For installation instructions, see Installing and Using ColdFusion. When you install the Report Builder, it also registers Windows DLLs that are used by RDS. If these DLLs fail to register properly, the Report Builder generates errors at startup and when using RDS.

Setup Wizard

The first time you start the Report Builder, it runs the Setup Wizard. The Setup Wizard prompts you to define default settings for an associated ColdFusion server. These settings include the following:

• Default unit of measurement: Inches, centimeters, or pixels.
• ColdFusion server (RDS must be enabled on this server). This is the RDS server that the Query Builder and Chart Wizard use to access database data. The Setup Wizard requires the following information:
  • Host name or IP address.
  • Web server port. Typically, the port is 80 if you are using a web server connector, 8500 if you are using the built-in web server in the server configuration, 8300 if you are using the built-in web server with the cfusion server in the multiserver configuration, or a J2EE-server-specific web server port number.
  • RDS password for the associated ColdFusion server.
• Directory path to the web root used by the associated ColdFusion server (for example, C:\Inetpub\wwwroot or C:\ColdFusion\wwwroot).
• URL for the web root used by the associated ColdFusion server (for example, http://localhost or http://localhost:8500).

After running the Setup Wizard, the Report Gallery dialog box appears. When you click the Using A Report Wizard radio button, the Report Builder runs the Report Creation Wizard, which prompts you for information and automatically generates a complete report definition.

For more information on the Report Creation Wizard, see the Report Builder online Help.