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Description

New

You use this function to create a new report.

Open

This function takes you to the Open Dialog. From here you can open a report in your history, favorites or roles, or using the search function in order to edit it.

Close

You use this function to close a report. If you have edited a report and want to keep the changes, save the report before you close it.

Save

You use this function to save the changes that you have made to an existing report. When you have created a new report and choose Save, the Save Dialog appears, where you can save your report in your favorites or roles.

Save as…

This function takes you to the Save Dialog, where you can save your report in your favorites or roles.

Delete

When you choose this function, the report is deleted permanently.

Selecting a Data provider

You use this function to choose a data provider for a report section using the Open Dialog. The data providers for a report section can be queries or query views. Once you have made your selection, the data provider is automatically inserted into a report section and displayed in the design area.

Set up Page

You use this function to set up the page for the report: you can set the page size (such as DIN A4 or Letter), the page orientation (portrait or landscape) and set the margins.

Executing

You use this function to execute the report in the portal. The report is displayed in the standard Web template for reports. You set the standard Web template for reports in Customizing for the standard Web templates at SAP NetWeaver ® Business Intelligence ® Reporting-Relevant Settings ® BEx Web ® Setting Standard Web Templates ® Enterprise Report.

Print Version

You use this function to convert the report directly into a PDF document that you then later print.

Publishing

In Role

You use this function to publish reports in BI roles. The system saves a link to the current report in the selected role.

To the Portal

You use this function to publish reports as iViews in the Portal Content Directory. See also Publishing Queries, Web Applications and Reports.

BEx Broadcaster

You can use this function to open the BEx Broadcaster, which you can use to precalculate and distribute the report. See Precalculating and Broadcasting Queries, Query Views, Web Templates and Reports.

Exit

You use this function to close the Report Designer.