the application on the server.  saveSuccessRedirect  Data type: object. {       "url": null,       "blank": false,       "useParent": false,       "removeConfirmation": true }        customFonts  Link to fonts  API  Data type: array  See the list of values in the API table.   Features {     "name": "SHOW_BAND_TITLE",     "enabled": true } Object contains feature key and checkbox  Value  Description  SHOW_BAND_TITLE  Band Title  ADD_BANDS  Adding bands  SORT_BANDS  Sorting bands  RESIZE_BANDS  Resizing bands  CONFIRM_BEFORE_EXIT  Confirm Before Exit  MOVABLE_POPUPS  Movable Popups  REVISION_FILES  Hash In File Names  MINIFY  Code Minification  ENABLE_PREVIEW_BUTTON  Preview Button  READONLY_MODE  Disable Editing  AUTOSAVE  Autosave   API {     "name": "API_SAVE_REPORT",     "value": "../FastReport.Export.axd?putReport=#{id}" } The object contains an API key and a link  Value  Description  API_SAVE_REPORT  Report saving  API_MAKE_PREVIEW  Report Preview  API_GET_REPORT  Getting report  API_GET_FUNCTIONS  Getting functions  API_GET_CUSTOM_CONFIG  Application Config  API_GET_CONNECTION_TYPES  Connection Types  API_GET_CONNECTION_TABLES  Connection Tables  API_GET_CONNECTION_STRING_PROPERTIES  Connection String Properties  API_MAKE_CONNECTION_STRING  Creating the Connection String  API_GET_MSCHART_TEMPLATE  MSChart Template After requesting a build, you will get a UUID to check its status. Example of the response: { "message": "Successfully queued", "code": 0, "payload": { "UUID": "25d36576-c5e2-49f4-8ab0-73838c457336" } }   Checking the build status To check the build status, make a GET request to: https://dsg2014.fast-report.com:3000/builderAPI/checkBuild/{apiKey}/{buildUUID} The link should contain your API key used for the build and the UUID you got when you requested it. You can see several statuses in the response depending on the build stage. 1 (QUEUED) –The build is scheduled and is now queued.2 (PROCESSING) –Build started but still processing.3 (BUILT) – The completed, you can download it. Example of the response: { "code": 0, "payload": { "statusCode": 2, "statusText": "PROCESSING" } } If the build is completed, you will receive a download link in the response.   Downloading the latest build To download the built application, make a GET request to: https://dsg2014.fast-report.com:3000/builderAPI/download/{apiKey}  Specify your API key in the link. In response to the request, you will receive an archive file with the built application.   Getting the current version of FastReport Online Designer Make a GET request to get the current version of the application: https://dsg2014.fast-report.com:3000/builderAPI/designer-version/{apiKey} Specify your API key in the link. In response, you will receive the current version of FastReport Online Designer. Example of the response: { "payload": { "version": "2023.1.3" }, "code": 0 } Our team will continue to improve the client experience when working with FastReport products. For any questions, contatc our support at support@fast-report.com.