Change report output format (Java)

Output options are initially set by the report design document. You can override the report settings in the report application.

The table below outlines the available output options and their capabilities. Choose the appropriate option for your requirements.

Table 1. Report output options

Format	Archiving	Integrated dialog printing	Silent printing	Viewing (streaming preview)	Editing	Computing	Mailing
Printer			Yes
PDF	Yes						Yes
Postscript	Yes		With O.S. printing command line tools, e.g. lp
Image	Yes
Excel					Yes	Yes	Yes
RTF					Yes		Yes
Browser		Yes		Yes

Each report design document can include settings regarding the output format, rendering settings, page range to include in the output, and image settings. These values are set when a report is first created, and can be altered by the report designer. See The Report output for details about setting these values within the report design document (.4rp).

Each output format is implemented as a class, corresponding to a specific renderer. These classes are part of the com.fourjs.report.runtime package. For each class, methods can be used to configure the output format.

For the full list of methods for each of the renderer classes, refer to the Genero Report Writer Java API documentation.