Using Guided Report Mode in the HTML Composer

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The HTML Composer offers the ability to create highly parameterized reports, called Guided Reports, through a feature called Guided Report Mode. Guided Report Mode is available in the HTML Composer to help in the creation of a companion page for a Guided Report created in a tool such as Report Painter. You can use the HTML Composer to create a streamlined, highly parametrized report procedure that results in the ability to generate thousands of reports from a single HTML page.

In Guided Report Mode, you can import an existing report, reference an existing procedure, or invoke Report Painter to create a report. When you embed a report, once the Master File is selected for the first report, you will not be prompted for the Master File again when you embed subsequent reports. All joins, defines, wheres, includes, and stylesheets are copied to the component. For more information on how to create a Guided Report, see the Creating Reports With Report Painter manual. For more information on how to create a Guided Report Form and use Guided Report Mode in the HTML Composer, see the Creating Guided Report Forms in the Designing a User Interface for a Web Application With the HTML Composer manual.
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Procedure: How to Access Guided Report Mode
  1. In the Developer Studio Explorer, create a Guided Report form by completing any of these actions:
    • With the HTML folder highlighted, select New from the File menu, and then select Guided Report Form, as shown in the following image.

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    • Right-click the HTML folder, and select New, and then Guided Report Form.

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    • Create a new HTML form and then select the Guided Report Mode check box from the Template Selector window. (If you use either of the two previous methods, the Guided Report Mode check box will not appear on the Template Selector window.)

    The Add HTML File dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.

  2. Enter a name for the new HTML file in the File name field.
  3. Click Open.

    The Template Selector window opens. To create a Guided Report Form without using templates, select Cancel.

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