Generating reports Reports can be generated for any standard or pre-written report after the appropriate information is in your encyclopedia. Report output can be viewed on your desktop, written to a file, or printed. The overall flow for creating a report includes the following steps: 1 Access the reporting facility 2 Select the report definition file. You can use an existing file with or without modifications. Or, you can create a new report definition file. 3 Select the type of report to be generated. 4 Generate the report output to the designated media. See also Report outputs