Many of the tasks you can perform in Interactive Viewer, such as sorting data, using conditional formatting, creating aggregate data, and inserting computed columns, are similar to tasks a report developer performs in the report design environment. Sometimes you need to modify the report and save it, so you can use it later, or make it available for other users to view and modify.

In Interactive Viewer, you can save a modified report as a BIRT report design or a BIRT report document file. To enable users to open the modified report in Actuate BIRT Studio, or Actuate BIRT Designer Professional, and to provide them with the ability to modify the report extensively, save the report as a BIRT report design (.rptdesign) file. To enable users to open the modified report in the viewers, and to limit the extent of the changes they can make to the report, save the report as a BIRT report document (.rptdocument) file. You cannot open a report document file using Actuate BIRT Studio or Actuate BIRT Designer Professional. To edit a BIRT report document (.rptdocument) file in either report design tool, you must first save the file as a BIRT report design (.rptdesign) file using Interactive Viewer. The following section describes how to save a report using Interactive Viewer.