Running a report

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Running a report

“Running a report” refers to generating report output. That output can be viewed on your desktop, written to a file, or printed on paper. You can generate the output for any standard or pre-written report as soon as you have the appropriate information in your encyclopedia. There are four basic steps to report on the information in your encyclopedia.

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Step	See
1	Accessing the Reports dialog
2	Selecting the report definition file
2A	Editing and adding a report
2B	Editing and adding the report selection criteria
3	Selecting the report you want to run
4	Generating the report output

Generating the report output

You can display the output for a report on screen; print it; or save it in a a file. Perform one of these actions:

•In the Reports dialog (see Reporting menus and features), click Draft to display the output on screen.

•In the Print <report name> dialog (see Choices for printing a report), click Print to send the output to a printer or to a file.