Export report

To control and customize report export in the Bold Reports® ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer, use its export events and properties. You can handle export progress, change export formats, hide export types, and set PDF, Word, Excel, and CSV options.

How do I show export progress in the Report Viewer?

To show progress information in the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer when the exporting process takes a long time to complete, use the ExportProgressChanged event.

  1. Set the ExportProgressChanged event in Report Viewer initialization.
  2. Implement the function and replace the following code samples to show a custom message based on the progress stage.

The following code example demonstrates export event handling in the Report Viewer on the client side.

@(Html.Bold().ReportViewer("viewer")
    .ReportServiceUrl("/api/ReportViewer")
    .ReportPath("~/Resources/sales-order-detail.rdl")
    .ExportProgressChanged("onExportProgressChanged")
)

<script type="text/javascript">
    function onExportProgressChanged(args) {
        if (args.stage === "beginExport") {
            console.log(args.stage);
            args.format =
                $('#viewer').ejWaitingPopup({ showOnInit: true, cssClass: "customStyle", text: "Preparing exporting document.. Please wait..." });
        }
        else if (args.stage === "exportStarted") {
            console.log(args.stage);
            var popupObj1 = $('#viewer').data('ejWaitingPopup');
            popupObj1.hide();
        }
        else if (args.stage === "preparation") {
            console.log(args.stage);
            console.log(args.format);
            console.log(args.preparationStage);
            if (args.format === "PDF" && args.preparationStage === "documentPreparation") {
                console.log(args.totalPages);
                console.log(args.currentPage);
                if (args.totalPages > 1 && args.currentPage > 1) {
                    var progressPercentage = Math.floor((args.currentPage / args.totalPages) * 100);
                    if (progressPercentage > 0) {
                        var popupObj2 = $('#viewer').data('ejWaitingPopup');
                        popupObj2.setModel({ text: "Preparing exporting document.." + progressPercentage + " % completed.. Please wait..." });
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        args.handled = true;
    }
</script>

How do I change the Excel and Word export format?

To change the default Excel and Word export file format in the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer, use the ExcelFormats and WordFormats properties.

The following code example demonstrates how to change the Excel and Word export format in the Report Viewer on the client side.

@(Html.Bold().ReportViewer("viewer")
    .ReportServiceUrl("/api/ReportViewer")
    .ReportPath("~/Resources/sales-order-detail.rdl")
    .ExportSettings(export => export.ExcelVersion(BoldReports.ReportViewerEnums.ExcelFormats.Excel2013).WordFormatType(BoldReports.ReportViewerEnums.WordFormats.Word2013))
)

How do I hide a specific export type for a report?

To hide a specific export type, show or hide the default export types available in the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer using the ExportOptions property.

The following code example demonstrates how to hide a specific export type for the report in the Report Viewer on the client side.

@(Html.Bold().ReportViewer("viewer")
    .ReportServiceUrl("/api/ReportViewer")
    .ReportPath("~/Resources/sales-order-detail.rdl")
    .ExportSettings(export => export.ExportOptions(BoldReports.ReportViewerEnums.ExportOptions.All & ~BoldReports.ReportViewerEnums.ExportOptions.PDF))
)

PDF export options

The PDFOptions class provides properties to manage PDF export behaviors in the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer. Set the properties in the OnInitReportOptions method of the Web API service.

How do I export reports with complex scripts?

To export reports with complex scripts from the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer, set the ComplexScript property of the PDFOptions instance to true.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    reportOption.ReportModel.PDFOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.PDFOptions()
    {
        EnableComplexScript = true
    };
}

PDF conformance

To export the report as a PDF/A-1b document from the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer, specify the PdfConformanceLevel.Pdf_A1B conformance level in the PdfConformanceLevel property.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    reportOption.ReportModel.PDFOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.PDFOptions()
    {
        PdfConformanceLevel = Syncfusion.Pdf.PdfConformanceLevel.Pdf_A1B
    };
}

How do I add custom fonts to an exported PDF document?

To add custom fonts to a PDF document exported from the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer, add the font streams to the Fonts collection in the PDFOptions instance.

To add custom fonts to the PDF exported document, follow these steps:

  1. Add the font .ttf files into your application Resourecs folder.
  2. In the Solution Explorer, open the properties of the font file and set the Copy property to Output Directory as Copy always.
  3. Initialize the Font collection and add the font stream to it.

The key value provided in the font collection should be same as in the report item font property.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    string basePath = _hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath;
    reportOption.ReportModel.PDFOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.PDFOptions()
    {
        //Load Missing font stream
        Fonts = new Dictionary<string, System.IO.Stream>
        {
            { "Segoe UI", new FileStream(basePath + @"\Resourecs\font_symbols.ttf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read) }
        }
    };
}

If a font used in the report definition is not installed or not available in the local system, load the font stream. The preceding code loads the font_symbols font stream to export the sales-order-detail.rdl report as symbols.

