Exporting/Printing the report result

When you finish editing a web report, you may want to export it to other formats or have it printed.

Exporting the report result

You can export the report result as a result version or as a local file in these formats: HTML, PDF, Text, Excel, RTF, XML, and PostScript.

1. Click Menu > File > Export, or click the Export button on the Standard toolbar. The Export dialog appears. See the dialog.

   

2. In the File Name field, specify the name of the exported result file.
3. Specify the destination of the result:
   • View Report Result: The result will be directly opened in the web browser if the format is supported by a plug-in of the web browser; otherwise it will prompt you to save the result file.
   • Save to File System: The web browser will prompt you to save the result file to a specified folder. If selected, you need to provide a name for the result file in the File Name field.
   • Save to Version System: The result will be saved as a result version in JReport Server's versioning system.
4. From the Select Format drop-down list, select the format in which to export the result.
5. Expand More Options to set the options for the selected format.
6. Click OK to confirm.

Printing the report result

You can print the report result to a PDF or HTML file.

To print the result of a web report:

1. Click Menu > File > Print. The Print dialog appears. See the dialog.

   

2. Select the format in which to print the report result, PDF or HTML.
3. Click the Page Setup button to set the page properties of the printed file in the Page Setup dialog.
4. Click OK. The PDF or HTML result file is then opened in an associated program with which you can print the result to a printer.