Copying Reports

Copy Individual Reports

To copy an individual report, complete these steps:

From the Welcome window, Edit mode, or View mode, perform one of these tasks:
- Select FileOpen to open the Open dialog box.
- Select FileManage Files to access the File Management window.
Navigate to the folder that contains the report that you want to copy.
Next to the name of the report that you want to copy, click in the Actions column, and then select Copy to open the Copy Report dialog box.

Copy Report Dialog Box
Select a folder location, either My folders (your private folder area) or another folder in the SAS Folder tree.

If you copy a report to the same folder that contains the original report, then the copied report is renamed by prepending Copy of to the report name. For example, if you copy a report named Orion Star Sales Forecast, then the copied report is renamed Copy of Orion Star Sales Forecast.

If you copy a report to a different folder that already contains a report with the same name, then you are asked if you want to replace the existing report with the copied report.

Note: When you copy a report, the name cannot have more than 56 characters. Trailing characters are truncated.

Note: To create a new folder, click .
Click OK.
If you used the Open dialog box, click Close.

Note: Only advanced users can copy multiple reports. If you have questions about your authorization, contact your system administrator.

To copy multiple reports, complete these steps:

From the Welcome window or Edit mode, select FileManage Files to access the File Management window.
Select the check box next to each report that you want to copy.
At the top of the check box column, click and then select Copy.

File Management Window with Copy Menu Item Selected
Select a folder location, either My folders (your private folder area) or another folder in the SAS Folder tree.

If you copy the reports to the same folder that contains the original reports, then the copied reports are renamed by prepending Copy of to the report name. For example, if you copy a report named Orion Star Sales Forecast, then the copied report is renamed Copy of Orion Star Sales Forecast.

If you copy the reports to a different folder that already contains reports with the same names, then you are asked if you want to replace the existing reports with the copied reports. If some of the reports have the same name but some do not, you can click Cancel in the message box to cancel copying the reports with the same name. Reports that do not have conflicting names are still copied.

Note: To create a new folder, click .
Click OK.