The Report Editor's Paper Design view is a work area in which you can preview your paper report and manipulate the actual, or live, data at the same time. In the Paper Design view, you can customize reports interactively, meaning that you can see the results immediately as you make each change.
To edit your report, such as changing column size, the Paper Design view must be in Flex mode.
The Paper Design view is displayed whenever you run a report. To run a report
from the Object Navigator or any editor, click in the toolbar or
choose Program
Run Paper Layout.
To run a report from the Report Wizard, click Finish.
You can also display the Paper Design view in these ways:
In any of the Report Editor views, choose ViewChange View
Paper
Design.
Click
in the toolbar.
Note: In the Object Navigator, there is no Paper Design node; this view is displayed only after running a report.
To speed the execution of your report, avoid "fetching ahead" when sending report output to the Paper Design view. The following items can result in fetching ahead when referenced before the data on which they rely:
total number of pages/panels
grand totals
break columns that are formulas
break columns that have Value if Null specified
Matrix (cross-product) groups also cause fetching ahead. In order to cross-tabulate the data, Reports Builder must first fetch all of the data.
It should be noted that while these items slow down the Paper Design view, they do not affect performance when writing to a file or some other destination.
Note: A column can cause fetching ahead even if it is not displayed. For example, a grand total may not appear in the report output, but since it is in the report, fetching ahead may still occur when Reports Builder calculates it.
Paper Design view (context-sensitive help topic)
About the Paper Parameter Form view
Displaying report output in the Paper Design view
About the tool palette and toolbar
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