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Save as Document

The Document feature enables a particular documentation configuration to be 'remembered', linking the loaded template within the Report dialog to the current highlighted Package. If a particular template is always used with a specific Package, and multiple cases of documentation exist to be propagated, saving these as Documents can ease document generation later.

Create and use Documents

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Action

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1

Open the Rich Text Format Report dialog.

The Legacy Report Generator

 

2

Click on the Save as Document button.

The Save current as document definition dialog displays:

 

 

3

In the Enter Value field, type a name for the document and click on the OK button. The document is added to the Resources window for easy future access.

 

 

4

To generate documentation from the Resources window, right-click on the required document.

The context menu displays.

 

 

5

Select the required context menu option.

·Open Document - Opens the corresponding document file, as specified by the template Filename property
·Generate Document - Opens the Report dialog, loaded with the specified template
·Auto Generate Document - Generates documentation, with the document located at the path specified by the template's Filename property
·Delete Document - Removes the specified document