Output options

Various output formats are available for a report, to include SVG, PDF and image files. The output will be sent to the destination specified by the output options.

Default Output

If you don't override the default options, on report execution the user will:

Create an SVG report
Preview the Report in Genero Report Viewer (for desktop reporting applications) or Genero Report Viewer for HTML5 (for web-based reporting applications).

From the Genero Report Viewer, a user can then direct the output to a printer.

The Reporting API provides BDL functions to change the output in your BDL program by overriding the default options. Some examples are provided in Changing Output Options; also see Allow User to Select Output.

Output Options in the 4rp (Report Design Document)

You can define paper settings and output options for a report within the report design document itself. To do this, open a report in the Genero Report Designer, and select File >> Report properties >> Paper settings or File >> Report properties >> Output options. These values can be changed at runtime, using the reporting APIs. See Change paper settings and output format.