Installing XF Designer
The tool and license can be found at http://www.ecrion.com/products/xfdesigner/overview.aspx.
Using the Sample Package
You can download a sample package, containing example reports and data sets and this document, from Custom reports. The sample package contains:
- Reports: Example reports that can be used as a starting point for creating similar reports or simply to learn how to use XF Designer.
- Building Blocks: Building blocks are reusable template parts that can be used in multiple report templates.
- Stylesheets: Stylesheets are documents that can define common styles (fonts, sizes, colors etc.) that enable you to quickly change styles in multiple reports in one place.
- Images: Images used in the samples.
- Video tutorials: Screen casts with examples of how to create reports and using the samples.
- XSL: Common special xsl files to include in reports to simplify some tasks.
- XML: Sample data sets for the sample reports and using with XF Designer