Saving and Loading Reports

Using dbForge Fusion for SQL Server, you can save a data report definition (its bands, controls and other settings) to an .rdb file, and later re-create a report instance from this file. This topic will describe how to save and load reports in dbForge Fusion for SQL Server.

Saving Data Reports

To save a report, click Save[Document Name].rdb on the File menu or press Ctrl+S.

Also, you can select the Save[Document Name].rdb As… option or right-click the needed document tab in the document area and select Save [Document Name].rdb.

These actions will invoke the Save File As dialog window.

Loading Data Reports

To load an existing report definition from an .rdb file, click Open File on the File main menu or press Ctrl+O. Each of these actions will invoke the Open File dialog window. You may select Reports (*.rdb) in the Files of type field to show only files with report definitions.

Connection Manager Window

If dbForge Fusion for SQL Server cannot find a connection by the connection string that is available when loading a report, then a message with the following options will be shown:

  1. Create New - create a new connection using the available connection string.
  2. Choose Existing - choose one of the existing connections.

    If you choose this option, the Connection Manager window will be shown. In the Connections: field, available connections are displayed, and the Connection string area below shows the connection string for the selected connection.

    The image below shows the Connection Manager window:

Note

Actual document look may slightly vary from the above image, depending on the product you use.

  1. Cancel - click this button to cancel loading of the document.