## About the Report Tab

The Report tab lets you work with reports. To understand this tabbed window, you need to first understand that Datapage+ supports the creation of two different types of reports:

- WebReporter Reports - A WebReporter report is saved into the database. It is essentially a template that is then populated with the latest database information. Whenever you access this report at a later date, it will always query the database for the latest information. This report, then is a dynamic report. It replaces the "macro" functionality in legacy DataPage/DataView applications.

- ReportViewer Reports - A ReportViewer report is a read-only snapshot of the results when the report was created and saved. It is not linked to the database in any way. You can only view this report using the Report Viewer application.

With the Report tab then, you can create and organize WebReporter and ReportViewer reports as well as view and edit WebReporter reports. See "Set Current Template as Default" for information on changing the default template for Chart, Text, and CAD reports. Use the Template Builder application that comes with the Datapage+ install to create new templates to customize your reports.

Note: Since ReportViewer reports are read-only reports, they cannot be edited.

Sample Report tab Showing all the Pages of a Report

These topics provide specific information on things you can do with this tab:

- Using Current Reports

- Creating and Saving a New Report

- Working with Saved Reports

- Working with Report Groups

- Working with Grid Properties

- Report Tab Toolbar Icons

Changes to the Side Bar

When working with the Report tab the side bar changes to include report-specific sections such as Current Reports, Saved Reports, and Report Groups. In addition, if you navigate from the Report tab directly back to the Chart, Text, or CAD tabs, the side bar remains with those report-specific sections; also, it only displays reports associated with that tab. For example, if you click on a Text tab, only text reports are displayed.

When viewing the Chart, Text, or CAD tabs in this mode, the Reports and Features areas as the bottom of the side bar become available for selection allowing you to switch between report information and the feature information for that tab.

Customizing CAD Pages

In both the CAD and Report tabbed windows, you can customize your CAD pages by right-clicking on one of them, and from the shortcut menu, choosing from the available options You can duplicate pages, add custom text box objects, add new cad model object, add trihedron objects, and add section cut objects. See the "CAD Pages Shortcut Menu" sub-topic under "Right-click Shortcut Menus" and the "Adding Custom Report Objects" topic for more information.