Adding reports to a report book

To add reports to a report book:

  1. On the Reports tab, click Add report.
    The Select Report dialog box is displayed.
  2. Expand the report tree and select a report to add.
  3. Click OK.
    The report is added to the Report list, and the names of the report objects are listed in the Report Parameters field.
  4. Select the type of each report in the book.
    In addition to the reports you might include a report to use as a cover page, or to give information about the reports in the book. Select Cover page or Commentary page as required.
  5. Optionally, specify a different file name for each report in the book.
    By default, the same file name is applied to all reports in the book. If you export the book to Microsoft Excel, the reports are exported to one file and displayed on separate tabs. If you specify a different name for each report and export to Excel, a separate Excel file is created for each report.

    See Exporting report books.

  6. To enable Application Studio WebServices users to select elements from a report object, select the Editable check box in the Report Parameters section of the dialog box.
  7. To enable Application Studio WebServices users to see which elements have been selected from a report object, select the Show check box.
  8. To specify which elements are selected from each report object, click All elements in the Elements column to enable a drop down list.
    Select:
    • All elements: A report will print for each combination element in the report object. This can result printing a large number of pages.
    • Automatic: The report will print for the currently selected element.
    • <selection>: The Select Elements dialog box is displayed. Select the element or combination of elements for which to print reports.
    The options of the Select Elements dialog box are similar to the structure selection options in the server list designer. That is, you can select the children or descendants of elements, elements at a particular level of the hierarchy, or elements within a range. You can also select elements at a range over levels.

    See Selecting elements within a range.

  9. Use the arrows in the toolbar to specify the order in which the reports print.
    If dynamic delivery is enabled on the report book, the first report in the Report List must be specified as the report which will drive delivery.
  10. If dynamic delivery is enabled, select the first report in the Report List and click Delivery Report.
  11. To save changes to a report book, click Save in the Standard toolbar.