A report can be output in various formats and different page sizes, to various output
devices.
Your report application can use reporting API functions to specify output details.
Default output and printer options can be set for each report design document
(4rp).
To set default paper settings for a report, you would open the report (
4rp)
and select . Paper settings include:
- The orientation of the page (portrait or landscape)
- The units of measure for the page (centimeter or inch)
- The page size format (standard or custom) as well as the type of paper (letter, legal, and so
on)
- Margins.
To set a default output configuration for a report, you would open the report
(
4rp) and select .
- Choose an output format, such as SVG, PDF, or Image. If you choose SVG
format, it displays in the Genero Report Viewer. The Genero Report Viewer is provided as part of the
Genero Desktop Client. It provides a preview of the report, and allows the user to select a
printer. To view a report output as PDF, you must have Acrobat Reader.
- Set rendering defaults.
- Set a default page range.
- If you select Image, you can then set Image Settings, to include the file type, the resolution
in dpi, and the image prefix name for the created report file.