The Report Design window displays when you launch the Report Designer.
To open the Report Design window:
- Choose from the Genero Studio main menu.
- Double-click an existing report design document (4rp) in the Project
Manager.
When creating a new report, you can begin with:
- A blank report.
- A list report template that has a basic structure already in place.
- A report from a template.
Views and windows provide the tools and work areas for the report. Use the main menu option to display and hide views:
- The work area- main
window of the report
- Structure View - a tree
of the report containers and their contents.
- Properties View - a list
of the properties for a selected report element.
- Data View - a list of the
data objects that are available for the report.
- Toolbox - a list of the
containers that are available.
- The Output view - display of messages written to standard out
- The Document Errors view - a list of errors in the opened report design document or
template.
- The Tasks view - a task manager showing running applications.
Note: Metadata for the report design document can be stored in the properties of the
report node.