This will create an HTML page with the Report Viewer or Page Viewer applet embedded. The file will have the same name as your .pak file and will be placed in the HTML directory. By default, the Report Viewer applet is used. For more on the Report Viewer, please see Section 6.5 - Report Viewer.

Checking this option indicates that you would like to generate the applet page using the Page Viewer applet instead of the Report Viewer. For more information about the Page Viewer, please see Section 6.6 - Page Viewer.

This checkbox specifies whether or not to use the swing version of the Report Viewer or the Page Viewer depending on which viewer is selected for the applet page.

This checkbox specifies whether or not to save the report in XML format. By default, reports are saved in binary (.pak) format. When this checkbox is checked, ReportDesigner will generate the template in XML format. The XML file can be saved and re-opened by the Designer. It can also be applied as a template to other reports.

This checkbox specifies whether or not to save the report as a custom style. Reports saved in this format can be applied as a default look and feel to new reports. However, they cannot be used as a report any more. For more information about this featue, see Section 3.2.6.1 - Custom Styles.

This will save all of the report data in the template. By default, only two records are saved. This feature is useful if you would like to preserve the structure of a crosstab when changing data sources or editing the report, without the datasource. It also allows users to share a complete report when the data source is not available. Reports are always opened with back-up data in the Report Designer. Users can get the latest data by selecting the "Live Data" option when previewing the report.

If you select DHTML as the desired export format, you will be prompted to enter the file name and location of the new DHTML file. Because DHTML is a text only format, charts will be saved as separate image files in the same directory as the DHTML file. If your report includes a chart, be sure to set the chart export format before exporting to DHTML, to specify the desired image format and attributes. If your report has images, the image files will be referenced in the DHTML document. DHTML will produce a much more accurate output than HTML; however, not all of the report features will translate accurately in older browsers. Internet Explorer 5.0 and above and Netscape 6.0 and above are both recommended for viewing.

You can specify to export the report to one page, multiple pages, or as a paginated single page. If you specify one page, the entire report will be exported into one DHTML file. If you specify multiple pages, each page of the report will be generated in a new DHTML file. The output pages are linked by a navigation bar on the top of each page. If you specify to export as a paginated single page, only one DHTML file will be generated. However, the page size, spacing, and margins will be retained, allowing the report to be printed out of the browser and appearing the same as if printed from a PDF or from Report Designer.

You can also specify to use internal or external style sheet (CSS) definitions to apply formatting to the exported DHTML instead of generating style definitions for each report element. For more information about this option, see Section 3.5.2.1.1 - PDF Font Mapping Import/Export.

Export to DHTML Dialog

For reports with grouped data (except for Side-By-Side Master & Details reports), you can select to add expand and collapse controls for the grouping. This allows for a more compact presentation of the report. Each grouping can be expanded and/or collapsed depending on the viewing requirement. When selecting this option, you can also choose the initial presentation, i.e., show the report completely collapsed, completely expanded or expanded to a particular group level. You can also choose to enable animation wherein the grouping that is being expanded or collapsed, fades in or out of view. Note that the expand and collapse controls can only be selected for single page exports and the controls will not appear if the Section Header or Footer is empty.

For DHTML exports you can specify a title for the generated page. The title will appear as <title> meta elements in the export. To add a title, select Html Page Title from the Option menu. This will bring up a dialog allowing you to enter the title.

If you select PDF as the desired export format, you will be prompted to enter the file name and location of the new PDF file. Because the PDF format supports images, there are no separate files created by the export.

For PDF files you can also set encryption. When you check the Encrypt PDF Export box in the export dialog, two new options will appear, allowing you to specify a user and an owner password for the generated document. More encryption options are available when exporting through the API.

For more information on this please see Section 7.1.5.7.2 - PDF Exporting Options.

CSV export creates a text file of the data used in the current report with a comma field delimiter. If you select CSV as the desired export format, you will be prompted to enter the file name and location of the new CSV file.

	Note
	CSV export will only export the data associated with the report and none of the objects and attributes of the report itself.

If you select an Excel spreadsheet as the desired export format, you will be prompted to enter the file name and the location of the new spreadsheet. ReportDesigner generates a formatted Excel output where spacing, fonts, colors, lines, and grids get applied. Excel exports also include charts and images as well. Note that charts will be exported as images and thus are not editable in Excel. Any gif, jpeg, and/or png images will also be shown in the Excel export. You can use the CSV export to get a plain data dump to Excel.

Excel 2007 (XLSX) export creates an XLSX file used in Microsoft Excel 2007/2010. If you select an Excel 2007 as the desired export format, you will be prompted to enter the file name and the location of the new spreadsheet. ReportDesigner generates a formatted Excel 2007 output where spacing, fonts, colors, lines, and grids get applied. Excel 2007 exports also include charts and images as well. Again, the charts will be exported as images and thus are not editable in Excel.

If you plan to use Excel functions on the report, you will want to select the option Fit numeric value into a single cell. This option guarantees that each numeric data is exported to its own cell allowing you to use these values in Excel functions. Note that this option will sometimes affect the cell alignment of exported report.

Export to Excel Dialog

For reports with grouped data, you can select to print each group on a different sheet in the exported file. This option is set in the Section menu for the Group Header section. For more information, please see Section 3.3.3 - Section Options.

	Note
	Since Excel spreadsheets are a fixed field format, not all report elements may translate correctly.

Unlike CSV, which creates a comma delimited data file, the text export feature generates the entire report as a text file. Because the report is exported as pure text, no formatting information is retained. If you select text as the desired export format, you will be prompted to enter the file name and the location of the new text file, as well as the delimiter for the file (either tab, space, double space, comma, or semi-colon).

There are two XML export versions. One is a data file and the other exports report data with formatting information.

If you select rich text as the desired format, you will be prompted to enter the file name and the location for the new rich text file. ReportDesigner uses the full capability of the RTF 1.5 specifications to generate a rich text output very similar to the actual report. The rich text export may not work in all viewers. By default, ReportDesigner will export all the colors in the RTF export directly into the output. However, older versions of Microsoft Word only support 16 colors. To support these viewers, you can export the RTF using 16 colors. This option will convert the colors used in the report into the basic color palette for Microsoft Word 97.

If you select a view file as the desired format, you will be prompted to enter the file name and the location for the new view file. A view file is the report export specific to ReportDesigner that can be loaded in the Page Viewer component. The collection of files that are created consist of one VIEW file (with extension .view) and a series of PAGE files (with extension .page). The first page of the report is stored in the name_FIRST.page file, where name is the name specified during export.The last page of the report is stored in the name_LAST.page file. Intermediate pages of the report are stored in name_number.page, where number is made up of consecutive integers starting from 0. For more information about the Page Viewer, see Section 6.6 - Page Viewer.