Previewing Reports

You can preview reports in an HTML (Web) format or an SPF (printer-friendly) format.

Typically, SQR Production Reporting Studio displays HTML using an internal browser. If you do not want to use the internal browser or if your system does not support it, you can still preview HTML using an external browser. If you do not want to use a browser to preview HTML, you can preview the report in an SPF format.

Table 12. Report Preview Options

To:	Do the following:
Preview HTML using an internal browser	Enable the internal browser (Edit, then Preferences, and then General Tab). Process the report. View the report in the Report window.
Preview HTML using an external browser	Disable the internal browser (Edit, then Preferences, and then General Tab). View the report by selecting Report, then HTML Preview. When the internal browser is disabled, clicking directly on the Report tab displays the report in an SPF format.
Preview SPF	Select File, then Print Preview to view the report. If the internal browser is disabled, you can also click directly on the Report tab to display the report in an SPF format. If the internal browser is enabled, however, clicking directly on the Report tab displays the report in an HTML format, and you must select File, then Print Preview to view the SPF report.

Note:

You must process a report before you can preview it. In addition, if you make changes to your report, you must process the report again for your changes to appear. See Processing Reports for more information.