Changing the Layout

If you add or remove fields from your report, you need to verify that your layout is still appropriate. You may also want to modify an existing layout to suit your own preferences.

You should always back up your report by making a copy before modifying the layout. You cannot undo changes to a layout once you have clicked OK in the Edit Report dialog box.

If you have date and time fields in the report, you might want to add your local time zone to the report layout. When date and time data is collected, it is stored in UTC. When a report is run, the time is expressed in the time zone of the console running the report. For example, if a user in New York City logged on at 4:15 pm, but the report was run in Los Angeles, which is three hours behind, the report will show that user logging in at 1:15 pm.

The Layout is modified using the Report Designer from DevExpress. For more information, see Report Designer Tips and Tricks or the Report Designer User Guide (Developer Express), located in the folder where you installed the Report Manager.

To modify the layout of a report

1.	Click My Reports.

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Expand My Reports and select the category containing the report. In the treeview, select the report you wish to edit.

If you are a reporting administrator, you can also edit reports in Published Reports. However, it is recommended that you copy the report to My Reports to for editing.

2.	On the report card for the report, click Edit.

3.	Select the Layout tab.

4.	Click Edit this layout in the layout designer.

If you would rather start from a blank layout, and create your new layout, click "Design a new layout using the layout designer".

5.	To add the time zone to your report, in the Report Designer, click the Field List, expand the parameters node, and drag the TimeZone parameter to the appropriate location on the report.

6.	Make any changes to the layout.

For details on using the features of the Report Designer, see Report Designer Tips and Tricks or the Report Designer User Guide (Developer Express), located in the folder where you installed the Report Manager.

7.

Click OK.

To use the Report Wizard to generate a new layout for the report

1.	Click My Reports.

– OR – 

Expand My Reports and select the category containing the report. In the treeview, select the report you wish to edit.

If you are a reporting administrator, you can also edit reports in Published Reports. However, it is recommended that you copy the report to My Reports to for editing.

2.	On the report card for the report, click Edit.

3.	Select the Layout tab.

4.	Click Auto-generate a layout.

5.	Step through the wizard.

For more information, refer to the Report Designer User Guide (Developer Express), located in the folder where you installed the Report Manager.

6.	Once you have completed the wizard, click OK to close the Report Definition dialog box.