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The Report Viewer

The Report Viewer lets you view reports created using a reporting tool. For example, Crystal Reports. It opens when you select a report to generate on the Tools menu. It provides a way to view the report you selected to run, and work with options for exporting and printing the report.

Use the following features to work with the Report Viewer:

Report Viewer Toolbar--Export Report Button Export Report

Specifies to export the report to a folder you specify. After it is exported, you can share the report with others. The default format is as a Crystal Reports report (.rpt), but you can specify one of the following additional formats:

Report Viewer Toolbar--Print Report Button Print Report

Specifies to print the report.

Report Viewer Toolbar--Refresh Button Refresh

Specifies to refresh the information in the report.

Report Viewer Toolbar--Toggle Parameter Panel Button Toggle Parameter Panel

Lets you toggle the display of the parameter panel. The panel shows the input parameters as provided to generate the report. If the report contains no parameters, the view is empty.

Report Viewer Toolbar--Toggle Group Tree Button Toggle Group Tree

Lets you toggle the display of the tree hierarchy of the objects on which you generated the report.

Report Viewer Toolbar--Go to First Page Button Go to First Page

Goes to the first page of the report.

Report Viewer Toolbar--Go to Previous Page Button Go to Previous Page

Goes to the previous page of the report.

Report Viewer Toolbar--Go to Next Page Button Go to Next Page

Goes to the next page of the report.

Report Viewer Toolbar--Go to Last Page Button Go to Last Page

Goes to the last page of the report.

Report Viewer Toolbar--Find Text Button Find Text

Opens a Find dialog so you can enter a text string to search within the report.

Report Viewer Toolbar--Zoom Button Zoom

Lets you specify the magnification of the report text.