Release Notes v2.1.0.8

v2.1.0.8
March 22, 2017

Report Designer

This section describes the release notes for the Syncfusion Report Designer version 2.1.0.8. It includes the newly added features, bug fixes done and how to upgrade the older version to the new version.

Features

  • #88699 – External data source support provided for Report Designer.
  • #165033,#164843, #166254 - Query parameters support provided for ODBC datasource.
  • #166340 – Provided option to set format for axis labels in chart report item.
  • #166340 – Added option to set minimum, maximum value to the chart axis scale.
  • #169869 - Provided support to open the 2016 RDL schema reports.
  • #169448 - Added option to set label interval type to the chart axis.
  • #164843 - Provided support to display forward dependency exception occurs in report parameters.
  • #165579 - Provided support to create shared dataset in Report Designer.

Bug Fixes

Refer the following list of bugs fixed in this version:

  • #160219 – Now, recent files are stored in user document folder.
  • #162640 – Now, polar and radar chart types can be added from property dialog.
  • #163885 – Resolved the exception, while creating dataset with stored procedure.
  • #165838 – Now, chart legends displays correct text in designer.
  • #166338 – Now, chart series color value works fine in preview when specified as expression.
  • #168703 – Now, context tab items updated properly based on selected report item while switching between reports.
  • #168598 – The textbox action (Go to URL, Go to Report) working properly in server report.
  • #162881 – Grouped column of a tablix report item can be removed.
  • #167215 – The ODBC query working properly when same query parameter is used multiple times in command text.
  • #168525 – The subreport report item not shown when add into tablix cell has been resolved.
  • #168703 – The series color changed to “Blue” without any changes in property dialog has been resolved.
  • #168703 – The parameter popup displayed twice while creating dataset for extension datasource has been resolved.
  • #167785 – Resolved exception while creating chart without “series” group through chart wizard.
  • #168703 – The recently accessed servers are displayed properly in recent server tab.
  • #168703 – The expression option for chart value field has been enabled in chart property dialog.
  • #171288 – The spelling errors in the resource file has been resolved.
  • #171127 – Now, the installed font families deserialize properly while saving the reports.
  • #169865 – The ReportDesigner not closed when multiple reports are opened has been resolved.
  • #168525 – Resolved exception when subreport or rectangle report item added into tablix cell.
  • #169448 – Now, the expression for formatting the date of the chart axis working properly.

Upgrade

Refer to the following steps to upgrade the Syncfusion Report Designer from an older version to this version:

  • Download the latest Syncfusion Report Designer from here.
  • Follow the installation steps from here.

Report Platform SDK

This section describes the release notes for the Report Platform SDK version 2.1.0.8. It includes the newly added features, bug fixes done.

ReportViewer

Features

  • #88699 – External data source support provided for Report Viewer.
  • #168197 – Provided the DataSource Credential option for SubReport in WebAPI Controller.
  • #162640 – Provided exporting support using Web Components in EJ ReportViewer.
  • #167858 - Resolved memory leak problem while rendering and printing RDLC report.
  • #167488 - Provided option to enable/disable the print preview in print dialog box while printing.

