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Changing the Output of a Saved Report

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When you run a generated report, by default the report appears in a new window in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) format. AudienceView enables you to change the report output to one of the following options:

Output Description
Email Enables you to email the report to a recipient. You can email the report in multiple formats at once.
Download Enables you to save the report to your local computer or network.
Print Enables you to print the report.
Screen Enables you to display the report on screen.

When changing a report’s output, you can also change the report’s format to one of the following options:

Format Description
AVDoc Formats the report in Portable Document Format (PDF).
CSV Formats the report in a Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. This format enables you to view the report in such applications as Microsoft Excel.
HTML Formats the report in HTML.
Text Formats the report in a text format. Text documents can be viewed in a text editor such as Notepad. AudienceView does not provide a template to output to this format.
Hint
When emailing a report, you can email the report in multiple formats at once.

To change the report’s output, complete the following:

  1. Open the Business Intelligence and Reports application from the AudienceView Desktop.
  2. Select the Saved Reports tab.
    The Saved Reports|Reports page appears.
  3. Search for and select the saved report that you want to modify. For more information, refer to Business Intelligence and Reports Saved Reports-Reports Page and Performing Searches.
    The Saved Reports|Parameters page appears.
  4. Enter the criteria with which you want to run the report.
  5. Click next to 'Execute'.
    A dropdown appears.
  6. Choose the report output from the dropdown.
    Information
    AudienceView does not provide a template to output to text.
  7. Choose an option:
If you are Then
emailing the report, In the Email dialog box:
  1. Select the format of the report (AVDOC, CSV, HTML) from the 'Template' field. To select multiple formats, use the SHIFT or CTRL buttons on your keyboard.
  2. Enter the email address of the recipient into the 'Email Address' field.
  3. Optionally, enter a subject and message into the 'Message Subject' and 'Message' fields, respectively.
  4. Click 'Execute'.
    Information
    When emailing an HTML report with links and/or images, the links and/or images will not function.
downloading the report, In the Download dialog box:
  1. Select the format of the report(AVDOC, CSV, HTML) from the 'Template' field.
  2. Click 'Execute'.
  3. Follow the Windows prompts to open or save the file.
printing the report, In the Print dialog box:
  1. Select the format of the report (AVDOC, CSV, HTML) from the 'Template' field.
  2. Select a printer from the 'Available Printers' field. The available printers are configured by your system administrator.
  3. Click 'Execute'.
viewing the report on screen, In the Screen dialog box:
  1. Select the format of the report (AVDOC, CSV, HTML) from the 'Template' dropdown.
  2. Click 'Execute'.