Create and Edit Report Layout Templates Using the Layout Editor

The layout editor in the application provides an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface for creating pixel-perfect reports with PDF, RTF, Excel, PowerPoint, and HTML output. The layout template files you create with this tool have an .xpt extension. The layout editor tool is the only

Prerequisite

Make sure that sample data is generated from the data model that your report is using.

Using the Layout Editor

To create or edit XPT templates:

1. Select the report in the business intelligence (BI) catalog and click Edit.

2. In the report editor, click Edit to update a template.

   Or, click Add New Layout and select a template type in the Create Layout section.

3. Create or edit the layout.

4. Click Save to save the layout to the report definition.