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h2. Overview
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To create a new report click the Create button located on your main navigation bar and select the Report option from the drop down menu.  This will open the Initialise Report page. 

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{color:#C00000}*Note:*{color} Only users with CREATE access to the reporting function will be able to create new reports.

In this step you will select the type of report you wish to create, how you want to write the report and to select the source of the reports data.

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h2. Authoring Options
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If you have access to this option then you can select from:
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||Drag and Drop Builder|Drag and Drop builder allows users to use a pre-defined data view to build their reports.  All business logic is built into the view. 
bq. See [Drag and Drop Builder]
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{color:#CC0000}*Note:*{color} all the Report Builder documentation uses the Drag and Drop Builder unless otherwise specified.|
||CSV Import|Yellowfin's CSV functionality allows business users to transform their existing spreadsheets into reports.
bq. See [CSV ImportReports|CSV Report Import]
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||Freehand SQL|These allow the report writer to define the query, rather than using a predefined view. 
bq. See [Freehand SQL Reports]
# Advanced Options 
 for more information.|
||Jasper Reports|You can use a Jasper XML report editor such as iReports to create pixel perfect crystal style reports.  This definition can be loaded into Yellowfin.
bq. See [Jasper XML Reports] for more information.|
||BIRT Reports|You can create load previously defined BIRT reports into Yellowfin.
bq. See [ReportBIRT AuthoringXML OptionsReports] for more information.|

For most users it is recommended that you choose the Drag and Drop report creation method.

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