This section describes how to run a report.
About this task
To run a report using Report Studio:
- Make sure that you have validated the report.
- In the Run menu, click Run Options . Set the following
options in the Run Options window or leave the default values
unchanged:
- Format, which defines whether the report is generated in
HTML, PDF, Excel, CSV, or XML format
- Paper size, which you need to specify only if the output
format is PDF
- Paper orientation, to be specified if the output format
is PDF
- Data mode, which specifies how much data is returned by
the report query. You can select All data to ignore the design
mode filters set in the package, Limited data to limit the
data depending on the design mode filters defined, and No data to
return dummy data instead of data from a real data source.
- Language, which specifies the language in which the report
is displayed
- Rows per page, which defines the number of rows to be displayed
on a report page. You can override this option by using the Rows
per page option in the Properties pane.
- Prompt, which you can use to make sure that you are prompted
for each run defined in the report.
- To continue, click OK. Note that these options are only
valid for the current session. When you close Report Studio, the options
return to the default settings.
- On the toolbar, click the Run icon or in the Run menu,
click the appropriate Run Report option. You can produce a
report in HTML, PDF, CSV, various Excel formats, and XML formats.
You cannot produce a report in CSV format if you have more than one
query defined in the report unless the additional queries are used
for prompts. The report runs in IBM® Cognos® Viewer.
If you run the report again in CSV or XLS format, the report
opens in a new browser window. The options available in IBM Cognos Viewer
depend on the permissions set for the user by the administrator.
You
might find the following additional features useful while running
reports:
For more information, see the Report Studio Professional
Authoring User Guide.