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**Init( **//process object //[, //report //] [, //preview object //]// //**)**

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| **Init** | Initializes the ReportManager object. |
| //process object// | The label of the ProcessClass object the ReportManager uses to batch process the //report //VIEW and provide appropriate visual feedback to the end user on the progress of the //report//. |
| //report// | The label of the managed REPORT structure. If omitted, the ReportManager becomes a batch VIEW processor with automatic resource management. |
| //Preview object// | The label of the PrintPreviewClass object the ReportManager uses to preview or print the //report//. If omitted, the ReportManager prints the report without generating preview image files. |

The **Init **method does the report-specific initialization of the ReportManager object. This Init method is in addition to the Init method inherited from the WindowManager class which does general window procedure initialization.

**Member of: [[reportmanager methods.htm|ReportManager]]**

**Implementation:**

Typically, the Init method calls the Init(//process, report, preview//) method to do report-specific intialization. The Init method sets the Preview, Process, Report, and TimeSlice properties.

**Example:**

**PrintPhones   PROCEDURE**

**report REPORT,AT(1000,1540,6000,7460),PRE(RPT)**

**detail  DETAIL,AT(,,6000,280)**

**         STRING(@s20),AT(50,50,5900,170),USE(PHO:Number)**

**        END**

**       END**

**Previewer PrintPreviewClass             !declare Previewer object**

**Process   ProcessClass                  !declare Process object**

**ThisWindow CLASS(ReportManager)         !declare derived ThisWindow object**

**Init      PROCEDURE(),BYTE,PROC,VIRTUAL**

**Kill      PROCEDURE(),BYTE,PROC,VIRTUAL**

**           END**

**!procedure data**

** CODE**

**  ThisWindow.Run                        !run the procedure (init,ask,kill)**

**ThisWindow.Init PROCEDURE()**

**  CODE**

** !procedure code**

**  ThisWindow.Init(Process,report,Previewer)   !call the report-specific Init**

** !procedure code**

**See Also:**     [[init  initialize the windowmanager object .htm|WindowManager.Init]]