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    v25.2 Release Notes

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    .NET 10 & Visual Studio 2026 Support

    DevExpress BI Dashboard now supports .NET 10 and Visual Studio 2026.

    Template Kit — New Project and Item Templates

    DevExpress Template Kit v25.2 includes new BI Dashboard-related templates for WinForms, WPF, and ASP.NET Core Blazor projects.

    BI Dashboard Viewer Application

    CLI Command: dx.win.dashboard

    Creates a WinForms application and includes the DevExpress BI Dashboard Viewer to display key metrics from a sample data source.

    BI Dashboard Viewer Application Template - DevExpress Template Kit

    Read Tutorial: Create a Dashboard Viewer Application

    ASP.NET Core Blazor BI Dashboard Application

    CLI Template: dx.blazor.dashboard

    Creates a web application (Blazor Server or Blazor WebAssembly Hosted) and includes the DevExpress BI Dashboard Control.

    ASP.NET Core Blazor BI Dashboard Application Template - DevExpress Template Kit

    Read Tutorial: Create a Blazor Dashboard Application

    Dashboard

    CLI Template: dx.win.dashboarditem | dx.wpf.dashboarditem

    Adds an empty DevExpress BI Dashboard to a WinForms/WPF project.

    To add a Dashboard item to the WinForms project, you must:

    1. Right-click on a project in the Solution Explorer.
    2. Select Add → New Item.
    3. In the Add New Item dialog, find and run the DevExpress v25.2 Template Kit.
    4. Select the WinForms platform and add a Dashboard item.

    WinForms Dashboard Designer

    Data Source Wizard — Favorite Data Sources

    The WinForms Data Source Wizard allows users to mark frequently used data providers as favorites. Favorite data providers appear at the top of the Select a Data Connection Type page (improves access to preferred providers).

    Favorite Data Sources - WinForms Dashboard Designer, DevExpress

    Read Tutorial: Data Source Wizard

    Web Dashboard Designer

    MongoDB Data Source Wizard

    The Web Dashboard Data Source Wizard allows users to create data sources based on MongoDB connections and schemas defined by application developers.

    Create a MongoDB Data Source - Web Dashboard, DevExpress

    To display the MongoDB option in the Data Source Wizard, you must:

    1. Install the MongoDB.Driver NuGet package.
    2. Register the MongoDB connection.
    3. Open the Data Source Wizard and select MongoDB as the data source type.
    4. Specify the connection, choose the collection, and define queries and filters.

    Read Tutorial: Create a MongoDB Data Source

    Angular 21 Support

    SQL Data Source

    Connection Provider Enhancements

    Our SqlDataSource now supports the most recent versions of the following database engines:

    • PostgreSQL 18.0
    • Microsoft SQL Server 2025

    Database Systems Supported by XPO

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