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A Template is a pre-defined lay-out with fixed objects such as Main Table, Trend Charts, Variance Charts, etc. They offer functionalities such as drill-down, expanding hierarchies, etc. All Templates have a Menu-bar and a Point of View selector bar. This makes it very easy to quickly create a wide variety of Reports. It is possible to create a Report from a Template and inherit all default settings. It is however also possible to deviate from the Template defaults by using selecting different dimensions, different lists, different parameters etc.
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Together with the Template Report Parameters, the the Report Dimensions define the look & feel and behavior of the reports. Use the template dimensions Report Dimensions to define the following:
- The way how the report queries the data from the source systemSource System
- The way how the point Point of view View bar is configured
- The way how the point of view comments Point of View Comments are stored