Previewing LSR template using reportsettings.prefs

This feature allows the user to preview the template using the defined parameters in the reportsettings.prefs file. By default, this configuation file sets the default style properties and formatting of LSR templates on the LSF server-end. To open the reportsettings.prefs, in LSR Designer, you must first retrieve it from the LSF server.

Location path of reportsettings.prefs

$LAWDIR/PRODUCTLINENAME/lsr/templates/default/conf

Save the reportsettings.prefs file in your local.

To preview the template using reportsettings.prefs

  1. In LSR Designer, click File > Open File from the main menu.

    The Open File dialog window displays.

  2. Select reportsettings.prefs file extension from the file type drop down list to show the settings file.
  3. Select reportsettings.prefs file and click Open.
    Note: If you choose to edit the parameters and variables in the reportsettings.prefs file, save the file to apply the changes.
  4. Open your template (*.rptdesign) file in LSR Designer.
  5. Preview the template. You can choose to preview in PDF or HTML.
  6. A dialog window notifies you that the ReportSettings Preferences is loaded in LSR Designer. Select your preferred option for previewing.
    ReportSettings Preferences options Preview in display
    Yes Displays the report template using the settings defined in reportsettings.prefs.
    No Displays the report template using the settings of your *.rptdesign file.

    You can also save the modified reportsettings.prefs file back to the LSR server. In effect, all succeeding report jobs you generate will now use the modified reportsettings.prefs file, except for those reports with custom templates.