Report Writer Template

General Questions/Discussions
1

Hi,

for a special project I created a data flow process and as a consequence a report writer report.

Now I work on a business process diagram in another project and also want to create a report writer report. This new report should have the same look (headings, numbering…) as my first report (which is different than the proposed templates in Agilian).

How can I use my first report as a kind of template or how can I assign the mentioned features to my new report?

I think it does not work with “Copy style to current report”. This function does not show me the old report at all – I think because the old report belongs to another Project.

Thank you for helping.

Best Regards

Robert

2

Hi Robert,

Thanks for your post. You can define your own look in template for the Report Writer, which details can be found at http://oldresources.visual-paradigm.com/tips_and_tricks/general/defining_templates_for_report_writer.html

If there is any further inquiry, please feel free to ask.

Best regards,
Lilian Wong

3

Hi,
I tried to follow the example that you have uploaded ON, but without
success.
The first step is: Create a folder in USER_HOME_DIR, with folder name
’vpreporttemplates’
I want to ask :
"USER_HOME_DIR is C:\Program Files\VP Suite 3.4???

I tried, I tried but the new report template isn’t into report template
list!

Another question: In witch directory I can find the report template Aurora,
Blanck, Lotus???

tks very much!

4

Hi user,

Thanks for your post. USER_HOME_DIR exists in Documents and Settings directory, e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\Lilian

The default report templates (Aurora, Blank, Lotus, etc.) are bundled in VPSuite/lib/vpplatform.jar, so that templates are not available for modification.

If there is any further inquiry, please feel free to ask.

Best regards,
Lilian Wong

5

[quote=LilianWong]Hi user,

Thanks for your post. USER_HOME_DIR exists in Documents and Settings directory, e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\Lilian

The default report templates (Aurora, Blank, Lotus, etc.) are bundled in VPSuite/lib/vpplatform.jar, so that templates are not available for modification.

If there is any further inquiry, please feel free to ask.

Best regards,
Lilian Wong[/quote]

I already created the folder vpreporttemplates under the USER_HOME_DIR for my windowd XP OS and copied “report-templates.xml” inside the folder but still not getting my template inside the list when i am creating a new report.

Please can anyone help on this.

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[quote=heiligenthal]Hi,

for a special project I created a data flow process and as a consequence a report writer report.

Now I work on a business process diagram in another project and also want to create a report writer report. This new report should have the same look (headings, numbering…) as my first report (which is different than the proposed templates in Agilian).

How can I use my first report as a kind of template or how can I assign the mentioned features to my new report?

I think it does not work with “Copy style to current report”. This function does not show me the old report at all – I think because the old report belongs to another Project.

Thank you for helping.

Best Regards

Robert
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