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The Advanced Settings tab on the [[Edit Report page]] contains the following settings:
 
The Advanced Settings tab on the [[Edit Report page]] contains the following settings:
  
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* '''Criteria Text''' - Text used to prompt the [[User|user]] when they are [[Prompting for Criteria in Reports|required to enter]] some [[:Category:Criteria|criteria]] values.
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* '''Criteria Text''' - Text used to prompt the [[User|user]] when they are [[Prompting for Criteria in Reports|required to enter]] some [[:Category:Criteria|criteria]] values. Use this setting to specify the introduction text as well as labels for custom fields. Labels are defined by a hyphen (-) preceding the label and are applied to the criteria fields in the order that they are entered.
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''Example:''
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Please enter your first and last name
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-First Name
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-Last Name
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...will turn this: [[Image:PromptDialogBefore.PNG|link=|250px]] ...into this: [[Image:PromptDialogAfter.PNG|link=|250px]]
 
* '''View''' - Determines if the report should show the information in a list – '''[[List View]]''', or one record at a time – '''Single Record View'''.
 
* '''View''' - Determines if the report should show the information in a list – '''[[List View]]''', or one record at a time – '''Single Record View'''.
 
* '''External Access: [[Internet Enabled Reports|Internet Enabled]]''' - Displays a [[URL]] that allows the report to be [[Creating a Public – Internet Enabled Report|accessed over the internet]] without the need for a [[User|user]] to log into the system.  This setting is useful for creating public reports.
 
* '''External Access: [[Internet Enabled Reports|Internet Enabled]]''' - Displays a [[URL]] that allows the report to be [[Creating a Public – Internet Enabled Report|accessed over the internet]] without the need for a [[User|user]] to log into the system.  This setting is useful for creating public reports.

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The Advanced Settings tab on the Edit Report page contains the following settings:

  • Criteria Text - Text used to prompt the user when they are required to enter some criteria values. Use this setting to specify the introduction text as well as labels for custom fields. Labels are defined by a hyphen (-) preceding the label and are applied to the criteria fields in the order that they are entered.
Example:
Please enter your first and last name
-First Name
-Last Name
...will turn this: PromptDialogBefore.PNG ...into this: PromptDialogAfter.PNG
  • View - Determines if the report should show the information in a list – List View, or one record at a time – Single Record View.
  • External Access: Internet Enabled - Displays a URL that allows the report to be accessed over the internet without the need for a user to log into the system. This setting is useful for creating public reports.
  • Disable Global Template - Disables the Global Report Template for this specific report.
  • Record Limit - Determines the maximum number of records returned in the report.
  • Caching Options, Cache Life Span - See Enable Caching
  • Other Options:
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