How to publish a template

1	Open the report template.

2	Click in a blank area of the layout editor. The template’s properties appear in the Property Editor.

3	To set the image that appears in the New Report wizard to a thumbnail or an image file on the file system, perform the following steps:

1	In the Property Editor, next to Thumbnail, choose the ellipsis button.

2	In Manage Thumbnail, specify the thumbnail for the template by performing one of the following steps:

Select Generate from the report. Then, choose Generate.

Select Browse from file system. Then, choose Browse. In Select an image file, navigate to and select the thumbnail image for the template. Then, choose Open.

Select Import from shared resources. Then, choose Import. In Select an image file, navigate to and select the thumbnail image for the template, as shown in Figure 20-7. Then, choose OK.

Figure 20-7  Choosing a thumbnail image from shared resources

The thumbnail image appears in Manage Thumbnail, as shown in Figure 20-8.

Figure 20-8  A thumbnail image selected for the template

3	In Manage Thumbnail, choose OK. The name of the thumbnail appears in the Thumbnail property in the Property Editor.

4	Save the report template.

4	Choose File→Register Template with New Report Wizard.

5	In Publish to Template Folder, check the properties. Make any corrections to the display name and description, as shown in Figure 20-9.

Figure 20-9  Publishing a template

6	To change the template image, choose Browse. Then, select an image from the available resources and choose OK.

7	Choose Finish.