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Changing the Output of a Saved Report

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
Download Enables you to save the report to your local computer or network.
Email Enables you to email the report to a recipient. You can email the report in multiple formats at once.
HTTPS
(As of AudienceView 6.8.10)
Enables you to save the report to a specificed, secure server.
Print Enables you to print the report.
Screen Enables you to display the report on screen.
SFTP
(As of AudienceView 6.8.8)
Secure File Transfer Protocol.
Enables you to save the report to an FTP service. The delivery of the report will be secured/encrypted.

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
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.
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.
saving the report to a specificed server,
(As of AudienceView 6.8.10)
In the HTTPS dialog box:
  1. Select the format of the report (AVDOC, CSV, HTML) from the 'Template' dropdown.
  2. Enter the user name for server in the 'User Name' field.
  3. Enter the password for server in the 'Password' field.
  4. Enter the IP address or full URL, including the folder path or port number, for the server in the 'URL' field.
  5. Click 'Execute'.
After you save the report, the field will display instead, allowing you to verify the URL.
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'.
saving the report to an FTP site with secured delivery (SFTP)
(As of AudienceView 6.8.8)
In the SFTP dialog box:
  1. Select the format of the report (AVDOC, CSV, HTML) from the 'Template' dropdown.
  2. Enter the user name for the FTP site that you will be using in the 'User Name' field.
  3. Enter the password for the FTP site that youwill be using in the 'Password' field.
  4. Enter the full URL, including the folder path and port, for the FTP site/service in the 'URL' field.
  5. Enter the name that you want the report to be saved as in the 'File Name' field.
  6. Click 'Execute'.
After you save the report, the field will display instead, allowing you to verify the URL.