Configure Layout Settings for Reports

As part of creating or editing layout, you can set report properties related to layout. These settings determine, for example, which layouts users can choose from when viewing or scheduling the report. The settings apply only to your report.

Setting Layout Properties

  1. Select your report in the business intelligence catalog and click Edit.

  2. In the report editor, click View a list.

  3. Set layout properties, some of which are described in this table.

    Setting

    Usage

    Output Formats

    Depending on the requirements for a report, you may want to limit the output file formats (for example. PDF or HTML) that users can choose. The available output formats vary depending on the template file type.

    Default Format

    When multiple output formats are available for the report, the default output format is generated when users open the report in the report viewer.

    Default Layout

    When multiple layouts are available for the report, you must select a default layout to present it first in the report viewer.

    Active

    Active layouts are available for users to choose from when they view or schedule the report.

    View Online

    Select this check box so that layouts are available to users when they view the report. Otherwise, the layout is available only for scheduling the report.

  4. Click Save Report.