Saving Text Objects

Save text objects to the repository for reuse when building reports.

When you save a text object, you can create a link between the text object and the source object in the repository. When you save a text object in the repository, you can insert it into a report as a linked or an unlinked object.

Note:

Changes to a linked object are not saved when you save and close your design.

To save a text object in the repository:

1. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click the text object, and then select Save.
   • Select the text object, and then click .
2. In the Save Report Object dialog box, select a folder in which to store the text object, or create a new folder.
3. Enter a Name and a Description.
   For the name, you can use upper and lowercase letters, spaces and numbers. You cannot enter special characters such as %,?,+,<,>,|,@,#,$,^,&,*.
4. Do one of the following:

   • Select Link to Source Object to create a link from the text object in the report to the source object in the repository,

   • Clear Link to Source Object to save the text object without creating a link from the text object in the report to the saved source object in the repository.

     For a description of linked objects, see Using Linked and Local Objects.

5. Click Save to save the text object to the repository.
   When you save a text object, only the text object is saved, not the entire report design.