9.1 Saving a Report into the File System
To save a report to the local file system, follow the steps below:
1. From the Style Studio File menu, select 'Save' or 'Save As'. This opens the 'Save As' dialog box.
If the report has been saved previously, the 'Save' command simply saves the current version under the same name and location, whereas the 'Save As' command allows you to specify a new name and location. If the report has not previously been saved, the 'Save' and 'Save As' commands produce the same results.
2. In the 'Save As' dialog box, select the Report tab.

3. Navigate to the location in the file system where you want to save the report, and enter the desired report name in the 'File name' field.
4. Press 'Save' to save the report in the specified location.
Report names end with the extension .srt, which designates “style report template.” A saved report is referred to as a “template” because it does not contain the data that will ultimately be displayed. The saved report contains only formatting and data-binding information; the data itself is retrieved “live” from the database at the time that the report is generated.
To save the report template together with its data, follow these steps:
1. Preview the report. (See Displaying a Report in the Preview Tab.)
2. Save the preview as an .sro file.
The .sro format is chiefly useful for debugging purposes. To create a distributable copy of the report containing data, see Exporting a Report.
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