Rave Reports Visual Designer

Executing Reports

One of the most common features used in Rave is the actual report execution. Executing a report allows the user to see the output of the report design. Execution is very similar to what many developers know as compiling and actually does involve a certain amount of internal "compiling".

There are various ways that a report can be executed. It is done either via the Project menu, using the F9 function key, or clicking on the Execute Report icon on the Project toolbar. Using the F9 function key becomes very handy since execution becomes a very repetitive and common task performed during all phases of design.

When using any of the ways to execute a report, the user is presented with various options. The Output Options dialog shows the different options available at the time of execution.

In later parts of this section, each option will be explained in further detail.