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Error when using Search

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:01:50 GMT

Thank you, I can reproduce it now.
We will fix it in the upcoming release.

Issue with xlsx recipe

bjrmatos — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:55:35 GMT

@a-pulvirenti_TSGC24 FYI, this problem is fixed, it will be part of next jsreport release

A report of its own report history?

pofider — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:40:55 GMT

This could be one approach...
jsreport stores the history of running reports in the profiles entity.
You can reach these information in the script and use it for your purpose.

const jsreport = require('jsreport-proxy') async function beforeRender (req, res) { const profiles = await jsreport.documentStore.collection('profiles').find({}, {}) const templates = [] for (const p of profiles) { if (p.templateShortid) { templates.push(await jsreport.documentStore.collection('templates').findOne({shortid: p.templateShortid})) } } req.template.content = 'recently used templates ' + templates.map(t => t.name).join(';') }

Number of images in PDF

slopegameplay — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:25:34 GMT

Thank you

Customer constrains force us to manually import npm packages

2048gamefree — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:49:48 GMT

If you need to bundle JavaScript packages, consider using a module bundler like Webpack or Rollup. They allow you to create a single file that includes all your dependencies.

How to Pre-fill some values in fillable PDF forms

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:19:19 GMT

Im not sure what you mean...
If you want field value to have black text, just use
color='#000000'

How to render handlebar code and not show as text

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:25:20 GMT

Write your own helper that will evaluate handlebars code
Something like this

function evaluate() { return Handlebars.compile('{{#if true}}hello{{else}}nothing{{/if}}')(this) }

Sub-group Page Numbering Support in Docxtemplater for Invoice & Packing List

dmex-thanesh — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:03:05 GMT

Hi Team,

We are generating documents using Docxtemplater and have a requirement for separate page numbering groups within the same generated DOCX.

Requirement

Our generated document contains multiple sections:

Invoice Pages
Packing List Pages

We need independent page numbering for each section/group.

Expected Output
Invoice Section
Invoice Page 1 → 1 of 3
Invoice Page 2 → 2 of 3
Invoice Page 3 → 3 of 3
Packing List Section
Packing List Page 1 → 1 of 2
Packing List Page 2 → 2 of 2

So the page numbering should restart and calculate totals separately for each document group/section instead of the whole DOCX.

Current Challenge

Using normal Word fields like:

PAGE
NUMPAGES

is calculating based on the entire document, not per subgroup/section.

Questions
Is there any supported approach in Docxtemplater to achieve subgroup-wise page numbering?
Can this be done using Word section breaks with separate numbering?
Any recommended plugins/modules or template structure for this use case?
Has anyone implemented independent page counts for multiple logical documents merged into one DOCX?
Tech Stack
Docxtemplater
Node.js
DOCX template generation

Any guidance or working examples would help. Thanks!

Issue with cleanup extension

mmoye — Wed, 06 May 2026 19:05:56 GMT

Thank you for the reply. We have implemented a standalone script as a workaround and have removed the cleanInterval and cleanThreshold extensions.

Slow but constant memory leak with chrome-pdf recipe on Docker (jsreport 4.12.0)

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:38:24 GMT

This could mean that Chrome or Node.js is just lazy in releasing the memory.
The idle time doesn't necessarily mean the memory gets released.

Try to run the container with limited memory. This should force the memory release.

docker run -d --name jsreport-memtest --memory=500m -p 15488:5488 \ -e "extensions_authentication_enabled=false" \ jsreport/jsreport:4.12.0

With the 500m memory limit, I can run 10 000 reports without OOM.

Authentication problems with authorization server

imhofdaniel — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:53:03 GMT

I wanted to connect jsreport with our openid connect compatible idp software. But i get an error during the login process.

Error: Authentication with authorization server failed
(because) error while verifying user (group). Authentication cancelled. Reason: No jsreport user group "G-AAAAA-BBB-ABO,...,G-AAAA-BBB-jsreport-TEST,...,kt\DomÃ¤nen-Benutzer" found linked to this authenticated session
at module.exports (D:\jsreportapp\jsreportapp-4.12.0\node_modules@jsreport\jsreport-core\lib\shared\createError.js:10:13)
at MainReporter.createError (D:\jsreportapp\jsreportapp-4.12.0\node_modules@jsreport\jsreport-core\lib\shared\reporter.js:53:12)
at D:\jsreportapp\jsreportapp-4.12.0\node_modules@jsreport\jsreport-authentication\lib\main.js:459:32
at strategy.error (D:\jsreportapp\jsreportapp-4.12.0\node_modules\passport\lib\middleware\authenticate.js:370:18)
at OpenIDConnectStrategy.verified (D:\jsreportapp\jsreportapp-4.12.0\node_modules\openid-client\lib\passport_strategy.js:15:10)
at D:\jsreportapp\jsreportapp-4.12.0\node_modules@jsreport\jsreport-authentication\lib\main.js:189:13
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:104:5)

The list with groups is much longer. I deleted them from the error message.

Our idp is based on groups from the AD. So I created the group G-AAAA-BBB-jsreport-TEST in AD and added my user. I also added the group with the same name in jsreport.

Conditional section break for landscape page

bjrmatos — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:32:25 GMT

hi @andribo

sorry for not adding a reply, yes i am currently working on fixing this.

Compress PDF

JannetGen — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:12:32 GMT

I’ve been looking into this as well. While using the pdf-utils and adjusting the pdfSettings in the configuration is the standard way to handle it within jsreport, sometimes the compression isn't as aggressive as I need for certain documents.
If you're just looking for a quick way to shrink a file down before sending it off and don't want to mess with the server-side code right now, I've found this tool pretty handy- https://www.thetoolapp.com/compress-pdf-file/. It’s been a life-saver for me when I'm in a rush.
Curious to see if anyone else has managed to get significantly smaller file sizes just by tweaking the internal jsreport chrome-pdf settings though!

