How to change the Recent Folders listed in the Standalone Report Designer Open Menu

Environment

Product Version	14.0.20.219
Product	Progress® Telerik® Reporting

Description

When installing Telerik Reporting, the Standalone report designer also includes a user configuration for the user experience. This can be used to manipulate Recent Folders, Recent Documents or Connection String. See the following solution for how to do this.

Solution

Below is a sample of the user configuration and the file location.

File Location

%LocalAppData%\Progress_Software_Corpora\Telerik.ReportDesigner.ex_StrongName_xvg2ahozm2u22wxtsw2egsvlddrzt5hj\[TELERIK_REPORTING_VERSION]\user.config

Sample Configuration

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
    <configSections>
        <sectionGroup name="userSettings" type="System.Configuration.UserSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
            <section name="Telerik.ReportDesigner.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" allowExeDefinition="MachineToLocalUser" requirePermission="false" />
        </sectionGroup>
    </configSections>
    <userSettings>
        <Telerik.ReportDesigner.Settings>
            <setting name="Session" serializeAs="Xml">
                <value>
                    <UserSession />
                </value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="ConnectionStrings" serializeAs="Xml">
                <value>
                    <UserConnectionStringCollection />
                </value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="RecentFolders" serializeAs="Xml">
                <value>
                    <RecentFoldersList MaxSize="10">
                        <Item Time="Mon, 11 May 2020 20:18:27 GMT" Path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik Reporting R1 2020\Report Designer\Examples\" />
                        <Item Time="Mon, 11 May 2020 20:11:25 GMT" Path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik Report Server\Telerik.ReportServer.Web\SampleReports\" />
                    </RecentFoldersList>
                </value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="RecentDocuments" serializeAs="Xml">
                <value>
                    <RecentDocumentList MaxSize="10">
                        <Item Time="Mon, 11 May 2020 20:18:27 GMT" Path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik Reporting R1 2020\Report Designer\Examples\Dashboard.trdp" />
                        <Item Time="Mon, 11 May 2020 20:11:25 GMT" Path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik Report Server\Telerik.ReportServer.Web\SampleReports\Employee Sales Summary.trdp" />
                        <Item Time="Mon, 11 May 2020 19:44:43 GMT" Path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik Report Server\Telerik.ReportServer.Web\SampleReports\Dashboard.trdp" />
                        <Item Time="Thu, 07 May 2020 23:53:42 GMT" Path="C:\Users\[USER_NAME]\Downloads\Report1.trdp" />
                        <Item Time="Wed, 06 May 2020 21:37:54 GMT" Path="D:\dev\repos\support\reporting\tickets\1464699\src\TWA.SaveReportOnLoad\Reports\Products.trdp" />
