QAD 2017 Enterprise Edition > User Guides > Reporting Framework > Designing Reports in Report Designer > Working with Templates > About Template Designer
  
About Template Designer
You design report templates in Template Designer. If you are familiar with Report Designer, there is no learning curve in using Template Designer.
Template Designer is almost identical to Report Designer, except for the following differences.
The Toolbox only displays the Controls tab which contains a limited set of control components that can be used in the template: Label, Calculated Field, Common Field, Unbound Pictures, Line, Rectangle, and Chart.
The toolbar contains the following buttons that are specific to Template Designer:

Template Designer Specific Toolbar Buttons
 
Button
Name
Description
Edit Template
Open the current report template file in code mode for editing.
Add Group
Add groups to create new section classes.
Config
Configure default fields and sections mapping.
Import
Import report template files.
Export
Export report template files.