Open an Existing Report
- Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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To open a report in the Reporting, in the main menu, click File and then Open (or press CTRL+O).
The Main Toolbar contains a button
with the same function.
The Open Report window is then displayed:

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To open a report definition (a .repv file), click the Report Definition tab.
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To open a template, (a .repx file) click the Layout Template tab.
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To select a report or template, select the report or template location from the Look In drop-down:

These locations correspond to the following folders:
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Product: %PDMSDFLTS%\Data\Reports
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Project: %<PRJ>INFO%\Reports
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User: %PDMSUSER%\Data\Reports
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Select Browse… to look for reports or templates in an alternative folder.
Once a folder has been selected, the reports or templates in that folder are listed in the current tab.
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Click on a report or template to view a preview of it.
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To select a report or template and exit the window, click on it and then click Open.
The selected report or template is then opened in the Designer tab.