15. Creating Reports in OpenROAD : Report Design Techniques : Set Report Document Properties
 
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Set Report Document Properties
The first step in designing a Reporter document is to give it a name. Next, if necessary, you change the generation options. Then you select the type of presentation, page size, and page orientation.
You can design a report in the Reporter Document Properties dialog.
To begin designing a report
1. Type a name for your report in the Name field.
When you tab out of the Name field, Generation Options are set automatically. The 4GL Procedure Name is the name you gave to the report, prepended with "P_". The Print Panel Name is the name of the report prepended with "F_".
2. (Optional) Enter a short remark.
If you want to include a longer comment, click Long Remark.
3. (Optional) Edit the Generation options—the 4GL Procedure Name, the Print Panel Name, and the Database Name—if desired.
4. Click the icon for the desired report presentation type—Form Layout, Tabular Presentation (the default), or Page Layout.
For an explanation of these fields, see Document Properties (see Document Properties).
5. Click the icon for the desired page orientation—Portrait (default) or Landscape.
6. Select values for Format, Unit, and Margins, or accept the defaults.
For an explanation of the available options for these fields, see Document Properties (see Document Properties).
7. Click Query Definition to access the Query Editor for a Form or Tabular report.
Note:  You may defer this step until later; however, you must define a query before creating data fields. For more information, see How You Can Define a Query.