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iReport templates provide the foundation on which IMSMA reports are based. A report iReport template defines:

A tutorial on using How to create and edit iReport and building templates can with the iReport tool may be found in [[Use i-ReportiReport | '''here''']].

==The IMSMA Report Template Manager==__NOEDITSECTION__The IMSMA Report Template Manager allows adding, changing and deleting report templatesiReport template definitions. To access the Report Template Manager, choose '''Customisation > Report Template Manager'''.

==Add a new iReport Template into IMSMA==__NOEDITSECTION__To add a new iReport template:<ol><li>Click the [[Image:FieldTemplateIcon.png]] button. The Add Report Template window displays.</li>[[Image:fig84ReportTemplatesWindow.png|500px|''Add Report Template Window''center]]<li>Enter a name for the IMSMA report template in the '''Name''' field.</li><li>Enter a description for the IMSMA report template in the '''Description''' field.</li><li>Select the iReport template that you would like to associate with IMSMA report template by doing the following:</li><licenter>Click the '''Browse''' button.</li><li>Navigate to the directory where the iReport '''.jrxml''' files are saved.</li><li>Select the '''.jrxml''' file associated with the iReport template. You do '''not''' need to include any .jasper file. {{IMSMANG}} will not be able to read a .jasper file.</li><li>Click the '''Open''' button.</li>:The name of the .jrxml file displays in the File field. <li>Click the '''Save''' button.</li>{{note| If you select a template that has sub-reports in a different folder, you will be prompted to select the sub-report after the save button is pressed.}}</ol> ==Preview, Change and Remove iReport Templates==__NOEDITSECTION__iReport templates can be previewed, changed and removed using the following buttons in the Report Template Manager window. 

| align="center" colspan="2" | '''Preview, Change and Remove Buttons in the Report Template ManagerOverview of functions for iReport template definitions'''

| width="125pt55pt" | '''Button'''

| align="center"| [[Image:ViewIconRun.png | PreviewRun]] || Allows you to preview create a report template. This will preview function may also be started from the layout, but no data will be includedReports menu and is described [[Add Reports in IMSMA | ''' here''']].

| align="center"| [[Image:BareEditButtonViewIcon.png | EditPreview]] || Allows you to update the existing report template, for example for assigning it preview a new name, or changing the .jrxml iReport template file. If you change This will [[Preview an iReport Template in IMSMA | preview]] the .jrxml template filelayout, it has to but no data will be changed to a template that uses the same type, that is, you cannot change from a "Location" report to a "Land" reportincluded.

| align="center"| [[Image:BareDeleteButtonFieldTemplateIcon.png | Add]] || Allows you to [[Deletean iReport Template Definition from IMSMA Database | add]] an iReport template definition to the {{IMSMANG}} database.|-| align="center"| [[Image:FieldViewIcon.png | Edit]] || Allows you to delete [[View or Change an iReport Template Definition in IMSMA | update]] an existing iReport template definition, for example for assigning it a new name, or changing the .jrxml template file. If you change the .jrxml template file, it has to be changed to a template that uses the same type, that is, you cannot change from a "Location" report to a "Land" report .|-| align="center" | [[Image:EcksButton.png | Delete]] || Allows you to [[Delete an iReport Template Definition from IMSMA Database | delete]] an iReport templatedefinition. You can only delete a report template if there is no report in IMSMA building on that template, because then the report would get unusabledefinition. Therefore, if you really would like to delete a an iReport templatedefinitions, you have to first delete all the associated reports.