VDM and WebReports 2026.11.10: More Connected Bridgit Reporting Workflows

The November 10 release of VDM and WebReports makes it easier to carry a reporting request from a Bridgit conversation into a query, Finished Report, or dashboard. It also expands parameter management and VDM MCP tools, preserves Unicode text in published reports, and improves everyday report selection and toolbar behavior.

Keep the conversation moving from query to design

Bridgit Query Builder now retrieves relevant table definitions, relationships, and saved query guidance as needed. It uses information from the active connection to select tables, fields, and joins for the report you describe. (Task 2041)

When you are ready to turn that query into a report or dashboard, you can continue from the conversation you already have open:

• Finished Reports: ask Bridgit to create or continue a Finished Report from General Chat, Query Building, or another Designer conversation. Bridgit opens or selects Finished Reports Designer and carries your request and conversation forward. (Task 2042)
• Visualize dashboards: ask for a visualization or dashboard from any conversation, including after building a query or working on a Finished Report. Bridgit opens or selects Visualize Designer while retaining the conversation for follow-up changes. (Task 2043)

These changes let you move between query building and design without manually changing the conversation context.

Configure report prompts and reuse saved parameters

Ask Bridgit and Talk to Bridgit can now add, update, and inspect View parameters, including date pickers, dropdowns, selection lists, and dynamic lookups. Named variable filters and parameter dependencies are also supported, so report prompts and filters can be configured within the conversation. (Task 2045)

Bridgit can also browse the parameter library, save a View parameter for reuse, and create or rename library categories. Saved entries and categories can be removed on request. Library changes are saved separately from the active View. (Task 2046)

Extend connected AI workflows with VDM MCP

For teams using an external AI assistant connected through VDM MCP, this release adds Master Job management and log access. An assistant can create, edit, validate, and save Master Jobs, including the order of their scheduled jobs. It can also run a Master Job on request in the current VDM desktop session, subject to Scheduler permissions and connection access. Log tools support filtering by job, time, and severity to help review activity and troubleshoot errors. (Task 2040)

VDM MCP also supports authoring, running, saving, and reopening SQL Server report queries that call stored procedures or use DECLARE and SET statements before a query or procedure call. Stored procedures run under the connection's existing database permissions, including any data changes those permissions allow. Review those permissions when choosing a connection for an assistant. (Task 2097)

Preserve report text between VDM and WebReports

VDM and VDM MCP now preserve Unicode spaces in saved queries, quoted values, and comments while retaining cleanup of stray escape control characters. Diagnostics identify nonbreaking query characters without recording SQL text or parameter values. (Task 2049)

WebReports reads stored report definitions as UTF-8, preserving Unicode characters in queries, parameters, and report layouts instead of replacing them with question marks. Invalid encoding produces a diagnostic rather than silently changing the text. Additional logging records nonbreaking character types and counts without recording SQL text or parameter values. (Task 2101)

Install matching VDM and WebReports builds for the related publishing and report-loading fixes.

Improve everyday reporting work

The release also includes these changes:

• Report selection after filtering: filtering Available Reports selects the first matching report in the current sort order, allowing it to run without another row click. Selection updates when the filter changes and clears when no reports match. (Task 2100)
• Completed Reports at higher browser zoom: toolbar buttons move individually into the three-dot overflow menu as space decreases, keeping more actions visible when the window narrows or browser zoom increases. (Bug 2094)
• Chart undo and redo: Finished Report Designer retains chart series, settings, and data bindings through undo and redo after a chart cut-and-paste operation. (Bug 2038)
• FACS statement imports: the new FACS_ClientStatement_C template handles the newer statement layout's monetary formats, summary columns, and supplemental notes, with amounts converted to dollars for use in Finished Reports. (Task 2039)
• Maintenance and security updates: VDM's supporting components, including CoreWCF and SQLite, have been updated to address reported security issues. The release also updates several database drivers and authentication components. (Task 2098)

Plan your update

Review the desktop and server updates together if your team builds reports in VDM and delivers them through WebReports. Verify your usual queries, report layouts, parameters, and scheduled jobs in your test environment before updating production.

Visit Downloads for VDM, or contact BridgeWorks for help coordinating your update or putting the new reporting workflows to use.