If there is an existing saved report that closely matches the report that you want
to create, then you can open the existing report that contains the report objects
that you want to reuse. (For example, you might want to reuse
calculated data items or hierarchies from an existing report in your current report.)
To base a new report
on report objects in one or more existing reports:
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Open the existing report
by doing one of the following:
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On the
home page, double-click on the report that you want to open.
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In the designer, do one of the
following:
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Select
File
Recent, and then select the
report name.
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Click

beside the recent content
drop-down list at the top of the window, and then select a report name.
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Click

on the menu bar to navigate to a report, and then
select it.
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Select
File
Open to display the
Open window
and select a report.
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Select
File
Save As, or click

, which displays the
Save As window.
Enter a
Name. Report names cannot use these
characters:
/ \
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Modify the report as
needed.
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For existing objects, modify the properties, styles, roles, filters, display rules,
ranks, and interactions.
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To import objects from other reports,
click
Imports in the left pane. If the
Imports tab
is not visible, select
View
Imports. From the
Imports tab,
drag a single report object, multiple report objects, or an entire
section and drop it onto the canvas.
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Select
File
Save,
or click

.