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# Report

The editor for a Report is broken into two main windows - the Main Screen and Designer.

## Main Screen

The [Main Screen](/flow/guide/administering-flow/configuring-flow/reports/report/main-screen/) is the initial window that opens when creating or editing a Report. This screen allows you to input the main parameters of the Report. These should be populated prior to opening the Designer window.

::: tip
No matter where you have changed the configuration within a Report editor windows, that configuration will not be saved unless you click the [Save](/flow/guide/administering-flow/configuring-flow/data-definitions/db-definitions/db-definition/main-screen/) button on the Main Screen.
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## Designer

The [Designer](/flow/guide/administering-flow/configuring-flow/reports/report/designer/) window allows you to define the layout of the report. This provides the Flow application the "meta data" for the report layout based on the linked data definition. The Designer window is accessed by clicking the [Design](/flow/guide/administering-flow/configuring-flow/data-definitions/db-definitions/db-definition/main-screen/) button on the "Main Screen".

The Designer opens as a separate modal window, this means you are unable to use other windows of Flow until you close this window. If you minimise this Window you will find that you cannot use the other windows of Flow.