Administrators can upload templates from their local computer to the Administration portal. The uploaded templates are displayed on the Templates page in the Administrator Dashboard. One can sort the templates list using the Sort list icon next to the Sorted By button on the top left corner to display results on the basis of Template name, Model name, Created, Created by, Modified, and Modified by. Also, administrators can view template properties and preview, design, download, delete the uploaded template as and when they want.
You can perform the following operations from the Templates page on the Administrator dashboard.
In addition to template uploading, an administrator can also set any Page/RDL report as a template and vice versa.
After you upload the templates, you can work with them as described in the table shown below:
Command | Icon | Description |
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Click to show template properties | ![]() |
Displays the template properties in the pane that opens to the right of the Templates list. In the Template properties pane, you can edit the template name and description in the corresponding fields, view the template information and modify the template permissions. Also, you can click the Set as report button to convert the selected template into a report. |
Preview template | ![]() |
Displays the template in the Designer Preview window that opens as a separate window on your browser. |
Design template | ![]() |
Displays the selected template in the ActiveReports Server Designer application. |
Download template | ![]() |
Downloads and saves the template to the local file system in .rdl or .rdx file format. |
Delete template | ![]() |
Deletes the template and removes it from the Templates list displayed on the Templates page. |