Q: Protect your PDF reports

To check a PDF report's restrictions:

1. Open the report in Acrobat Reader and enter its password.

2. Choose File > Document Properties and select the Security tab.

   The document security and restriction details are displayed.

The password is set in the report's security settings stored on the computer used to generate the report.

Open the report in Report Designer. From the Properties pane, select Security Options and click the finder button .

If the report uses a fixed password, disable Hide the password to view the password.

If the report uses an expression, check the value of the variable in your Sage software. For example, if the report uses EMPLOYEE.PASSWORD, check the exact spelling of the password set on the employee's record in your Sage software.

The report's content is scrambled with an encryption code, making the document unreadable to anyone who does not have the password. To open an encrypted report you must enter the correct password.