Databases Reference
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Report Properties
Each report has basic properties for values such as which data source to use during processing. These
properties can be set by developers at design time or by users when the content is in production. Report
Manager provides an easy-to-use interface for working with report property settings. This section pro-
vides an overview of the report property pages.
The easiest way to access the properties of a report in Report Manager is to view the contents of a folder
in Details view. Begin by accessing the folder where your report is located. There's a Show Details but-
ton on the right end of the Report Manager toolbar. This button reads Show Details or Hide Details,
depending on the current view state (see Figure 10-2 earlier in the chapter). In Details view, you can
access report properties without causing the report to begin processing. Click the properties icon for
your report, and you'll be taken directly to the property pages for that item.
Execution
Depending on the scenario, you can control how often reports are executed. For example, you might
base execution on how often the source data changes or how long a report takes to run. If a report takes
longer than users are willing to wait, you can save the report and the data for delivery to the users later.
You'll be able to take a “snapshot” of the data at a point in time, and improve the performance of your
server as a result. Figure 10-11 shows a sample Execution property page for a report.
Figure 10-11
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