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Report Properties

This topic describes how you can use the Report Properties dialog box to set the properties of a specified report.

This topic contains the following sections:

• General Tab Properties
• Permission Tab Properties

Server disables or hides some properties when the report is a shared report.

You see these elements on all the tabs:

OK

Select OK to apply any changes you made here.

Cancel

Select Cancel to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Reset

Select Reset to restore the dialog box to its default status.

Help

Select Help to view information about the Report Properties dialog box.

General Tab Properties

Specifies the general properties of the report.

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.

  If the parent folder does not enable linked catalog, you cannot 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 enables other users to edit the shared report.

Permission Tab Properties

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.

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.

Adds the selected role, user, or group to the Selected box.

Removes the selected role, user, or group from the Selected box.

Selected

Select a role/user/group in the Selected box and then select the permissions you would like the role/user/group to have on the report.

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