# Report Module Timeout **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** reporting, perspective\ **Created:** [February 25, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-module-timeout/102828 "2025-02-25T01:40:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![drojas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/drojas/32/3403_2.png) [@drojas](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drojas)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-module-timeout/102828/3 "2025-03-04T18:13:38Z")
> [@pturmel](#): > > you may need to switch to running your report with a script, and script controls to prevent re-execution. Then you will need to use a PDF viewer instead of the Report Viewer. I can confirm that this is a much better approach to reporting. Generate reports during a low use time (especially very long running ones) through scripting...store them as PDFs into a database, then use @pturmel Blob Server module to present the PDF into a viewer as needed. Of course this only works for pre-generated reports. If you want ad-hoc reporting on the fly...you need to control how much data to show to not take too long or bog down the system. > [@Automation Professionals' Blob Server Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-blob-server-module/57970/1): > > Automation Professionals is pleased to announce an alpha release of its new Blob Server Module. Available only for Ignition v8.1, here. The Blob Server Module provides a simple way to deliver images, PDF files, or other binary content from a database to your Perspective clients or other web applications. Without needing the WebDev module. All you need is a Named Query that has appropriate security settings and returns a single row with two columns: Content, and ContentType. Modest documentati… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-module-timeout/102828)._