How to split a PDF file to couples of small PDFs page by page?

JannetGen — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:01:17 GMT

If you’re looking to do this programmatically within jsreport, the script approach mentioned earlier is definitely the way to go for automation.
However, if you just need a quick way to split a specific file manually without messing with the code right now, I’ve used https://thetoolapp.com/utilities/split-files/ before. It’s pretty straightforward for splitting things page-by-page.

Fill pdf form

JannetGen — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:12:35 GMT

I’ve run into similar issues with field mapping in the past. If you're looking for a quick way to test the form structure or just need a straightforward way to see how the fields behave before automating the whole thing, I sometimes use this simple tool- https://thetoolapp.com/pdf-tools/fill-pdf-form/. It’s pretty handy for verifying the PDF side of things while you're debugging your jsreport script.

DocxImage in footer

JannetGen — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:13:01 GMT

That’s a classic challenge with Word-based reporting. Usually, when images aren't showing up in the footer, it’s because the docxImage helper is struggling with the specific scope of the footer part in the XML.
One thing that often helps is making sure the image data is already fully resolved in your data object before the rendering starts. Also, double-check that you're using a relatively small image file - sometimes the footer container in Word is a bit more sensitive to large base64 strings than the main body is. If you've already tried that, sometimes wrapping the image in a fixed-size table cell in the footer can help "force" the rendering engine to reserve the space properly!

I need to repeat the header em second page

JannetGen — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:35:33 GMT

If you are using the chrome-pdf recipe, the easiest way is usually to use the native 'Header' and 'Footer' templates in the jsreport studio. Anything you put in that header template section will automatically repeat on every page. Just make sure you leave enough margin in your main template so the header doesn't overlap with your content!

Report generation is very slow.

JannetGen — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:24:50 GMT

I’ve noticed that when jsreport starts lagging, it’s usually either a massive data object being passed to the template or Chrome's memory management hitting a wall.
One thing that really helped me was switching to the headless Chrome launch strategy in the config, or making sure I wasn't doing heavy data processing inside the Helpers - doing that before passing it to the engine makes a huge difference. Also, if you're using a lot of images or heavy CSS, try checking the "Scripts" execution time in the profiler; sometimes a single synchronous loop in a helper can hang the whole render.

Docxstyle background color issue

JannetGen — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:50:02 GMT

I’ve run into similar styling issues with docx templates before. Word can be really picky about how it interprets background colors compared to a standard browser. Sometimes the docxStyle doesn't apply correctly if there's conflicting 'shading' settings already in the Word document itself. It might be worth checking if the base table or cell in your .docx file has a default fill color set to 'None' or 'No Color' instead of being completely unstyled.

Group visibilityPermissions empty after import

JannetGen — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:33:28 GMT

That’s a strange one. I’ve seen similar issues with imports before where the core data moves over fine, but the metadata or link tables for permissions don’t seem to 'hook' correctly in the new environment.
Have you checked if the Group IDs in your export file actually match the IDs in the new instance? Sometimes if the groups aren't created in the exact same order or if they have different internal IDs, the permissions end up pointing to nothing. It might also be worth doing a quick check of the logs during the import to see if there are any 'foreign key' or 'unauthorized' errors popping up silently.

API call to assign user admin rights

JannetGen — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:30:06 GMT

That sounds like a permissions sync issue. Since you're working with the API to elevate rights, have you checked if the changes require a fresh session or a manual cache clear on the jsreport side?
Sometimes the internal store doesn't reflect the new role immediately via the UI even if the API call returns a success. It might be worth trying to re-authenticate the user after the call to see if the admin privileges kick in properly.

footer overflows to next page or writes multiple times

JannetGen — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:58:17 GMT

That’s a frustrating one, especially when it seems like the footer calculation is just slightly off. Have you tried wrapping the footer content in a fixed-height container or adjusting the marginTop and marginBottom in your Chrome-PDF recipe?
Sometimes Chrome’s rendering engine gets a bit confused with page-break logic if the footer content is too close to the edge. Shrinking the footer font or slightly increasing the bottom margin usually clears up those weird overflows.

119 x 32 1 Hidden Terminal give me a title: MongoServerError during import: "Given transaction number does not match any in-progress transactions"

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:47:58 GMT

Thank you for the topic. I've tried to replicate the issue, but I can't reproduce it so far.

Some questions to help me isolate the problem...

Do you have authentication enabled?
Do you reproduce the same with the local mongo single node replica?
Could you upload somewhere an export with "many child entities" so we test on the same?

Create users in k8s deployment

JannetGen — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:39:49 GMT

The startup script idea mentioned here is probably your best bet for a stateless setup. You could essentially pack your user creation logic into a small script and run it via an initContainer or a post-start hook in your K8s deployment.
Another way to handle it without persistence is to use the jsreport CLI to import a prepared backup file (including the users) during the container's boot sequence. It keeps things clean and ensures your environment is identical every time it spins up.

XLSX template rendering issue

snowroad12 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:57 GMT

Have you tried running the report with a simpler template or smaller data set to check if the issue is related to the complexity of the template or the size of the data?

Version control revert issue

JannetGen — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:14:27 GMT

Reverting versions can definitely be a bit nerve-wracking when the UI doesn't seem to sync up right away. If you're still having trouble seeing the changes or just want to double-check the file structure before committing to another revert, I've found that using a quick online text or metadata extractor can help you verify exactly what's in the report definition. It’s a nice way to troubleshoot without cluttering your local environment.