HTML2 and HTML4 Output Supported in Release 7.2

Products

Cleverpath Reporter EUREKA:Reporter EUREKA:Strategy

Issue/Introduction

Summary

Release 7.2 reintroduces support for the HTML2 report output format. Previous releases supported only one HTML format: release 7.0 supported only HTML2, and release 7.1 supported only HTML4. HTML2 support is reinstated in release 7.2 for clients who had previously created reports designed for HTML2 output. So in Release 7.2, HTML2 and HTML4 formats are available. This tech doc will discuss the different areas of the product where this comes into play.

Operating Systems

Win2000, Win2003, AIX, HP, Solaris

The difference in the HTML output types involves the way tabular data is positioned on the page. HTML2 tends to use a simplified table format. HTML4 is more complex and reports display in a browser the same as when previewed in Report Designer. The Area, Object, Submit, and Export dialog boxes now present the option to export in either HTML format. Below is an Area attribute dialog showing the Output When tab that as the added HTML output types. Also notice the HTML2 tab that is available.

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The Dialog Control option button has been added under Tools > Preferences > HTML Defaults. (See screen print below). This option button allows the user to select a formatting preference, and it controls which object dialogs (Column, Prompt, Text, Graphic, Chart, Crosstab, Custom, and Child Object) are available to the user. This option button also determines whether HTML2 tab containing options relevant to HTML2 (see above screen print) will appear on the object dialogs.

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When using Report Designer or Report Viewer to export to HTML locally, the user will see both HTML2 and HTML4 as available export formats.

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Users submitting reports to Report Server will also see HTML2 and HTML4 as available Output Types on the Submit Job tab of the Report Server dialog.

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Reports previously submitted to Report Server for output in HTML format will export using HTML4 format. If HTML2 format is desired, these reports can be resubmitted with HTML2 specified as the output type, or they can be updated using Report Server Manager to change the Output Type under JobData from HTML to HTML2.

Operating Systems

Win2000, Win2003, AIX, HP, Solaris

The difference in the HTML output types involves the way tabular data is positioned on the page. HTML2 tends to use a simplified table format. HTML4 is more complex and reports display in a browser the same as when previewed in Report Designer. The Area, Object, Submit, and Export dialog boxes now present the option to export in either HTML format. Below is an Area attribute dialog showing the Output When tab that as the added HTML output types. Also notice the HTML2 tab that is available.

The Dialog Control option button has been added under Tools > Preferences > HTML Defaults. (See screen print below). This option button allows the user to select a formatting preference, and it controls which object dialogs (Column, Prompt, Text, Graphic, Chart, Crosstab, Custom, and Child Object) are available to the user. This option button also determines whether HTML2 tab containing options relevant to HTML2 (see above screen print) will appear on the object dialogs.

When using Report Designer or Report Viewer to export to HTML locally, the user will see both HTML2 and HTML4 as available export formats.

Users submitting reports to Report Server will also see HTML2 and HTML4 as available Output Types on the Submit Job tab of the Report Server dialog.

Reports previously submitted to Report Server for output in HTML format will export using HTML4 format. If HTML2 format is desired, these reports can be resubmitted with HTML2 specified as the output type, or they can be updated using Report Server Manager to change the Output Type under JobData from HTML to HTML2.