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:

o	Select Generate from the report. Then, choose Generate.

o	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.

o	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.