Chapter 9. Using Report Studio Efficiently

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Using Report Studio's environmental options
  • Copying and pasting partial or full reports
  • Upgrading report specifications
  • Setting the execution timeout
  • Setting the maximum row limit
  • Handling slow report validation
  • Capturing a query
  • Browsing values from the data expression window
  • Viewing the page structure
  • Picking up and applying styles
  • Using the "grab them all" practice
  • Using Default Data Formats

Introduction

A common issue when learning any rich tool is that we tend to miss out on some options or features that are not frequently used. We do routine development work without even knowing that there are some features that can improve our experience as a developer (report ...

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