                        <Item Time="Wed, 06 May 2020 14:40:36 GMT" Path="D:\dev\repos\support\reporting\tickets\1464699\src\TWA.SaveReportOnLoad\Reports\Dashboard.trdp" />
                        <Item Time="Tue, 05 May 2020 18:56:01 GMT" Path="D:\dev\repos\support\reporting\tickets\1464693\src\MSWA.AngularReportViewer\wwwroot\Reports\Dashboard.trdp" />
                        <Item Time="Tue, 05 May 2020 16:48:04 GMT" Path="D:\dev\repos\support\reporting\tickets\1464677\src\CandleStickGraph.trdp" />
                        <Item Time="Fri, 01 May 2020 13:02:32 GMT" Path="C:\Users\[USER_NAME]\Downloads\SupportSample\src\MainReport.trdp" />
                    </RecentDocumentList>
                </value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="KnownServers" serializeAs="Xml">
                <value>
                    <KnownServersList MaxSize="10" />
                </value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="PersistSession" serializeAs="String">
                <value>Never</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="UpgradeRequired" serializeAs="String">
                <value>False</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="PerspectiveDefault" serializeAs="String">
                <value>IVByb3BlcnR5QnJvd3NlclRvb2xXaW5kb3cuVmlzaWJsZQMAAAAAIFJlcG9ydEV4cGxvcmVyVG9vbFdpbmRvdy5WaXNpYmxlAwAAAAAeRGF0YUV4cGxvcmVyVG9vbFdpbmRvdy5WaXNpYmxlAwAAAAAfR3JvdXBFeHBsb3JlclRvb2xXaW5kb3cuVmlzaWJsZQMAAAAA</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignQueryDesignerFormSqlQueryDesignerView" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBlTcWxRdWVyeURlc2lnbmVyVmlldy5MZWZ0CQAAAPcEAAAYU3FsUXVlcnlEZXNpZ25lclZpZXcuVG9wCQAAAF0CAAAaU3FsUXVlcnlEZXNpZ25lclZpZXcuV2lkdGgJAAAAGAcAABtTcWxRdWVyeURlc2lnbmVyVmlldy5IZWlnaHQJAAAABAUAAA==</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDataDesignSqlWizardSqlDataSourceWizardForm" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBhTcWxEYXRhU291cmNlV2l6YXJkLkxlZnQJAAAACAUAABdTcWxEYXRhU291cmNlV2l6YXJkLlRvcAkAAAA1AgAAGVNxbERhdGFTb3VyY2VXaXphcmQuV2lkdGgJAAAA1AkAABpTcWxEYXRhU291cmNlV2l6YXJkLkhlaWdodAkAAADrBAAA</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignReportWizardLabelReportWizardForm" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBZMYWJlbFJlcG9ydFdpemFyZC5MZWZ0CQAAAAgFAAAVTGFiZWxSZXBvcnRXaXphcmQuVG9wCQAAADUCAAAXTGFiZWxSZXBvcnRXaXphcmQuV2lkdGgJAAAA8AQAABhMYWJlbFJlcG9ydFdpemFyZC5IZWlnaHQJAAAAzwQAAA==</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="PerspectiveReportDesign" serializeAs="String">
                <value>IVByb3BlcnR5QnJvd3NlclRvb2xXaW5kb3cuVmlzaWJsZQMAAAABIFJlcG9ydEV4cGxvcmVyVG9vbFdpbmRvdy5WaXNpYmxlAwAAAAEeRGF0YUV4cGxvcmVyVG9vbFdpbmRvdy5WaXNpYmxlAwAAAAEfR3JvdXBFeHBsb3JlclRvb2xXaW5kb3cuVmlzaWJsZQMAAAAB</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="PerspectiveReportPreview" serializeAs="String">
                <value />
