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Saving the Report

To save the changes you made to the current report, select the Save button on the toolbar or Menu > File > Save.

• If the report is newly created and has not yet been saved, Report Server displays the Save As dialog box.

  

  1. In the Save In section, browse to the folder in the server resource tree where you want to save the web report. You can use the button to return to the parent folder.

     The resource table shows the resources in the current directory. You can select the column names to change the order of the resources in the table list.

     Tip: You will not be able to save the report to some locations if you do not have the required permissions. You need to have the Write access to a directory in order to save report there.

  2. In the File Name box, type the name of the report or use the default name. The default file type is Web Report.
  3. You can select the Advanced button to set advanced settings for the report.
     1. From the Status drop-down list, specify a status for the report. By default it is Active which means the report can be run, advanced run and scheduled to run. If you want to disable the report for running, choose Inactive; if you haven't finished editing the report, choose Incomplete.
     2. Specify the relationship between the saved report and the catalog used to run it. By default the report is linked to its catalog in which way it can always run with the latest version of the catalog. You can also choose to copy the catalog to the directory where the report is saved by selecting the Set Catalog Copy to Target Folder option.

        There should be only one catalog per folder so if there is already a catalog in the folder where you are going to copy the catalog to, it may cause other reports in the folder not to be able to run as they may use the wrong catalog. Also, if there is a newer version of the same catalog in the target folder, it will be overwritten and existing reports that use it will not be able to run with the newer catalog version. Therefore, it is always better to link the catalog rather than copy it.

     3. If you want to save the report together with the sort and filter criteria, select Save Sort Criteria and Save Filter Criteria correspondingly. Then Web Report Studio will automatically apply the criteria to the report the next time it is opened.
     4. Optionally, type comments in the Description box as a description for the report.
  4. Select Save to save the report. Then select OK in the Confirm dialog box.
• If the report is an editable shared report, Report Server displays the Confirm dialog box, prompting you to choose whether to save a finished or unfinished version for the report.

  

  By default the report will be saved as a finished version. If you are not the report owner of the shared report, it is recommended that you select the Set as Unfinished Version option to save the report as an unfinished version so that you can access your modified version next time you run the shared report. If you save the shared report as a finished version, the next time you run the report you will not be able to access the version you save unless it is the latest finished version of the report.

To save a copy of a report, select Menu > File > Save As or the Save As button on the toolbar to show the Save As dialog box, and then do as above. If you are saving to an existing web report, Report Server will display the Confirm dialog box asking whether you want to replace it or save a new version into it.

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