Navigation Bar Preferences

Note:

Changes to the navigation bar background and the icons that appear on the navigation bar apply to the current report and to any new reports. Changes to the navigation bar language take effect in the next report created, they do not affect the current report. To change the navigation bar language for a current report, select Report, then Report Properties and change the language on the HTML tab.

Tip:

To enable the navigation bar, your report must be two or more pages or you must select one of the navigation icons discussed below.

PreferenceDescription

Enable Navigation Bar

Enable the navigation bar that appears at the top of HTML reports in a browser. It includes icons that allow you to navigate through your report (for example, First, Previous, Next, and Last).

Template

Applies a template XML file to the report.

Customize Template Advanced

Edit and save your selected template XML file in a notepad editor.SQR Production Reporting Studio provides a defaultTemplate.xml file that can be customized and used as the default for all Production Reporting HTML output. See Chapter 32, “Customizing the HTML Navigation Bar Template” in Volume 1 of the Hyperion SQR Production Reporting Developer's Guide for more details.

If the default xml template file is not initially set, look at the ini file for the setting.

This option is disabled Template is not selected.

Note: You can also define the default XML template with the DefaultTemplate parameter in the [Enhanced-HTML] section of SQR.INI file. See Volume 2 of the Hyperion SQR Production Reporting Developer's Guide for more details.

Language

Language for the HMTL navigation bar.

Customize Background

Defines a custom background to appear behind the navigation bar.

To define a specific background pattern, click the icon next to Background and select the desired image (for example, GIF or JPEG).

To select a color, click the list box next to Background Color and select a color from the color palette that appears.

To set the placement of your imported image, select Customize and enter the horizontal and vertical position in the Navigation Bar Image dialog box.

Display Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file

Displays a link on the navigation bar to display reports in an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Not available for Export reports.

Export report data in CSV format

Displays a link on the navigation bar to generate report data in a comma-delimited file.

Note: CSV data is generated for only the Master level query whether it is the default Master query or any additional Master query. Only the data for the default Master query is accessible as a hyperlinked icon from the HTML browser. This and the other files are located in the directory containing the report. They are named by concatenating the following items:

CSV filename=Report name+Query name+terminating characters.

For example, in a report named Customers with two master queries, OrdersReceived and OrdersShipped, the CSV files would be named, Customers_OrdersReceived_1.csv and Customers_OrdersShipped_1.csv. If more than one CSV file is needed to satisfy the query, the number “1” changes to the number CSV files generated.

Display XML report output

Displays a link on the navigation bar to save report data in an XML file.

Note: XML output does not work properly unless the report is written to one complete file. Doing any of the following actions will prevent a complete single file from being written:

  • Limiting page output in the Preferences/Limit to option

  • Using demand paging, in Preferences/HTML/Demand Paging

Note: Netscape Navigator outputs XML as text files. Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 and above recognizes the XML file type and display attributes such as color highlighting and expand/collapse of the report data hierarchy.

Activate Interactive Reporting Analysis

Displays a link on the navigation bar to generate an export data file that displays in an Interactive Reporting (*.BQD) format. When you click the link, the downloaded file invokes the Interactive Reporting client, if installed.

The Interactive Reporting Analysis file contains all the report information.

This option is not available for Export reports

Note:

To use Analysis properties, place charts in the Group Summary or Query Summary section of the Layout window, and place cross-tabs in the Query Summary layout section.

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Activating Interactive Reporting Analysis