The final step in defining a report is to select a template and style for the report. Use the Query Builder - Templates page to select a report template and style.
SQR Production Reporting Studio provides the following templates:
Simple List Report—A dynamic list generated from query data with an option to create a report-level summary.
Group Break Report—A dynamic list generated from query data with the ability to break line items at multiple levels of grouped data.
Business—A static business report with a default title, date, and company logo.
Old Style Printer—A static customer account summary with a fixed background image and fixed headings.
Personal—A static contact list report with a fixed background image and fixed headings.
Placeholder—Layout templates with specific formatting that can be mapped to fields in the query. (See Adding Placeholders to Layout Templates.)
The templates displayed depend on the type of report you are creating. For example, the Group Break Report template only appears if you defined a break on the Query Builder - Group Breaks page. If you defined any additional layout templates, they are also displayed here. (See Creating Report Layout Templates.)
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If you do not want to use a template, select None for the layout template. This is the default value.
SQR Production Reporting Studio provides the following report styles:
Default—Displays and prints detail lines on a white background.
Green Bar—Displays and prints detail lines in rows alternating with white and green background colors.
Paged—For Group Break Reports. Same as the “default” Group Break report with the following exceptions: no Page Header section–instead the highest level Group Header provides for Page Header and Group Head functionality, page breaks are set, a table of contents is generated based on the field in Group Header #1.
The styles displayed depend on the layout template selected. For example, “green bar” is only available for dynamic Simple List and Group Break reports.
A preview of how the report will look with the selected template and style is displayed under Template Preview.
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For detailed information on creating and using layout templates, see Creating Report Layout Templates.