Managing a report snapshot
Report snapshot creation is available for reports based on macros as well as for reports based on Report Data View(s).
Report snapshot creation is useful for a fast Report Chapter display and is also used for export operations.
When the report snapshot creation is not activated the report chapter display is fully recalculated at each refresh, which can be time consuming.
For each Report Chapter, you can activate or deactivate the report snapshot creation and define its type.
To manage a report snapshot:
1. Access the Report Chapter properties: Characteristics.
2. In the Snapshot section, from the Report Snapshots drop-down list select:
• "Yes" to activate the report snapshot creation.
• "By Format" to activate a report snapshot creation. In this case a report snapshot for each format is created (html, pdf, excel).
• "No" to deactivate the report snapshot creation.
3. In the Snapshot section, from the Report Snapshot type drop-down list select:
• "Global Snapshot" to define a single snapshot for all the users.
• "Snapshot by profile" to define a single snapshot by profile.
• "Snapshot by user" to define a single snapshot by user.
To access the Report Chapter properties, see "Accessing the Report Templates and their Constituents".