Generating the session and report

After selecting fields and optionally adding a filter, you can generate the session and report. You can click Generate and run on the main toolbar to generate the session and report, and start the session afterwards. In the generated session, you can print the report and test the filter. After closing the session, the Report Designer does not switch to design mode. If no changes have been made since the last time the report was generated, this button shows the text “Run” instead.

You can click Generate and design on the main toolbar to generate the session and report, and start the session afterwards. In this case, if you print the report, after closing the session the Report Designer switches to design mode for the generated report. You can style or position additional fields as appropriate. In the design mode, a new button is available on the main toolbar to switch back to the generation mode. If no changes have been made, this button shows the text “Design” instead.