Chapter 4 Managing a Report

Using a Report Template for a Model Report

You can use a report template to generate a report for a selected model. Report templates are reusable, they list information to include in reports.

You can create your own template in a given language, modify it and save it in an RTP file. However, when you use a template created in a language different from the one you select to create your report, only user-defined items such as Title or Text paragraph will keep the language of the template. Other items will be displayed in the report language.

For more information about how to create or modify a template, see the "Managing Report Templates" chapter.

You can also use standard report templates that ship with PowerDesigner.

For information about standard report templates, see the "Understanding the Report Template Editor" section in the "Managing Report Templates" chapter.

You can apply a template to a report when you create the report using the List of Reports or afterwards, using the list of report sections in the report property sheet.

For each report section, you can apply a different template, but all sections are always of the same type as the model, for which you generate the report.