Generating Reports from a Menu Item

Last updated 17/09/2024

Generate a Report

Because a report is an action, a menu item can be created for it and when the menu holding the report is selected the report will automatically generate in the frontend. This report can then be viewed, printed, downloaded, and saved.

1. Create your report.

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You do not need to do the following step if you created your report in Five's Report Wizard and clicked the Add Menu Item switch.

2. Create a menu item and reference your report in the Action field.

3. Deploy/run our application.

4. Select the menu item referencing your report and the report will generate.

Figure 1 - Generate a report via a menu item