Allow Hiding or Filtering of Namespaces and Classes in Object Data Source Wizard

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Last Updated: 06 Jun 2025 06:21 by ADMIN

Scheduled for 2025 Q3

Slawomir

Created on: 05 Jun 2025 07:51

Type: Bug Report

Allow Hiding or Filtering of Namespaces and Classes in Object Data Source Wizard

Hi

Currently, when referencing an assembly from appsettings.json in telerikReporting:assemblyReferences , the Object Data Source wizard in Telerik Web Reporting displays all namespaces from that assembly, even if only one class is marked with [DataObject]. This results in unnecessary namespace clutter and can confuse report designers, especially in large projects where only a single data object is intended for reporting. See screenshots below:

Please provide a way to control which namespaces and/or classes are visible in the Object Data Source wizard. Possible solutions could include:
• Only displaying namespaces that contain [DataObject] classes (filtering namspaces with no elments to display)
• Allowing explicit inclusion/exclusion of namespaces or classes via configuration (e.g., in appsettings.json).
• Supporting an attribute (such as [Browsable(false)] or a new custom attribute) to hide specific classes or namespaces from the wizard UI.

Thank you for considering this improvement!

1 comment

ADMIN

Todor

Posted on: 06 Jun 2025 06:18

Hello Slawomir,

Thank you for the screenshots.

I tested locally with our demos and confirmed the observed problem. Indeed, the namespaces are listed in the ObjectDataSource wizard, even when they do not contain DataObjects.

I agree that we should improve this behavior by removing these namespaces when the user selects 'Show data objects only'.

We consider this a bug, and I converted the thread to a public bug report.

I cannot suggest a workaround.

As a token of gratitude, I updated your Telerik points.

Thank you for the suggestions. The developers, looking at the issue, will consider them.

Regards,

Todor
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