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignGraphWizardScatterGraphWizardForm" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBdTY2F0dGVyR3JhcGhXaXphcmQuTGVmdAkAAAC1BwAAFlNjYXR0ZXJHcmFwaFdpemFyZC5Ub3AJAAAAhgEAABhTY2F0dGVyR3JhcGhXaXphcmQuV2lkdGgJAAAA8AQAABlTY2F0dGVyR3JhcGhXaXphcmQuSGVpZ2h0CQAAAA4FAAA=</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingGroupingCollectionEditor" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBNDb2xsZWN0aW9uRm9ybS5MZWZ0CQAAAOQAAAASQ29sbGVjdGlvbkZvcm0uVG9wCQAAAOQAAAAUQ29sbGVjdGlvbkZvcm0uV2lkdGgJAAAA1wIAABVDb2xsZWN0aW9uRm9ybS5IZWlnaHQJAAAAvwEAABZFeHByZXNzaW9uQ29sdW1uLldpZHRoCQAAALACAAA=</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignCommonExpressionBuilderExpressionBuilderDialog" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBxFeHByZXNzaW9uQnVpbGRlckRpYWxvZy5MZWZ0CQAAABIFAAAbRXhwcmVzc2lvbkJ1aWxkZXJEaWFsb2cuVG9wCQAAAGABAAAdRXhwcmVzc2lvbkJ1aWxkZXJEaWFsb2cuV2lkdGgJAAAAygMAAB5FeHByZXNzaW9uQnVpbGRlckRpYWxvZy5IZWlnaHQJAAAAywMAABRzZWxlY3Rpb25QYW5lbC5XaWR0aAkAAACkAwAAFXNlbGVjdGlvblBhbmVsLkhlaWdodAkAAACQAQAAFmNhdGVnb3J5VHJlZVZpZXcuV2lkdGgJAAAADwEAABdjYXRlZ29yeVRyZWVWaWV3LkhlaWdodAkAAACQAQAAGGRlc2NyaXB0aW9uVGV4dEJveC5XaWR0aAkAAAAqAQAAGWRlc2NyaXB0aW9uVGV4dEJveC5IZWlnaHQJAAAAkAEAAA==</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignStyleBuilderUI" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBVTdHlsZUJ1aWxkZXJGb3JtLkxlZnQJAAAA+QUAABRTdHlsZUJ1aWxkZXJGb3JtLlRvcAkAAADJAgAAFlN0eWxlQnVpbGRlckZvcm0uV2lkdGgJAAAADQMAABdTdHlsZUJ1aWxkZXJGb3JtLkhlaWdodAkAAACiAgAAC0luaXRpYWxQYWdlEgAAAAtMYXlvdXRQYW5lbBZVc2VyRGVmaW5lZENvbG9yVmFsdWVzEgAAAAA=</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignBindingCollectionForm" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBxCaW5kaW5nQ29sbGVjdGlvbkVkaXRvci5MZWZ0CQAAAAoBAAAbQmluZGluZ0NvbGxlY3Rpb25FZGl0b3IuVG9wCQAAAAoBAAAdQmluZGluZ0NvbGxlY3Rpb25FZGl0b3IuV2lkdGgJAAAA1wIAAB5CaW5kaW5nQ29sbGVjdGlvbkVkaXRvci5IZWlnaHQJAAAAvwEAABlQcm9wZXJ0eSBwYXRoQ29sdW1uLldpZHRoCQAAALQAAAAWRXhwcmVzc2lvbkNvbHVtbi5XaWR0aAkAAAD8AQAA</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingSqlDataSourceParameterCollectionEditor" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBNDb2xsZWN0aW9uRm9ybS5MZWZ0CQAAAFYBAAASQ29sbGVjdGlvbkZvcm0uVG9wCQAAAFYBAAAUQ29sbGVjdGlvbkZvcm0uV2lkdGgJAAAA1wIAABVDb2xsZWN0aW9uRm9ybS5IZWlnaHQJAAAAvwEAABBOYW1lQ29sdW1uLldpZHRoCQAAAGQAAAASRGJUeXBlQ29sdW1uLldpZHRoCQAAAGQAAAARVmFsdWVDb2x1bW4uV2lkdGgJAAAA6AEAAA==</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDataDesignCsvWizardCsvDataSourceWizardForm" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBhDc3ZEYXRhU291cmNlV2l6YXJkLkxlZnQJAAAAWwEAABdDc3ZEYXRhU291cmNlV2l6YXJkLlRvcAkAAAA7AgAAGUNzdkRhdGFTb3VyY2VXaXphcmQuV2lkdGgJAAAA8AQAABpDc3ZEYXRhU291cmNlV2l6YXJkLkhlaWdodAkAAACwBAAA</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignControlsEditReportSourceDialog" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQB9FZGl0UmVwb3J0U291cmNlRGlhbG9nQmFzZS5MZWZ0CQAAAKIBAAAeRWRpdFJlcG9ydFNvdXJjZURpYWxvZ0Jhc2UuVG9wCQAAAKIBAAAgRWRpdFJlcG9ydFNvdXJjZURpYWxvZ0Jhc2UuV2lkdGgJAAAArAMAACFFZGl0UmVwb3J0U291cmNlRGlhbG9nQmFzZS5IZWlnaHQJAAAAzwIAAA==</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="PerspectiveReportBook" serializeAs="String">
                <value />
