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{{note| Note that the preview feature only displays the attribute names and format of the report template. No data is displayed for the preview.}}
 
{{note| Note that the preview feature only displays the attribute names and format of the report template. No data is displayed for the preview.}}
  
To preview a report template:
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{{note|The report "Statistics - Victims by Month and Accident Type" cannot be previewed. The reason is that it uses a SQL Field as a variable, i.e. there is a SQL query behind that variable. When doing preview the report is not executed, and the database is not accessed – hence the SQL field cannot be interpreted.}}
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<li>From the '''Customisation''' menu, select the '''Report Template Manager'''.</li>
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<li>In the '''Customisation''' menu &rarr; '''Report Template Manager'''.</li>
The Report Template Manager window displays.
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[[Image:ReportTemplatesWindow.png|500px|center]]
<li>From the Report Template Manager window, select the row associated with the report template that you would like to preview.</li>
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<li>Select the row associated with the report template that you would like to preview.</li>
<li>Click the [[Image:PrevRepTemp.png]] button.</li>  
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<li>Click the [[Image:ViewIcon.png]] button.</li>  
:The Report window displays the selected report template.  
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[[Image:iReport preview.png|600px|center]]
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{{NavBox HowTo Produce Reports}}
 
{{NavBox HowTo Produce Reports}}
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 20 February 2020

Note.jpg Note that the preview feature only displays the attribute names and format of the report template. No data is displayed for the preview.
Note.jpg The report "Statistics - Victims by Month and Accident Type" cannot be previewed. The reason is that it uses a SQL Field as a variable, i.e. there is a SQL query behind that variable. When doing preview the report is not executed, and the database is not accessed – hence the SQL field cannot be interpreted.
  1. In the Customisation menu → Report Template Manager.
  2. ReportTemplatesWindow.png
  3. Select the row associated with the report template that you would like to preview.
  4. Click the ViewIcon.png button.
  5. IReport preview.png