AX1841

Exporting a PDF copy of a web report

You can export a web report as a PDF file, and save the file locally or to the Axiom repository. The export can be performed while viewing the report, or from the Reports Library in the Intelligence Center.

  • When exporting the report from the Intelligence Center, it is exported using default settings. If the report requires user input to return data, you should instead open the report and export from the report viewer.
  • When exporting the report from the report viewer, the export honors the current report state such as sorting, filtering, and drilling. Exception: report parameter selections are not honored unless the report is built from template.

Any user who can view the report can export to PDF and save it to a local folder location. In order to save a PDF copy to the Axiom repository, you must have read/write access to at least one folder in the Reports Library.

To export a web report as a PDF file:

  1. In the Intelligence Center, locate the report in the folder tree, or search to find it.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Hover your cursor over the Name column to make the three-dots icon visible. Click the icon then select Export > PDF from the menu.

    • Click the report name to open the report. In the top right corner of the report, click Export > PDF.

  3. In the Export Report dialog, enter a file name into the File name field. By default, the file name is the same as the web report file name.

  4. Select the export destination from the Export to drop-down:

    • My computer: Save the PDF to your computer.

    • Axiom repository: Save the PDF to a folder in the Axiom Reports Library, or to your My Documents folder.

    NOTES:  

    • If you save the PDF to a folder in the Reports Library, any user with at least read-only access to that folder will be able to view the PDF. You should be sure that it is acceptable for users with permission to the target folder to view the data in the PDF.

    • If you do not have read/write access to any folders in the Axiom repository, then the Export to option is not available and does not display in the dialog. The PDF will be automatically saved to your computer.

    • If you save the PDF to your computer, keep in mind that Axiom does not enforce any security on the exported file.

  5. If you are saving to the Axiom repository, select an Output folder:

    • Click the folder icon to the right of the field.

    • In the Choose output folder dialog, select a folder in the Reports Library. The dialog only shows folders where you have read/write access to that folder or a child folder.

      NOTE: If you have access to the My Documents folder, then you can also save reports to that location for your personal use.

    • Click OK to choose the folder and return to the Export to PDF dialog.

    The path to your selected folder now displays in the Output folder field.

  6. In the Configuration Settings section, select the following:

    Item Description

    Pages

    If you are exporting from the report viewer and the report has paged data, select one of the following:

    • Current Page: The export will contain the current page of data only. For example, if you are currently viewing page 2 of the data in the report, the export will contain that data only.
    • All Pages: The export will contain all pages of data, up to 10 pages maximum.

    A "page" refers to a page of data as displayed in the report, not PDF pages. Report pages can be configured to show 25 (default), 50, or 100 rows. For example, if you select to export the current page and the page size is 100, the PDF will contain those 100 rows which may span several PDF pages.

    NOTES:  

    • If you are exporting from the Intelligence Center, this option does not display and the PDF will contain all data pages (up to the maximum).
    • If the report uses a fixed row structure, data is not paged and this option does not apply. The PDF will contain the full contents of the report.

    Layout

    Select the page size for the PDF. You can choose from the following standard page sizes: A3, A4, A5, Legal, Letter, or Tabloid. Letter is the default size.

    Orientation

    Select the orientation for the PDF, either Portrait or Landscape. Portrait is the default orientation.

    Margin

    Specifies the PDF page margins. Select one of the following:

    • None: No margin
    • Narrow: 0.5 inch margins all around

    • Normal: 1 inch margins all around (default)

    Header

    Footer

    Specify optional header and footer text. The variables {page_number} and {total_pages} can be used in the header or footer.

    You can select from several predefined header and footer options using variables, or you can type text into the Header or Footer box.

    NOTE: If the margin is set to None, then the Header, Footer, and Alignment options are not available because there is no room to display a header or footer.

    Alignment

    Specify the alignment of the header and footer text, if defined: Left, Center (default), or Right.

  7. Click Export to create the PDF.

    • If you are saving to the Axiom repository, and you used a file name that already exists in the target folder, you are prompted to choose whether or not to overwrite the existing file. If you choose not to overwrite, you are returned to the Export to PDF dialog so that you can use a different name and/or output folder.

    • If you are saving to your computer, the exact behavior is determined by your browser settings. The default behavior for most browsers is to save the file to the Downloads folder on your computer.

    • In either case, a notification message displays at the top of the page to indicate whether the PDF creation succeeded or failed.

Export behavior

When you create the PDF, the web report contents are handled as follows:

  • If the grid in the web report has paged data, the PDF will contain either all rows shown on the current page, or all rows in the report up to 10 pages of data. The number of rows in a page of data depends on the paging selection in the report (25, 50, or 100).

    • Column headers are present on the first PDF page only; headers do not repeat on PDF pages.
    • If the report has a total row, that row is always included in the PDF and always displays the full total, even if the PDF only contains a partial set of data.
    • If exporting from the Intelligence Center, the PDF contains all data pages up to the maximum, using the default of 25 rows per page.

  • If you have sorted, filtered, or drilled the data displayed in the report, these changes are reflected in the PDF. The exception is if you have reordered columns—columns display in their original order.

    NOTE: Drill results can only be saved as a PDF if the report was created in the Report Builder. Web reports created from template display drill results slightly differently, and these results cannot be saved to PDF.

  • If the report uses report parameters, those parameter selections are not reflected in the export. Exception: If the report uses a dynamic column tied to a Column List report parameter, the default value for that parameter will be used for the export.

    NOTE: For reports created from template, refresh variable selections are applied to the export.