Editing External Reports

External reports are designed for public sharing to individuals outside of your organization. Editing an external report requires additional steps, compared to internal reports, such as updating the public report identifier.

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To edit an external report, follow the steps below:

Step 1. Select Edit

After following the Initial Steps 1 and 2 on the Edit Report page, select the Edit button.

	The 'Edit' button, highlighted in the top right, provides access to modify the 'IDEA Child Count and Educational Environments' external draft report.
External Report: Edit Button

Step 2. Edit Report Details

After selecting Edit, the following fields will become editable:

  1. Title

  2. Description

  3. Audience

  4. Public Report Identifier

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If you change the Audience from External to Internal, the "Public Report Identifier" field will no longer display. This field is only required for external reports.

	The highlighted fields indicate editable sections where users can update the report title, description, audience, and public report identifier.
External Report: Editable Fields

Managing Your Edits

Once you have made changes, you have the following options:

  • Cancel

    • This will discard all changes made during this editing session and exit edit mode.

  • Reset

    • This will revert all edits back to the original state before saving.

  • Save

    • This will save all changes to the report.

	The highlighted buttons allow users to cancel, reset changes, or save updates made to the report.
External Report: Buttons to Manage Edits

Step 3: Save and Confirm Edits

Once all changes have been reviewed, select Save to apply your edits.

  1. A confirmation modal will display to ensure you want to proceed with saving the changes.

  2. Select Confirm to finalize the edits or select Cancel to go back and make further modifications.

	A confirmation modal with the title 'Confirm Edits,' asking the user if they are sure they want to save their edits. It includes three options: 'Confirm' to save changes, 'Cancel' to discard them, and 'Close'.
External Report: Confirm Edits Modal
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