Which Report/Layout Do I Amend in Report Designer?

This will bring up the Choose Layouts dialogue box. From the drop-down, find the layout name you wish to amend, and select it.

Tip: The file name displayed in this box will be exactly how the file name is shown within Report Designer.

Without changing anything, click Cancel.

Then, navigate back to Tools, this time clicking on Run Sage Report Designer.

Once you’re in Sage Report Designer, under the list of folders on the left hand side of your screen, look within the Company folders.

Look within each company’s layouts folder for the layout you previously found (remember, it will have the exact same name).

(Note: If the file isn’t in the Company folders, you would next check the Custom, Layouts and Default folders).

Amending Reports

Finding reports is much the same process; i.e. company reports saved in the company folder, custom reports saved in the custom folder, et cetera.

However, unlike layouts, reports will be saved in sub-folders for modules (e.g. Purchase Ledger).

Finding Layouts and Reports After Running Them

You can also check layouts and reports by editing them once you have run them.

To do this, navigate to whatever data you would like to run a report or layout for.

In this example, we’re using a SOP invoice – so we would go to Sales Order Processing > Sales Order List > Print > Reprint Invoice.

After selecting an invoice to reprint, the layout opens. At the top of the layout, you should see an Edit button. Clicking on this will take you back into the Report Designer.

Tip: Alongside always being aware of the layout name, when you’re amending a layout it’s also best practice to select File > Save As, and save layouts in the Company or Custom folders with a title identifying that it’s amended (like your initials).