When you create a report from a template, SQR Production Reporting Studio links the report layout to the template. If you decide that you no longer want the report linked to the template, you can break the link. Breaking the link to a layout template only removes the link. It does not change the report in any other way. All layout objects that came from the template remain in the report.
To break a link to a template:
Display the report in the Layout window and select Report, then Template.
The Template Options dialog box is displayed with the current template displayed under Template File.
Click Break Link and click OK.
A window appears asking if you are sure you want to break the link.
Click Yes to break the link to the template.
SQR Production Reporting Studio knows which objects came from a template and which objects you added to the report. As a result, SQR Production Reporting Studio can update the report if the template changes. When you break the link to a template, layout objects that came from the template lose their "template identity," and SQR Production Reporting Studio treats the objects like any other objects you add. This is important to remember if you ever decide to restore the link to the template, since updating the template may not have the same effect as before you broke the link.