The preview panel
While editing a query, you can perform a preview of its result at any time without leaving the editor.
Performing a preview
The preview tabulator below the worksheet
In order to switch from the design mode (when the worksheet is visible) into the preview mode, you must use the "Preview" tabulator underneath the worksheet. After switching to the preview, the query will be executed immediately which is indicated by a progress-bar.
The progress-bar
After the server successfully processed the query, the result will be displayed in the preview window.
Previewing a query in the Workbench
If the query and the model used by it are error-free, you will see the preview of the query after its execution. Otherwise, an error message will be displayed inside the preview window.
Leaving the preview
The "Edit" tabulator below the worksheet
In order to return to the worksheet, you must use the "Edit" tabulator (left of the "Preview" tabulator).
Restrictions of the preview
The preview does not offer not all features of the later HTML view or PDF export. These are the main restrictions:
- Different display of queries: Though the presentation inside the preview is quite similar to the HTML-presentation, it can slightly differ from. Also, some display-formats (e.g. the newsticker) are not supported.
- No post-processing of queries: The export of queries is not possible in the preview. Also, other workgroup-functions like saving queries or snapshots, are not available.