Word export options

The WordOptions class provides properties to manage Word document export behaviors in the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer.

Word document type

To save the report to the required Word document version, set the FormatType property.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    reportOption.ReportModel.WordOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.WordOptions()
    {
        FormatType = BoldReports.Writer.WordFormatType.Docx
    };
}

Word document advance layout for merged cells

To eliminate tiny columns, rows, and merged cells, render the Word document elements without nested grid layout by setting the LayoutOption to TopLevel. The ParagraphSpacing is the distance value added between two elements in the document.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    reportOption.ReportModel.WordOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.WordOptions()
    {
        LayoutOption = BoldReports.Writer.WordLayoutOptions.TopLevel,
        ParagraphSpacing = new BoldReports.Writer.ParagraphSpacing()
        {
            Bottom = 0.5f,
            Top = 0.5f
        }
    };
}

A paragraph element is inserted between two tables in the exported document to overcome the Word document auto merging behavior. A table in a Word document is not a stand-alone object. If you draw two tables one after another, they are automatically merged into a single table. To prevent this merging, add an empty paragraph between two tables.

How do I protect an exported Word document from editing?

To protect a Word document exported from the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer, restrict editing either with a password or without a password. The following are the types of protection:

  • AllowOnlyComments: Adds or modifies only the comments in the Word document.
  • AllowOnlyFormFields: Modifies the form field values in the Word document.
  • AllowOnlyRevisions: Accepts or rejects the revisions in the Word document.
  • AllowOnlyReading: Views the content only in the Word document.
  • NoProtection: Accesses or edits the Word document contents as normally.
public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    reportOption.ReportModel.WordOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.WordOptions()
    {
        ProtectionType = Syncfusion.DocIO.ProtectionType.AllowOnlyReading
    };
}

Excel export options

The ExcelOptions class provides properties to manage Excel document export behaviors in the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer.

Excel document type

To save the report to the required Excel version, set the ExcelSaveType property.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    reportOption.ReportModel.ExcelOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.ExcelOptions()
    {
        ExcelSaveType = BoldReports.Writer.ExcelVersion.Excel2013
    };
}

Excel document advance layout for merged cells

To eliminate tiny columns, rows, and merged cells for clear readability and data manipulation, set the LayoutOption to IgnoreCellMerge.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    reportOption.ReportModel.ExcelOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.ExcelOptions()
    {
        LayoutOption = BoldReports.Writer.ExcelLayoutOptions.IgnoreCellMerge
    };
}

How do I protect an exported Excel document from editing?

To protect an Excel document exported from the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer, restrict editing either by providing the ExcelSheetProtection or enabling the ReadOnlyRecommended properties.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    reportOption.ReportModel.ExcelOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.ExcelOptions()
    {
        ReadOnlyRecommended = true,
        ExcelSheetProtection = Syncfusion.XlsIO.ExcelSheetProtection.DeletingColumns
    };
}

CSV export options

The CsvOptions class lets you change the encoding, delimiters, qualifiers, extension, and line break of a CSV document exported from the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    reportOption.ReportModel.CsvOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.CsvOptions()
    {
        Encoding = System.Text.Encoding.Default,
        FieldDelimiter = ",",
        UseFormattedValues = false,
        Qualifier = "#",
        RecordDelimiter = "@",
        SuppressLineBreaks = true,
        FileExtension = ".txt"
    };
}

How do I password protect an exported document?

To protect an exported PDF, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document from unauthorized users, encrypt the document with an encryption password in the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer. The following code snippet illustrates how to encrypt the exported document with a user-defined password.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
    //PDF encryption
    reportOption.ReportModel.PDFOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.PDFOptions();
    reportOption.ReportModel.PDFOptions.Security = new Syncfusion.Pdf.Security.PdfSecurity()
    {
        UserPassword = "password"
    };

    //Word encryption
    reportOption.ReportModel.WordOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.WordOptions()
    {
        EncryptionPassword = "password"
    };

    //Excel encryption
    reportOption.ReportModel.ExcelOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.ExcelOptions()
    {
        PasswordToModify = "password",
        PasswordToOpen = "password"
    };

    //PPT encryption
    reportOption.ReportModel.PPTOptions = new BoldReports.Writer.PPTOptions()
    {
        EncryptionPassword = "password"
    };
}

Password protection is not supported for HTML export format.

How do I change the file name of an exported report?

To change the file name of a report exported from the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer, use the FileName property.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
       reportOption.ReportModel.ExportSettings = new BoldReports.Writer.ExportSettings()
       {
           FileName = "Invoice"
       };
}

How do I change the image quality in an exported report?

To change the image quality of data visualization items in a report exported from the ASP.NET MVC Report Viewer, use the ImageQuality property.

public void OnInitReportOptions(ReportViewerOptions reportOption)
{
       reportOption.ReportModel.ExportSettings = new BoldReports.Writer.ExportSettings()
       {
           ImageQuality = 4
       };
}