server/AyaNova/biz/ReportBiz.cs

@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 return null;
             }
             Report newObject = new Report();
+            
+            CopyObject.Copy(dbObject, newObject);
             string newUniqueName = string.Empty;
             bool NotUnique = true;
             long l = 1;
@@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
 #endif
                     //compile and run handlebars template              
 
-                    var compileScript = $"Handlebars.compile(`{report.Template}`)({{ ayReportData:ayPreRender({ReportData}), ayClientMetaData:{clientMeta} }});";
+                    var compileScript = $"Handlebars.compile(`{report.Template}`)({{ ayReportData:ayPreRender({ReportData}), ayClientMetaData:{clientMeta}, ayApiUrl:{apiUrl} }});";
                     var resultHTML = await page.EvaluateExpressionAsync<string>(compileScript);
 
                     //render report as HTML              

server/AyaNova/resource/rpt/ay-report.js

@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ function ayRegisterHelpers() {
   Handlebars.registerHelper("ayJSON", function (obj) {
     return JSON.stringify(obj, null, 3);
   });
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper("link", function(text, url) {
+    var url = Handlebars.escapeExpression(url),
+        text = Handlebars.escapeExpression(text)
+        
+   return new Handlebars.SafeString("<a href='" + url + "'>" + text +"</a>");
+});
 }
 
 function ayPreRender(theReportData) {