{"id":11594,"date":"2022-11-23T14:15:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T14:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-help.reports.esriuk.com\/report-builder\/?page_id=11594"},"modified":"2022-11-23T14:31:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T14:31:37","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.reports.esriuk.com\/report-builder\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Builder Blog Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/span>Tips & Tricks<\/div>
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How to create the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) charts from our standard reports<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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  Within the National Data Service (NDS), the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) dataset is only available for the LSOA 2011 geography layer. For reports based on other standard geographies, such as Local Authorities or Wards, our standard reports contain especially configured bar charts that show a distribution of LSOA across the IMD deciles: The […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Working with the Map Widget in Report Builder<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Adding a map to your reports can provide some much needed context for your readers, and also display your data in an informative and engaging style. While a lot of the Report Builder widgets will likely be intuitive for the avid ArcGIS Online user, there are some widgets you may not be familiar with. The […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Tips for using Report Builder 2.0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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A major new version of InstantAtlas Report Builder (version 2.0) is now available. Report Builder 2.0 is a complete redesign and rebuild of the application, keeping all that was good from version 1 whilst making the reports faster to load, easier to create, more responsive to different devices and more accessible to a range of […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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How to embed Report Builder reports into a website<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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The purpose of this post is to provide the necessary information for embedding Report Builder for ArcGIS reports into a website. If the website you are embedding into is a WordPress website supplied by Esri UK, please ensure that the page template is not set to InstantAtlas \u2013 Sub-Level \u2013 Content (Auto-Embed Reports). As the […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Linking to reports from an ArcGIS web map<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Reports built with InstantAtlas Report Builder have a built in index page, whether you choose to use “live links” or to publish the reports to HTML. However, this is not the only way to link to reports. Every feature in your report has a unique URL – this post will walk you through how to […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Stacking population data in bar charts with Report Builder<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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This article will try and show you some of the different ways you can use InstantAtlas Report Builder and the bar chart widget to present population data. We’re going to produce a few different charts, but we’re aiming for something like this:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Report Builder for ArcGIS Autumn Update Patch 3 \u2013 19 November 2025 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Key bug fixes The search bar, tabs and top right toolbar buttons now stay visible when the user scrolls down in a widget’s Data or Settings tab. The margin text fields in widget settings again allow deleting the previous value. The text of a text rule can again be edited using the source code function. […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Report Builder for ArcGIS Autumn Update Patch 2 \u2013 7 October 2025 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Key bug fix In Report Builder version 2.8.2 we fixed a bug that prevented changing comparison features when using a CSV file as a data source.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Report Builder for ArcGIS Autumn Update Patch 1 \u2013 7 October 2025 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Key bug fix In Report Builder version 2.8.1 we fixed a bug that prevented reports to be viewed when shared via a group (not publicly) in ArcGIS Online.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Report Builder for ArcGIS Autumn Update \u2013 1 October 2025 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview In Report Builder version 2.8.0, we have added new functionality for building reports from Feature Layer Views, enabled the use of Metadata variables in widgets, and improved indicator and widget settings search. Alongside this, we have also addressed a number of key bugs. Key enhancements Metadata variables For reports created using a data catalog […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Report Builder for ArcGIS Summer Update \u2013 11 June 2025 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview In Report Builder version 2.7.2, we have added a new button to refresh the data model in the widgets’ Data tab and have also included a few important bug fixes. Key enhancement The Data tab of the widgets’ Data & Settings dialog has gained a new Refresh the data model button for reports that […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Report Builder for ArcGIS Spring Update \u2013 30 April 2025 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview Report Builder version 2.7.1 includes a few enhancements to the Set indicator aliases and order dialog as well as a new Colour Picker pop-up. We have also addressed a number of bugs with issues reported by our customers or internal users. Key enhancements Quick edit tools in the Set indicator aliases and order dialog […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Report Builder for ArcGIS Winter Update \u2013 16 December 2024 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview Report Builder version 2.7.0 comes packed with lots of enhancements such as search tools for widgets and settings, a new pyramid chart layout and the ability to style badge labels in charts, to just name a few. We have also use this opportunity to fix some bugs reported by customers. Key enhancements Search tools […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Report Builder for ArcGIS Spring Update – 9 April 2024 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview The 2.6.10 Spring Update of Report Builder for ArcGIS mainly focusses on a few improvements to the Web Map widget while also addressing a small number of issues related to infographics and some further enhancements and bug fixes. New functionality for Web Map widgets A new setting called Layer attribute filters in the Clipping […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Report Builder for ArcGIS 2.6.0 – 20 July 2023 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview The main goal of this update is to align the user interface\/experience of Report Builder more closely with other core apps within the ArcGIS system. These changes extend throughout the application, from the landing page right through to the most buried options. These changes have obvious benefits for users that are already familiar with […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Report Builder for ArcGIS 2.5.0 – 24 November 2022 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview Report Builder version 2.5.0 includes enhancements such as an expanded and improved way of applying cell colour rules for table widgets, the ability to create bar charts with dates as series and a choice between light or dark themes for the interface. We have also used this release to fix a number of bugs. […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 comments<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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IA Report Builder 2.4.0 – 30 June 2022 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview In version 2.4.0 of Report Builder we have continued to improve the behaviour of the chart widgets, following an upgrade of the charting library in the 2.3.0 update. We have also made changes to how Report Builder works with ArcGIS Enterprise as the data, storage and authentication platform instead of ArcGIS Online. New features […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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IA Report Builder 2.3.0 – 4 April 2022 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview The main goal of Report Builder version 2.3.0 is the upgrade to the charting library (used for the chart widgets) to the latest available version. This is largely a behind-the-scenes change, although you may notice some very subtle differences to the look and feel of the charts. Besides improving performance and adding functionality, this […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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IA Report Builder 2.2.0 – 15 October 2021 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview Report Builder version 2.2.0 fixes a number of bugs and also introduces functionality (beta) to import or link to other reports. Bug fixes Case sensitivity issue with feature ID field Stacked bar chart with look-down comparison areas shhowing incorrect colours Web map widget – visible layers not acting on raster layers Text widget stripping […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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IA Report Builder 2.1.0 – 19 July 2021 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview Report Builder version 2.1.0 introduces a new widget, the Toggle Content widget. This has been added in order to enable content sections in a report to be expanded\/collapsed by the end user. Prior to the addition of this widget, the same “accordion” effect had to be achieved using styling in the website that the […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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IA Report Builder 2.0.2 – 14 June 2021 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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Overview Report Builder version 2.0.2 addresses a number of bugs, several of which will\u00a0 ensure a smoother migration from version 1 to version 2 reports. We have also added some of the functionality of Report Builder 1 that had not yet been implemented in version 2, as well as performance, accessibility and error handling improvements. […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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IA Report Builder 2.0 – 22 April 2021 Release Notes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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A major new version of InstantAtlas Report Builder (version 2.0) is now available. Report Builder 2.0 is a complete redesign and rebuild of the application, keeping all that was good from version 1 whilst making the reports faster to load, easier to create, more responsive to different devices and more accessible to a range of […]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-iao.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11594","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.reports.esriuk.com\/report-builder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.reports.esriuk.com\/report-builder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.reports.esriuk.com\/report-builder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.reports.esriuk.com\/report-builder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.reports.esriuk.com\/report-builder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/help.reports.esriuk.com\/report-builder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11594\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.reports.esriuk.com\/report-builder\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}