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Offline Neos database and report portability

For usages such as:

  • sending a report as a bug illustration to Stimulsoft
  • opening a Neos report in the Stimulsoft desktop application it is possible to export a standalone version of the Neos reports.

During this process, the online Neos database (AKA. entity-view endpoint) is replaced by an offline JSON database pointing at an embedded resource called resource://NeosJsonDatabase__{EntityViewName}.

The Neos Designer performs the opposite operation upon import and replaces the offline Json data by a connection to the live endpoint in the business cluster.

Special remarks

Preserving the DataSources names and aliases

The DataSources section of the report should not be affected by the export/import operation.

In particular, the customized names of the properties will remain unchanged during the export/import operation. The same is true for the NameInSource properties of course.