Master templates
The final preparation step involves adapting the supplied master templates StdTemplate.xlt, ATVTemplate.xlt, OprTemplate.xlt,CstTemplate.xlt and SQLTemplate.xlt to the given project and customer requirements. These templates then form the basis for all the templates created by the customer, so they should already contain all formatting, including headers and footers, the basic page layout, and page settings. This simplifies creation of templates and ensures that the reports have a standardized look. However, most of the settings and layout components that can be defined here may also be set individually later in the specific templates.
The structures of theses master templates are shown in the following screenshots.