Before you publish your report, save the report template locally:
- Click the OfficeWriter Designer's Save As button. The dialog shown will open.
# Browse to the local destination folder for the template.
# Enter a name in the File name field.
# Make sure that the selected file type is Report Definition Files (Office 2007) (*.rdl) or Report Definition Files (Office 2003 or earlier) (*.rdl). - Optional: Enter your name and a report description in the Author and Description fields.
# Click Save .
Remember to use the OfficeWriter Toolbar Save As button to save your report. If you use File -> Save from the Word Menu bar, you will not save the report information in your template.