I. Overview
This document lists some questions and answers frequently encountered by novices, so that users can refer to them when they encounter problems.
Note: For the specific steps of FineReport designer installation, please refer to Designer Installation
II. Before installation
The problems before installation of FineReport Designer are summarized in the following table:
problem | solution |
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FineReport designer's hardware requirements | Hardware Configuration |
Is it possible to install a 32-bit designer for a 64-bit operating system? | 64-bit recommended |
The difference and connection between FineReport and FineBI | The difference between FineReport and FineBI |
Download the previous designer version | For technical support, click contact at the bottom right corner of the platform |
III. Download designer
1. Download page introduction
Note 1: Please click the download address of FineReport Designer Designer download address
Note 2: If you do not need to deploy the report project to other servers, you only need to download the FineReport designer to meet the needs.
The designer download page is shown below:
2. Problem summary
The following table summarizes the problems when downloading the FineReport designer:
problem | solution |
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| Designer download address |
| At present, the designer of fr has only window version and mac version But it supports deploying report project under windows to linux, please refer to Independent deployment of Tomcat server under Linux |
IV. Install the designer
Note: When the designer is installed, it cannot be placed on the C drive.
The following table summarizes the problems during installation of FineReport Designer:
problem | solution |
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Designer installation tutorial | Refer to: Designer Installation |
How to get the activation code during installation | Refer to: Designer activation |
Installation designer prompts are risky | Refer to: Designer startup FAQ |
| Yes |
Can the computer install two designers at the same time | Yes, but cannot be opened at the same time |
Can the 9.0 and 10.0 designers be installed on the same computer at the same time | Yes |
Mac failed to install designer | Refer to: Designer installation considerations |
Error loading installation wizard | Refer to: Designer installation considerations |
After the finereport designer is successfully installed and opened, right click the small icon of the built-in server in the tray in windows7 system to display garbled code | Refer to: Designer installation considerations |
| The activation code has no time limit and can be reused |
V. Start the designer
1. Frequently Asked Questions
After the design is successfully installed, click the desktop shortcut icon or double-click %FR_HOME%\bin\designer.exe to start the designer.
Note: The problem that the designer cannot start correctly is complex. For reference: Summary of designer issues, check according to the troubleshooting ideas and the actual situation encountered.The following table summarizes the problems when the FineReport designer is started.
problem | solution |
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| Refer to:Designer startup FAQ,choose a solution according to your own situation |
10.0 Start designer thread lock | Delete%FR_HOME%\webapps\webroot\WEB-INF\embed\finedb\db.lck restart the designer |
32-bit 10.0 designer can't open | It may be that the memory setting is too small, just increase the designer memory To modify the memory, please refer to: |
| No |
Why did I open a certain template when I just opened the designer | The template was not closed when the designer was closed before |
| End the process designer.exe and OpenJDK Platform binary in the "Task Manager" and restart the designer |
The designer starts, it crashes after loading to the page, and an error is reported: The JVM could not be started. The maximum heap size (-XMx) might be too large or anti virus or firewall tool could block the execution | Refer to:Designer startup FAQ |
The designer occasionally fails to start | Refer to:Designer startup FAQ |
2. Troubleshooter could not be launched
1) Problem Description:
Double-click the shortcut, the designer cannot be launched, or the page is stuck loading.
2) Troubleshooting:
Users can refer to the following methods to troubleshoot problems.
End the process designer.exe in the "Task Manager", delete the cache file as shown in the figure below, and restart the designer.
Maybe the designer memory setting is too small. Refer to Report Designer Memory Settings to increase the designer memory and restart the designer.
Delete the file %FR_HOME%\webapps\webroot\WEB-INF\embed\finedb\db.lck and restart the designer.
Port conflict problem:
Method one:
Update the JAR and restart the designer.
Method Two:
The super administrator can modify the port through the "fine_conf_entity visual configuration plug-in". The settings will take effect after restarting the server.
Note: Please refer to FINE_CONF_ENTITY visual configuration for the method of modifying the value of the FineDB database table field.
VI. Upgrade designer
Note: For the designer upgrade tutorial, please refer to the FineReport Update Manual
The following table summarizes the problems when the FineReport designer is upgraded:
problem | solution |
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| FineReport Update Manual |
How to upgrade the 9.0 web project to the 10.0 project | 9-10 upgrade tool |
VII. Remote Connection
The following table summarizes the problems when the FineReport designer connects remotely:
problem | solution |
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| Remote Design |
Where can the Fanruan server be deployed | Server Deployment Principles |
| The JAR package version of the designer and the server do not match, just adjust to the same |
| No |
Can the login account of your designer do permission control? I want to open two accounts to go out, but only let them see the specified report folder | Remote design data connection permission control |
Does the server-side designer have to be open for remote design? | If the server is deployed independently, the deployed service must be turned on to design remotely, regardless of whether the designer is turned on |
VIII. Others
Other issues are summarized in the following table:
problem | solution |
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Designer memory modification | Report Designer Memory Settings |
| Designer font is small |
Can the designer import fonts | Import Fonts into designer |
Can ordinary reports, aggregate reports, and dashboard be copied in the designer | Select the template, click File>Save As in FineReport Designer |
10.0 There is no response when clicking the preview when previewing the template in the designer | Set default browser |
How to display the column header on each page of the pagination preview | Freeze column header, please refer to: |
10.0 Where does the log exist | %FR_HOME%\logs |
How to make the first template | The First Template |
Is the original authorization file available after the upgrade version | See License migration |
| No, concurrent explanation: If the number of concurrent purchases is 10, it is as if the server has only 10 interfaces. If 10 interfaces are occupied at the same time, other people will not be able to connect to the server. At this time, if other people want to connect to the report server to view reports, one of the previous 10 people must log out of this interface. Note: The 10 people here are 10 different IPs, that is, the concurrent data means that there are several IPs accessing the report system at the same time. For details, please refer to: Principles of registration concurrency |
| When it is not registered, there is no time limit for the duration of use, but there are some differences in performance from the registered version. For details, please refer to:Principles of registration concurrency |
Date widget value displays year and month | Select the yyyy-MM format at the "Format" of the date widget |
| Built-in FRDemo database |
Why drag the report block in my dashboard, it will automatically fill the full screen | body is an adaptive layout, just change to absolute layout |
| Cell Add Conditionnal Formatting>New |
| In the Data Entry Attribute, the cell binding error |
App does not display the parameter panel | Click the button in the red box to select the parameter. If you want the parameter panel to be displayed at the top, see: |
IX. Fan Ruan Dictionary
noun | illustrate |
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Template | Templates include general reports, aggregate reports, and dashboard. You can refer to Types of Template Design. Users click on the link below to view the effects of the PC template: |
Designer | The installation package downloaded by the user in Chapter III of this article will become the designer after installation For an overview of the designer interface, please refer to the Designer Overview. |