TOPICA Reports XML format is a type if XML files, used to define reports in a TOPICA application.

There is presently no support in TOPICA for editing these report definition files. So in order to define reports in this format, you will need access to the web server's file system.

You may use any tool capable of editing XML files. It is recommended that you use a tool like Visual Studio which has some "knowledge" of XML, and hence provides some help in getting the XML syntax right especially if you attach the Schema to the editor. In Visual studio you attach a schema to a xml file by choosing Schemas... on the XML menu then click Add on the "XML Schemas" form, browse for the schema definition and click "Open" then "OK". But you may also use a plain-text editor like Notepad.

See TOPICA Report Format for a detailed description of the format.

It is the responsibility of the report designer to construct the report definitions - including SQL queries and report parameters values - to ensure that

1. the security principles are not violated - see Report security.

2. the report produces the relevant result, given the context the report was started in, and any parameter values entered by the user.

The TOPICA Reports XML format is used to construct 2 different types of reports:

1. TOPICA Built_in Report Format

2. Reporting Services Reports