Getting Started with the Reports Tool

To create a new report:

In object navigator:

Click the New Object > Regular Report button in the Create group on the Home ribbon tab.
Select the Create > Regular Report context menu item of the object navigator.
Select cube, time series database or relational object (table, query, view,external table, ODBC data source) and:

Click the Open > In Reports button in the Open group of the Home ribbon tab.
Select the Open With > Reports item in the context menu of selected object.

Using this creation method, a table based on the selected object slice is added to the report.

In the Reports tool select the Create item in the Report main menu.

A new report can be created only in desktop application. On creating an account to view in web application, take into account features and constraints.

To open ready report for edit:

In object navigator select the report and do one of the following operations:

Click the Edit button in the Open group of the Home ribbon tab.
Select the Edit item in the report context menu
Press F4

Open the Report main menu in the Reports tool and select the report opening option:

Open. Select a report from object navigator in the opened dialog box.
Open > Report Template. Select report template in the opened dialog box. A detailed description is given in the Working with Report Templates section.
Open > Report from File. A standard file selection dialog box opens. Specify a file with *.ppreport or *.p4r extension.

Report editing is available only in the desktop application.

To open ready report for view:

In object navigator select the report and do one of the following operations:

Click the View button in the Open group of the Home ribbon tab.
Select the View item in the report context menu.
Double-click the report.

In the Reports tool:

Select the Regular Report > Open item in the main menu. The command is available only in the web application.
Click the View Report item on the Home ribbon tab.

For details about features and constraints of report processing in web application, see the Working with a Regular Report in a Web Application article.

Main menu. It contains a list of commands that are used to execute various operations with report.
Ribbon. It contains buttons for creating and setting up a report.
Side panel. It is used to set up parameters of report objects and to manage data source dimensions.
Quick access toolbar. Contains frequently used commands.
Status Bar. It contains results of basic aggregates calculation of the selected table cell range.
Working area. It is used to build a report.
Formula Bar. It is used to enter data and formulas to table cells and show addresses of selected cells.
Sheet tabs. They are used to manage report sheets.
Repository Panel. It contains the list of objects that can be used as reports data sources.
The Controls Panel. It is used to create controls using which data will be manipulated on working with ready report.

On creating a report to view it in a web application and on working with report in web application, take into account features and constraints.