Report template

A report template (or just a template) is a file in the .frx format of the FastReport .NET report generator (.xml file with a specific structure).

FastReport Corporate Server processes the .frx structure and receives metadata from the report.

Properties

In addition to general file properties, the report template stores metadata ReportInfo.

1. ReportInfo — information from .frx.
   1. Author — the author of the template. Display name.
   2. Created — date and time of template creation.
   3. CreatorVersion — the version of FastReport .NET in which the template was created.
   4. Description — a template description.
   5. Modified — last modified date and time.
   6. Name — a template name.
   7. Picture — a thumbnail, screenshot, template preview.
   8. PreviewPictureRatio — thumbnail scaling factor from 0 to 1.
   9. SaveMode — report saving mode, used by the FastReport .NET desktop designer.
   10. SavePreviewPicture — indicates whether the thumbnail will be saved when saving the report.
   11. Tag — any additional information.
   12. Version — a template version.

Creating a new template

A report template can be created or modified in one of the following ways:

1. Using the user panel of FastReport Corporate Server to create and edit templates.
2. Using the FastReport .NET designer.
3. Using the free version of the designer FastReport Community.

To edit a template on the computer, you first need to download it, modify it with the designer, and then upload it back to the cloud. In this case, the template will have a different identifier. When editing a report template using the online designer, the template identifier will be saved, therefore, the identifier will not need to be updated in your applications.

Preparing a report

The FastReport Corporate Server is based on FastReport .NET Core builder, which allows you to generate reports (.fpx) from templates. The time for preparing a report cannot exceed 15 minutes (for security reasons).

Also, with the report template you can build a report in other formats, without saving the prepared report.

User permissions

User permissions are the same for all types of files. They are available in the file storage section.