How does the report viewer locate the REST service?

[Al]

Hi,

I use the asp.net webforms viewer and set the report by setting

    reportViewer1.ReportSource.Identifier = reportFile;

I have a controller which uses a custom resolver

    public class ReportsController : ReportsControllerBase

 

Apparently this page uses the REST service to load the report but how does it know what url to use for the service? I haven't configured this explicitly as far as I can see so it seems to be hardcoded/defaulted?

[Rick]

Hi Alwin,

The standard ReportsController REST service is setup using WebAPI 2.0 - which comes with certain assumptions baked into the framework. By default, services are available at SiteUrl/api/controllerName.

Telerik Reporting uses a REST service that is in a class called ReportsController (by default)

Finally, the HTML5ReportViewer has a ServiceUrl property that sets the location of the REST service. When the ServiceUrl is not set, the default is used, ServiceUrl="/api/reports"

Using all the defaults, the system works via the conventions of WebAPI.

Controller: ReportsController
ServiceUrl: /api/reports


Regards,
Rick
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