8.2 Displaying a Report in the Preview Tab

To close the preview, click the 'X' in the 'Preview' tab.

To display a rendering of the report as it will appear to users (including all data and scripting), click the 'Preview' button in the Style Studio toolbar. This opens a new tab to display the rendered report.

The row immediately below the 'Preview' tab contains the report paging controls and the following additional options:

 

Save Parameters: The 'Save Parameters' option caches the parameter values that you enter when first previewing the report. Subsequent report previews automatically reuse these same cached parameters, bypassing the parameter prompting, until you disable the 'Save Parameters' option. This feature is useful in cases when you need to repeatedly preview a report (for example, when making layout or formatting adjustments), and do not wish to repeatedly re-enter parameter values.

Note: For reports containing scripted behavior, you may need to press the 'Preview' button in order to correctly re-execute the scripts.

Refresh on Change: The 'Refresh on Change' option regenerates the preview whenever you click the existing 'Preview' tab. When this option is enabled, you do not need to press the 'Preview' button in the Style Studio toolbar to regenerate a preview; instead, simply click the existing 'Preview' tab to regenerate the preview. This prevents the proliferation of tabs, and reduces memory consumption.

You can set other preview options under the General tab of the 'Style Studio Configuration' dialog box. (Select 'Configure' from the Style Studio File menu) See Configuring General Style Studio Properties in Getting Started for more information about the available options.

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