How to create an additional report
If you need more than one report for a form, you can create additional reports that you either start from a basic report or from a copy of another report for this form.
- Click (Reports), then select Create an Additional Report.
- Enter a name for the report.
- Enter information and make selections for the report:
To start the report from a basic report, choose New Report. This is the same as starting “from scratch” and is useful when you have a completely different report format for the subsequent report than you have for another report for this form.
To start the report from a copy of an existing report for this form, choose that report name. This is useful when you have a similar report but have some fields to remove or add to make it different than the original.
Mark Set as Default Report to set this report as the default. This option is available only for reports that are not the default. - Click (Insert Merge Field) to select fields from your form which inserts the entries from the submission at the end of the file name for help in identifying the report.
- Select Do not allow draft report if you do not want app users to print a preview of the report.
- Select Use thumbnail images for all photos to reduce report size to show images as thumbnails on the report. This is helpful if your report has numerous images and takes a long time to open.
- Select a file type for the report. Reports can be saved as PDF, XLS, XLSX, CSV, or DOCX files. Each type is saved on a per-report basis and cannot be changed at the time of submitting. For example, if you have a report for which you need to export data out of a CSV file, you’ll create a report specifically using that file type. If, for the same form, you want an attractive report to send to customers, you would create a second report using a PDF file type. Mobile app users won’t be able to choose to send the report saved as a CSV file as a PDF when the form is submitted. If you have a form that needs a DOCX file attached or emailed, you can create an additional report as a copy.
- Select the page orientation for the report. The Report Designer opens using that orientation for the report and all sub-reports on it.
- Mark Set as Default Report to set this report as the default. This option is available only for reports that are not the default.
- Click Create and the Report Designer opens, and you can format your new report. The report builds based on your Report to Start From option and open in the Report Designer. Modify the fields on your report to match the layout you’re looking for. See Report Formatting Tips in the following section for layout tips and tricks to help you format your results.
- Be sure to update the email settings for the form to send the new report as needed.