When you create reports using layout templates, SQR Production Reporting Studio stores the path to the template and the last time it updated the template in the report layout. This creates a link between the report layout and the template.
Whenever you open a report based on a layout template, SQR Production Reporting Studio checks the template file to see if it is updated. If the template file has changed, a prompt appears where you can indicate whether you want to update the report layout.
Click Yes to update the report layout with the template contents.
When you select this option, a warning appears letting you know that you may lose changes made to layout objects that came from the original template. Click Yes again to update the report.
Click No to disregard the template changes and leave the original report intact.
SQR Production Reporting Studio supports a command-line options to update layout templates in a batch mode (see Updating Layout Templates in Batch Mode). This is a great benefit if you have many layouts created from a single template.