Chapter 4 Managing a Report


Displaying the Report toolbar

PowerDesigner provides a predefined Report toolbar that is designed to provide quick access to the most commonly used commands for report management.

Steps To display the Report toolbar:

  1. Select Tools→Customize Toolbars to display the Toolbars dialog box.
  2. Select the Report check box to display the Report toolbar.

    The Report toolbar is displayed simultaneously.
  3. Click Close.

For more information about managing toolbars, see the "Managing toolbars" section in the "Using the PowerDesigner Interface" chapter in the PowerDesigner General Features Guide .

The following table indicates the names and actions of common tools in the Report toolbar:

Tool Name Action

Report Wizard Displays the Report Creation Wizard.

Print Preview Displays a report print preview.

Print Prints a report.

Generate RTF Generates a report as an RTF file.

Generate HTML Generates a report as an HTML file.

Add Item Adds item to the Report Items pane.

Up One Level Moves item up one level.

Down One Level Moves item down one level.

Raise Level Moves item at the same level as the book item (item that contains other items) that precedes.

Lower Level Moves item within the book item that follows.

 


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