### Updating subreports

In order to maintain the most up-to-date subreports, you may want to re-import a subreport automatically when opening the main report. Re-importing is available for subreports that were created from a report file.

Re-importing not only updates the data, but updates the formatting, grouping, and structure of the subreport if any changes have been made. If you change the report the subreport was originally based on, you can have these changes reflected in the report containing the subreport.

You can either globally specify that all subreports should be re-imported, or set the automatic re-import for an individual subreport.

###### To globally update subreports when loading a main report

1. On the `File` menu, click `Options`.
2. In the Options dialog box, click the `New Report` tab.
3. Click `Re-import Subreports When Loading Reports`.
4. Click `OK`.

   Any subreport will be updated when its main report is opened and refreshed.

###### To update a specific subreport when loading a main report

1. On the Design tab, from the `Format` menu, click `Format Subreport`.
2. In the Format Editor dialog box, click the `Subreport` tab.
3. Click `Re-import when loading`.

   The current subreport will be updated when the main report is opened and refreshed.

#### Manually updating subreport data

You can update your subreport data at any time.

1. On the `Design` tab, right-click the subreport.
2. Click Re-import subreport from the shortcut menu.
3. Click `Yes` to update the subreport data.

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