Exporting, importing and printing

If reports are designed with actions that provide the necessary functionality, consumers of reports in the web can export reports and report books to PDF, Excel, PowerPoint, and to images.

Report designers can use the export and print functionalities of Application Studio, to move report definitions between applications, or share them with other report designers.

Report parameters

Typically, reports contain list objects such as combo boxes. By selecting different elements from the combo boxes, users can display different views of the data. For example, in a report with two combo boxes which contain four years and four products respectively, there are 16 possible combinations of elements. That is, 16 views of the report.

If you use the Print Wizard or Book Export Wizard, you can choose from these options:

  • Current Selection: Only the current view of the data is printed or exported.
  • All Elements: A separate report is printed/exported for each combination of parameters. This can result in a large number of reports being printed/exported.
  • Select Element: Separate reports are printed/exported for combinations of parameters which you select.

If you do not use the Print Wizard or Export Wizard, only the current view of the data is printed or exported. This is equivalent to selecting Current Selection in the Print Wizard.

Printing or exporting only the current view

There are three ways to print only the current view of a report:

  • Right-click the report in the Report Catalog and select Print
  • Select File > Print
  • Use the Print Wizard and select Current Selection in the Print Ranges dialog.

There are four ways to export only the current view of the data:

  • Right-click the report in the Report Catalog and select Export/Import > [required export format].
  • Select File > Export/Import > [required export format].
  • Use the Export Wizard and select Automatic in the Export Ranges dialog.
  • Use an Export Report action in a report

Report modes and export formats

You can export reports to these formats:

  • PDF
  • MS Excel
  • MS Excel Value: Export Wizard only
  • MS PowerPoint
  • Images

The File > Print option is available only in View mode.

Export and import options for report developers

Report designers often require to move work between different applications or systems.Application Studio has these export options:

  • Export a single report, or a folder of reports, including dependencies such as style sheets, variables, report templates, and images to a .reports file.
  • Export a report book to a .book file.
  • Export an application component. Reports, report books, report templates, settings, callculations, and application roles can be exported.
  • Note: Report dependencies are always exported. Unlike the reports export, the application export wizard has options to export accessory objects such as calculations, style sheets, and settings that are not used in any of the exported reports.
  • Export the content of a report's definition to .xml.
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