Connecting to a database Opening a report Saving a report Copying a report Renaming a report Deleting a report

4-8 Oracle Reports Users Guide to Building Reports ■ Deleting an object Usage notes Beginning with Oracle Reports 10g, reports are no longer stored in the database including the obsolescence of Rename, Grant, and Get Info functionality for reports in the database. Instead, reports are saved to files.

4.3.1 Connecting to a database

To connect to a database when designing a report in Oracle Reports Builder:

1. Choose File Connect.

2. In the Connect dialog box, type the required information in the User Name,

Password , and Database fields click Help for more information, then click Connect . To connect to a database using the command line: ■ On the rwbuilder or rwrun command line, use the USERID keyword to specify connection information USERID=username[password][database]. For information about USERID, see the Reference Command Line section of the Oracle Reports online Help.

4.3.2 Opening a report

To open a report:

1. Choose File Open.

2. In the Open dialog box, browse to the report, click its name, then click Open to

open the report in Oracle Reports Builder.

4.3.3 Saving a report

To save a report:

1. Choose File Save or File Save As or click the Save button in the toolbar.

2. In the Save dialog box, browse to the desired location, and type a name for the report, if it has never been saved before. Click Save.

4.3.4 Copying a report

To copy a report: 1. In the Object Navigator, click the report you want to copy.

2. Choose File Save As.

3. In the Save As dialog box, browse to the desired location, and type a name for the new copy of the report. Click Save.

4.3.5 Renaming a report

To rename a report in the Object Navigator: 1. In the Object Navigator, double-click the properties icon next to the report name to display the Property Inspector.

2. In the Property Inspector, under the General Information node, set the Name

property by typing a new name. How To... 4-9 To rename a report in the file system: 1. In your operating systems file system for example, Windows Explorer on Windows, browse to the location of the report. 2. Click the report name, then click again to make its name active. 3. Type a new name for the report.

4.3.6 Deleting a report

To delete a report in the Object Navigator:

1. In the Object Navigator, click the report name, then choose Edit Delete, or click

the Delete button in the toolbar.

2. In the alert dialog box, click Yes to delete the report. To cancel the delete

operation, click No. To delete a report in the file system: 1. In your operating systems file system, for example, Windows Explorer on Windows, browse to the location of the report.

2. Click the report name, then choose File Delete.

3. In the alert dialog box, click Yes to delete the report. To cancel the delete

operation, click NoS.

4.3.7 Selecting and deselecting objects