How to Hide Specific Export Options in Bold Reports Viewer

In Bold Reports, you can customize the export options by using the hideexportlist custom property to hide specific export formats such as PDF, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, HTML, CSV, XML or TXT.

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to configure this property to meet your application’s specific requirements.

Steps to Hide Specific Export Options

1. Open the report file that you want to configure. Navigate to the Miscellaneous section in the Properties panel. Within the Miscellaneous section, find the Custom Attributes field and click the Set Attributes button.
   
   
2. Set the hideexportlist property
   In the Set Attributes dialog, add the hideexportlist property and specify the export formats you want to hide by entering them as a comma-separated list in the value field, as shown in the image below.
   
   
   • Property Name: hideexportlist
   • Example Value: pdf,excel,ppt,word

This configuration will hide the PDF, Excel, PowerPoint and Word export options from the export menu.

3. Save and Preview the report
   After configuring the hideexportlist property, save the report and preview it to confirm the changes.
   • Before configuration, All export options are visible in the export dropdown menu.
     
     
   • After the configuration, The export options specified in the hideexportlist property are excluded from the export dropdown menu.
     
     

By setting the hideexportlist property, you can customize the export options to align with your application’s requirements, ensuring a streamlined user experience. This is ideal for scenarios where specific export formats are not needed or should be restricted for security or usability reasons.

See Also

• How to show or hide the Report Viewer toolbar options?
• How to Disable Export Controls Button in Bold Report Viewer