Troubleshoot the HTML report item in Bold Reports®

The answers below help you fix common issues with the Bold Reports® HTML report item in RDL reports. They cover missing Blink files, rendering time, and script execution.

The Blink files missing error appears when the Chromium packages that the Bold Reports® HTML report item needs are not installed.

Reason

The HTML report item in Bold Reports® relies on the Chromium browser to process and render HTML content. If the Chromium packages are not available in the installed Enterprise build location, the HTML report item does not work. In that case, you see an error similar to the following image: missing blink files

Solution

You can resolve the Bold Reports® Blink files error in one of the following ways:

  • During Build Installation

    When you set up the Enterprise build, enable the checkbox to download the Chromium package. download chromium package

  • Manual Approach

    You can also download the Chromium package manually by following this guide and place it in the location specified in the documentation.

What are the performance benchmarks of the HTML report item?

The Bold Reports® HTML report item takes additional time to process and convert the provided HTML content into an image because it relies on the Chromium browser for rendering.

Time taken for HTML content Approximately 2 to 5 seconds for conversion
Time taken for online URL More than 10 seconds for conversion

Why is the script tag not executing in the HTML report item?

The Bold Reports® HTML report item does not execute script tags by default. To allow script execution, enable it explicitly by using the EnableJavascript property.

How do I enable script execution?

To enable script execution for the HTML report item in Bold Reports®, add the EnableJavascript property to the reporting configuration file.

  1. Click the profile icon in the top-right corner and navigate to Manage Sites. manage sites
  2. Navigate to Settings > Configuration, then select the reporting\config.xml file. config file
  3. Add the EnableJavascript property inside the <Exporting> XML tag, as shown in the following image. script-support

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