Custom Data Source and Component Extension Questions
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 4:36 am
Hello,
We are currently using **Stimulsoft.Dashboards.Web (version 2026.2.2)** within our ASP.NET MVC application.
To meet some specific business requirements, we developed a custom data source by implementing the `StiDataStoreAdapterService` class. So far, this implementation has been working exactly as expected.
We now need to introduce additional functionality, which raises several questions regarding the framework's extensibility.
### 1. Creating an Advanced Custom Data Source Type
We would like to build a new custom data source type that provides more advanced capabilities than our current implementation.
In particular, we need the data source to support a **custom properties panel** containing user-defined properties. These custom properties should be fully accessible and configurable directly from the **Dashboards.Web Designer**.
Could you please advise whether this type of customization is supported and, if so, what would be the recommended approach for implementing it?
We are currently using **Stimulsoft.Dashboards.Web (version 2026.2.2)** within our ASP.NET MVC application.
To meet some specific business requirements, we developed a custom data source by implementing the `StiDataStoreAdapterService` class. So far, this implementation has been working exactly as expected.
We now need to introduce additional functionality, which raises several questions regarding the framework's extensibility.
### 1. Creating an Advanced Custom Data Source Type
We would like to build a new custom data source type that provides more advanced capabilities than our current implementation.
In particular, we need the data source to support a **custom properties panel** containing user-defined properties. These custom properties should be fully accessible and configurable directly from the **Dashboards.Web Designer**.
Could you please advise whether this type of customization is supported and, if so, what would be the recommended approach for implementing it?