Add Report

Add a Report when you need to configure the name, location, parameters and other information about a report so that users can launch the report in netFORUM.

To add a Report, use the following steps:

  1. Go to Modules>Admin>Report Setup>Add Report. The Add - Report pages opens.
  2. Use the descriptions in the table below to enter information:
    Field NameRequiredDescription
    report name Enter the name of the report.
    report description Enter a description of the report.
    separate pages? This setting is specific to Crystal Reports and has no functionality for Reporting Services.
    page to tree ratio This setting is specific to Crystal Reports and has no functionality for Reporting Services.
    report object Select the Object associated with this report. If your report parameters use any parsed values that are defaulted, these parsed values must exist as controls of that object.
    override sql This setting is specific to Crystal Reports and has no functionality for Reporting Services.
    run report from? This setting is specific to Crystal Reports and has no functionality for Reporting Services.
    has parameters? Check the box if the report has report parameters.
    ignore stored images? 

    Check this box to set the report to ignore header and footer images stored in the Report Manager.

    Note: When this setting is turned off, netFORUM will try to replace the first image object found in the page header and footer sections of the RDL with the images designated by the ReportApplicationRSHeaderImagePath and ReportApplicationRSFooterImagePath system options.

    rdl path Enter the path to where the Reporting Services RDL is stored.
    rdl file name Enter the name of the file to be deployed to the Reporting Services server.
    output format Select the output format.
    enable dashboard? Check this box to enable dashboard reports.
    data-driven subscription? Check this box to set up data-driven subscription delivery of the report. When this box is checked, additional fields which need to be populated open. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete these fields.
  3. Click Save to save the report and return to the previous screen. Click Cancel to return to the previous screen without saving your changes.