OpenRPT Product Guide

Before we can save a locally-stored report definition to another database, we must first load the XML file into the report writer. To load a locally-stored report definition into the report writer, select either the Open File icon or the Open option from the File drop-down menu. The following screen will appear:

Loading XML file into the report writer

Our operating system prompts us to locate the file we want to load into the report writer. Once we locate and select the file, the report writer loads it, as shown in the following screenshot:

Report definition loaded from XML file

Now that the report definition has been loaded into the report writer, we can transfer it to a database—which we will do in our next step.