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	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Session-based Reporting</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>Reporting</Level1>
			<Level2>session-based reporting</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>Reporting</Level1>
			<Level2>reports</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>Reporting</Level1>
			<Level2>
                                    Reporting Studio
                                 </Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph class="Default">You can convert existing 4GL reports to a report design in XML format, so that the report becomes Report Viewer enabled. You can customize the layout of the converted report in the Reporting Studio.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph class="Default">To print the report, run the corresponding print session on the ERP LN server, and send the output to a Report Viewer device. All business logic defined in the session and the original 4GL report is executed, therefore, a session-based report can be part of the business process. For example, the report can perform transactions in the database, or change the status of a record.</Paragraph>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Setup</SectionTitle>
			<ProcedureList><ListIntro>To set up session-based reporting, you must:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Create a report project. For details, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/rpt_create_report_project" role="manual">To create a report project</Link>.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Create session-based report designs. For details, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/rpt_create_session_based_reports" role="manual">To create session-based reports</Link> in this chapter.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Create a Report Viewer device. For details, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/rpt_create_report_viewer_device" role="manual">To create a Report Viewer device for session-based reports</Link> in this chapter.</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Execution</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph class="Default">For information on how to run session-based reports, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/tt/EnterpriseStudio/onlinemanual/rpt_run_session_based_reports" role="manual">To run session-based reports</Link>
			</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>
