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  • Report Design Analyzer

    • 2 minutes to read

    The Report Design Analyzer shows errors, warnings, and information messages that help users create or enhance a report layout in the Web End-User Report Designer.

    Report Design Analyzer

    Invoke the Report Design Analyzer

    Click the bell icon in the status bar to invoke the Report Design Analyzer.

    Invoke the Report Design Analyzer

    Because of the Report Designer’s client-server architecture, the Report Design Analyzer updates the error list upon a timeout. Click the Collect Errors button to update the error list immediately.

    Collect Errors

    Filter Messages

    You can filter messages by one of the following categories:

    Filter Messages in the Report Design Analyzer

    • Creation

      Messages about report creation (for instance, notifications about invalid property values or unreachable sources of content).

    • Layout

      Layout-related messages (for instance, in cases when report controls overlap each other or extend beyond the report’s printable area).

    • Scripts

      Messages that highlight issues in report scripts (for instance, errors in script syntax).

    • All

      All of the above-mentioned messages.

    Correct the Issues

    Each message contains a recommendation on how to correct an issue. Click the Plus icon in front of the message to expand the recommendation.

    Expand a Recommendation in the Report Design Analyzer

    The message’s Source column contains a reference to the control or script that caused the issue. Click the reference to navigate to this control or script.

    Navigate to the Source Control

    See the following topic for the list of messages that can appear in the Report Design Analyzer: Errors, Warnings, and Information Messages.