Purpose

Edit a particular local report template

Usage

Local Report Templates editing is accessed from the Local Report Templates tab of the Preferences dialog.

Layout

The layout section of the dialog affects certain overall features of the report.

Title - The default title used when placing the report. This can be overriden when placing the report. See the Insert Report command.

Layer - The CAD system layer that the report is placed on.

Show Column Headers - If ticked the report will have headers for each field (column).

The main section of the Report Designer dialog is divided into 2 tabbed areas...

• Data - Defining what records are included or excluded from the report, which fields are visible and how records are sorted or grouped.
• Format - Defining the appearance of reports including text settings, lines and colours.

File

The file menu allows the edited report to be saved.

Save - Save the report to its source. If the edit has been initiated from the preference file then the report will be saved back to the preference file. If the edit has been initiated from an existing report then the existing report will be edited.

Save to File - Save the report to an Xml file. The file can then be used in another drawing, on another machine as needed.

Close - Close the edited report without saving.

Links

Insert Report