Both Project Reports and Report Styles can be created and saved in VisualFoundation. While Project Reports are saved in the .vfp project file, Report Styles are saved in the Custom Data Folder and can be used for multiple Projects. VisualFoundation also includes a few default IES Report Styles.

Project Reports

Save a Project Report

After creating a report, go to the Project Manager | Reports tab, name the report, and click the Save in Project button. This saves the Project Report in .vfp project file for easy access.

Delete a Project Report

To delete a Project Report, click the X next to the report in the Project Manager | Reports tab. The Home | Undo command can be used to restore a deleted report.

Report Styles

Save a Report Style

After creating a report, go to the Project Manager | Reports tab, name the report, and click the Save as Style button. This saves the Report Style in the Custom Data Folder in an XML file and makes the style available for use in other VisualFoundation projects.

Create a Report from a Style

To create a Report from Report Style, Simple double-click on the saved report in the Project Manager | Reports tab or drag the saved report onto the Report View.

Update a Report Style

To update a Report Style, create a report based on the style, modify the report as need, and save the style using the original name.

Delete a Report Style

To delete a style, click the X next to the style in the Project Manager | Reports tab or manually delete the style in the Custom Data Folder in an XML file. The only way to restore a style once it is deleted is to import a backup copy of the style file.

Share Report Styles

Report Styles can be shared by copying the XML style file (found in Tools | Custom Data) to the same location on another computer. The XML file can be manually edited to merge styles from other users. Always save a back up copy of the XML file before doing any manual customization so the file can be restored if it gets corrupted.