Report Properties

The Report Properties dialog box is used to set the properties of a specified report.

There are the following tabs in this dialog box: General and Permission. Some options are disabled or only available when the report is a shared report.

Retains the settings and submits the task to server.

Cancel

Cancels any settings and closes the dialog box.

Reset

Discards your modifications and restores the dialog box to its default status.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

General

Specifies the general properties of the report.

Report Properties dialog - General tab

Resource Path

Shows the resource path.

Resource Node Name

Specifies the name for the report. Disabled for a shared report.

Resource Type

Shows the type of the resource.

Resource Description

Specifies the description for the report.

Status

Specifies the status of the report. If not specified, the status will be Active by default. This option is unavailable to a shared report.

Active
The report can be run, advanced run and scheduled.
Inactive
The report cannot be run, advanced run or scheduled.
Incomplete
The report is not completely designed and cannot be run, advanced run or scheduled.

National Language Support

Specifies whether to enable the NLS feature for the report. This option is available to administrators when the report is not a shared report.

[Custom Field Name]

Specifies value of the custom field for the report. A custom field can be regarded as a resource property and is available when it is enabled.

Choose Profile

Specifies the Page Report Studio profile to be applied to run the report which contains a set of Page Report Studio settings. This option is available to administrators when the report is a page report.

Enable Linked Catalog

Enables to link the report with a catalog. Once a report is linked with a catalog, even if the report and the catalog are not in the same directory, it can still be run with the catalog. This option is unavailable to a shared report.

When you background run, advanced run or schedule the report, the linked catalog is applied instead of the catalog that is resided in the parent folder and originally used to run the report. For Advanced Run and Schedule, you can change the catalog to another one using the Select Another Catalog option in the General tab of the corresponding dialog box.

Use Specified
Links the report with a catalog in the server resource tree.
- Select Another Catalog
  Specifies another catalog in the Select Another Catalog dialog box.
Use Inherited
Links the report with the linked catalog inherited from its parent folder. Note that if the parent folder does not enable linked catalog, you are not allowed to select this option.

Apply Archive Policy

Applies an archive policy to the report versions. Unavailable to a shared report.

Archive as New Version
Specifies whether to use multiple versions for the report.
- Maximum Number of Versions
  Specifies the maximum number of versions that will be listed in the version table of the report. The default value is 0, which means that the version number is unlimited.
Replace Old Version
Specifies to replace the old version when a new version is generated.

Allow Edit

Available when the report is a shared report. It shows whether the report owner allows other users to edit the shared report.

Permission

Specifies permissions of roles/users/groups on the report. This tab is available when the report is in a public folder and when you have the Grant permission on the report.

Report Properties dialog - Permission tab

Enable Setting Permissions

Enables the setting of permissions.

Available

Lists the roles/users/groups to which you can assign permissions.

Role
If the option is selected, all roles will be displayed in the Available box for you to assign permissions.
User
If the option is selected, all users will be displayed in the Available box for you to assign permissions.
Group
If the option is selected, all groups will be displayed in the Available box for you to assign permissions.

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