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingCalculatedFieldCollectionEditor" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBNDb2xsZWN0aW9uRm9ybS5MZWZ0CQAAAF4CAAASQ29sbGVjdGlvbkZvcm0uVG9wCQAAADUCAAAUQ29sbGVjdGlvbkZvcm0uV2lkdGgJAAAApgUAABVDb2xsZWN0aW9uRm9ybS5IZWlnaHQJAAAAvwEAABBOYW1lQ29sdW1uLldpZHRoCQAAAO4AAAAURGF0YVR5cGVDb2x1bW4uV2lkdGgJAAAAZAAAABZFeHByZXNzaW9uQ29sdW1uLldpZHRoCQAAAC0EAAA=</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingParameterCollectionEditor" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBNDb2xsZWN0aW9uRm9ybS5MZWZ0CQAAABsCAAASQ29sbGVjdGlvbkZvcm0uVG9wCQAAACkDAAAUQ29sbGVjdGlvbkZvcm0uV2lkdGgJAAAAjgIAABVDb2xsZWN0aW9uRm9ybS5IZWlnaHQJAAAAcAEAABpQYXJhbWV0ZXIgTmFtZUNvbHVtbi5XaWR0aAkAAAAQAQAAG1BhcmFtZXRlciBWYWx1ZUNvbHVtbi5XaWR0aAkAAABXAQAA</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignQueryDesignerFormEditorsConditionsView" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBNDb25kaXRpb25zVmlldy5MZWZ0CQAAAN8GAAASQ29uZGl0aW9uc1ZpZXcuVG9wCQAAAPoDAAAUQ29uZGl0aW9uc1ZpZXcuV2lkdGgJAAAASAMAABVDb25kaXRpb25zVmlldy5IZWlnaHQJAAAAygEAAA==</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingFilterCollectionEditor" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBNDb2xsZWN0aW9uRm9ybS5MZWZ0CQAAAOQAAAASQ29sbGVjdGlvbkZvcm0uVG9wCQAAAOQAAAAUQ29sbGVjdGlvbkZvcm0uV2lkdGgJAAAA9wMAABVDb2xsZWN0aW9uRm9ybS5IZWlnaHQJAAAACAMAAAxDb2x1bW4uV2lkdGgJAAAAMgAAABZFeHByZXNzaW9uQ29sdW1uLldpZHRoCQAAAH0BAAAUT3BlcmF0b3JDb2x1bW4uV2lkdGgJAAAAUAAAABFWYWx1ZUNvbHVtbi5XaWR0aAkAAADRAQAA</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignConditionalFormattingEditor+ConditionalFormattingEditorForm" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQCRDb25kaXRpb25hbEZvcm1hdHRpbmdFZGl0b3JGb3JtLkxlZnQJAAAAbQEAACNDb25kaXRpb25hbEZvcm1hdHRpbmdFZGl0b3JGb3JtLlRvcAkAAACSAgAAJUNvbmRpdGlvbmFsRm9ybWF0dGluZ0VkaXRvckZvcm0uV2lkdGgJAAAAjgMAACZDb25kaXRpb25hbEZvcm1hdHRpbmdFZGl0b3JGb3JtLkhlaWdodAkAAADcAQAA</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignGraphWizardOhlcGraphWizardForm" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBRPSExDR3JhcGhXaXphcmQuTGVmdAkAAABIAQAAE09ITENHcmFwaFdpemFyZC5Ub3AJAAAAOgIAABVPSExDR3JhcGhXaXphcmQuV2lkdGgJAAAAhAUAABZPSExDR3JhcGhXaXphcmQuSGVpZ2h0CQAAAE4FAAA=</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignGraphWizardCategoryGraphWizardForm" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBhDYXRlZ29yeUdyYXBoV2l6YXJkLkxlZnQJAAAACAUAABdDYXRlZ29yeUdyYXBoV2l6YXJkLlRvcAkAAAA1AgAAGUNhdGVnb3J5R3JhcGhXaXphcmQuV2lkdGgJAAAA8AQAABpDYXRlZ29yeUdyYXBoV2l6YXJkLkhlaWdodAkAAADKAwAA</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="TelerikReportingDesignTableWizardTableWizardForm" serializeAs="String">
                <value>A0RQSQ4AAAAAAAAAAABiQBBUYWJsZVdpemFyZC5MZWZ0CQAAAMgIAAAPVGFibGVXaXphcmQuVG9wCQAAADUCAAARVGFibGVXaXphcmQuV2lkdGgJAAAA8AQAABJUYWJsZVdpemFyZC5IZWlnaHQJAAAAygMAAA==</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="DefaultWorkingDir" serializeAs="String">
                <value>C:\Program Files (x86)\Progress\Telerik Reporting R1 2020\Report Designer\Examples\</value>
            </setting>
            <setting name="AllowMultipleInstances" serializeAs="String">
                <value>True</value>
            </setting>
        </Telerik.ReportDesigner.Settings>
    </userSettings>
</configuration>

Notes

• There may be a UI available in future releases.
• The folder name and location may change in future releases.