Bug Fixes

  • #113198 – Microsoft Visual Basic function expression evaluation issue has been fixed.
  • #142957 – Now, text in tablix cell can be viewed without any text cut.
  • #162361 – Now, the height of the rectangle renders properly when a textbox is placed inside it.
  • #154186 – VAL function can be used with aggregate functions for field expressions.
  • #154186 – Tablix group keep together rendering problem in print layout has been fixed.
  • #162354 – Resolved PDF export creates corrupted file when report is exported continuously.
  • #165300 – Resolved bounds exception when sorting is applied to tablix report item without group rows.
  • #166508 – The custom zoom factors reset properly while printing the report.
  • #166508 – The predefined paper size (A4, A3) is applied properly while printing the document.
  • #169201 – Now, the chart gridlines works properly when the chart does not contains x-axis.
  • #170251 – The page number sets properly while printing the report in landscape mode.
  • #170133, #170251 – The landscape orientation of report working properly while printing the report.
  • #169999 – Resolved tablix cell spanning issue when spanning cell contains subreport.
  • #169897 – The line thickness and marker type of line chart applied properly while viewing the report.
  • #163875 – The group sorting works properly in tablix when same field present in different groups.
  • #169448 – Now, the expression for formatting the date of the chart axis working properly.
  • #168525 – The tablix cell bottom border not shown when it contains subreport has been resolved.
  • #159261 - Issue with fill color value in chart has been fixed.
  • #161855 - Now the column header text appearing inside of table for nested tablix.
  • #161777 - Issue with Chart axis range interval has been resolved.
  • #146053 - Now rectangle report item has been increased properly when placed Tablix with column grouping.
  • #146053 - Now the chart data labels are displayed in center position.
  • #146053 - Now the chart data labels are rendered properly for custom format.
  • #146053 - Now the Tablix is rendered properly, if the Datasource count is zero.
  • #159261 - Issue with custom code modules has been fixed to access the Report Parameters.
  • #146053 - Issue with Date serial has been fixed when use the zero day value.
  • #155879 - Now the Report Header and Footer size is updated properly based on Tablix grouping.
  • #159261 - Now Parameter labels are rendered properly when the user defined values are provided in dataset.
  • #159456 - Now the code modules will load properly for VB functions.
  • #159456 - Now the custom assembly will import properly in code modules.
  • #163282 - Now, the page settings API options are working fine.
  • #163282 - Now, the page setup orientation is works fine.
  • #161847 - The tooltip position is misplaced in IE8 browser issue has been fixed.
  • #161847 - The Report position is misplaced while page navigating in IE8 browser issue has been fixed.
  • #165884 – Now, the FormatNumber expression working fine with Custom Code.
  • #165213 – Now, the report parameter can be used inside the looping statement in custom code of ReportViewer.
  • #146053 – Now, the rectangle width has been updated properly when tablix placed inside the rectangle.
  • #166428 – Now, the tablix cell Hidden property works fine, when the cell model Hidden property has been set as True.
  • #166339 – Now, the chart legends are displayed properly when there is no legend title for chart report item.
  • #165213 – Resolved the exception, when we use aggregate function Count in query text.
  • #168157 - Resolved the exception, when we use two radial pointers in Gauge report item with IIF expression.
  • #168154 - Now, the DataBar and Sparkline charts are working fine when exported to PDF.
  • #167813 - Now, the background color is displayed properly in print preview window.
  • #163906 - Now, the chart series color is applied properly when custom palette color is used.
  • #168438 - Now, padding has been applied properly for Textbox ReportItem.
  • #169495 - The missing page setup localization text has been added in ReportViewer locale file.
  • #168598 – The Shared Datasource reports are working fine while drill through actions.
  • #168438 – Now, Textbox borders are applied properly in Textbox ReportItem.
  • #168438 - Fixed the textbox alignment issue with chrome browser.
  • #170045 - Now, Chart data label format will work properly when specify the label format.
  • #170601 - Now, Condition expressions are working fine in Tablix Group visibility.
  • #159038 – Resolved report serialization problem in release mode with .NET chain option checked.
  • #165837 – Resolved exception when set empty string value for report parameter through SetParameter.
  • #164494 – Resolved the compilation error when sample compiled in release mode with .NET chain enabled and runtime directives are removed in application.
  • #165300 – Resolved bounds exception when sorting is applied to tablix report item without group rows.
  • #165837 – Resolved report parameter prompt value not updated in UI while setting parameters.

ReportWriter

Bug Fixes

  • #154186 – Now, global built-in collection (ReportName, ReportServerURL) works in server mode.
  • #158491, #154186 – Tablix border rendering problem in PDF export when individual border is set to none has been fixed.
  • #154186, #157872 – Now, tablix hidden cells are working properly in all export types.
  • #154186 – Now, tablix cell data will display properly when static member of a column visibility is set to hidden.
  • #160526 – Chart report item labels overlap has been resolved.
  • #162361 – Now, entire report border displayed in PDF export.
  • #154186 – Resolved textbox overlapping with each other in PDF export when its height is less compared to design height value.
  • #154186 – Now, the textbox border displayed properly when different side borders used.
  • #154186 – Now, Textbox report item render in exact position if it has new line space.
  • #158154 – Textbox rendering problem with hidden expression in report header in PDF export has been fixed.
  • #155879 – Resolved index out of range exception in word and excel export, when tablix report item has hidden, spanned cells.
  • #155879 – Resolved the partial display of text in PDF export when report item height value lower than the text size.
  • #164320 – Padding values are applied to each cell in tablix report item while exporting report to PDF format.
  • #166029 – Resolved the tablix overlapping when exporting to HTML in Spanish culture.

Report Server

This section describes the release notes for the Syncfusion Report Server version 2.1.0.8. It includes the newly added features, bug fixes done and how to upgrade the older version to the new version.

Features

Refer to the following list of upgrades done in this version:

  • New and improved UX lets you open the Reports in the same page and switch between public, favorite and recent Reports.
  • Provided support for using PostgreSQL as the underlying database.
  • Added an utility to backup data and resources of the Report Server application.
  • Reports can be exported in PPT formats also
  • Added a new page for users to view their access to the Reports, Dashboards, Data Sources, Files and Schedules in the Report Server.
  • Images can also be added in the Report comments by simply copying and pasting them in the comment editor window.
  • Users can be mentioned in the Report comments to notify them through email.

Bug fixes

Refer to the following list of bugs fixed in this version:

  • #163191 – Fixed the issue in Installing Syncfusion Reports server with Oracle DB in Spanish Operating System.
  • #168598 – Fixed the issue in opening Drill through Report.
  • #166789 – Fixed the issue in Scheduling Reports in Azure app.
  • Fixed the issue in Editing comment posted on Reports in Azure app.

Upgrade

Refer to the following steps to upgrade the Syncfusion Report Server from an older version to this version:

  • Download the latest Syncfusion Report Server from here
  • Follow the installation steps from here

Report Server updates the database schema of your current version to the new version.

NOTE

For SQL databases, make sure you have a valid network connection to the database while upgrading to the new version.