Multi-tabbed reports in Bold Reports® Report Server

The multi-tabbed report feature lets you display two or more reports on the same page in Bold Reports® On-Premises Edition.

How do I enable multi-tabbed reports?

You enable multi-tabbed reports in Bold Reports® Report Server through the reporting configuration file.

  • To enable the Multi-tab support, navigate to UMS -> Settings -> Configuration -> reporting/config.xml, set the <EnableMultiTabbedReports> node to true, and then save the changes.

    `<EnableMultiTabbedReports>true</EnableMultiTabbedReports>`

Multitab Node

What can I do with multi-tabbed reports?

You can create, edit, render, and delete multi-tabbed reports in Bold Reports®.

  • The reports listing page displays the multi-tabbed reports that you can access, depending on your permissions.

Multitab Report

Who can create a multi-tabbed report?

To create a multi-tabbed report in Report Server, you must have access to reports. An admin user can use any report to create a multi-tabbed report, while other users can only use their own reports or shared reports with write permission.

Steps to create a multi-tabbed Report

You create a multi-tabbed report in Report Server from the [+] menu and then add two or more reports to it.

  1. Click the [+] icon on the left side of the menu area and select the multi-tabbed report option.

Multitab Sidebar Option

  1. Fill out the form with the name of the multi-tab report and select the category from the Select Category drop-down menu.

Multitab Category Selection

>NOTE: The plus icon next to the `Select Category` drop-down appears only if the user has permission to create categories.
  1. Click Add Reports in the Create Multi-Tabbed Reports dialog box.

Multitab Add Report Button

  1. Select the category from the Select Category drop-down menu. The reports in that category are displayed in the Select Reports drop-down menu.

  2. Select the reports from the Select report drop-down menu. The Add button becomes enabled.

  3. Click the Add button.

Multitab Add Reports

  1. Add a minimum of two or more reports to create the multi-tabbed report. The added reports are displayed in the multi-tabbed report.
  2. To edit the tab name of a report, click the edit icon.
  3. Edit the tab name and click the check icon to apply the edited tab name. Use the cancel icon to reset the tab name.

Multitab Edit Button Multitab Edit Report

  1. After adding reports to the multi-tabbed report, click Create.

Multitab Create Report

How do I open a multi-tabbed report?

You identify a multi-tabbed report in Report Server by the multi-tab badge icon on the report listing page. Multitab Report Badge

  • Click the multi-tabbed report in the list to open it.

  • Switch between tabs to view the other reports.

Multitab Switch Report

What are the limits of multi-tabbed reports?

Multi-tabbed reports in Report Server hide some viewer options.

NOTE: The limitations of Multi-Tabbed Reports are that the edit, share, favorite, and get link options in the viewer are hidden, and users cannot share the report views with others.

Frequently asked questions

How many reports does a multi-tabbed report need?

Add a minimum of two or more reports to create the multi-tabbed report.

Can non-admin users use any report in a multi-tabbed report?

No. Other users can only use their own reports or shared reports with write permission, while an admin user can use any report.

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