Reports are stored in files with an SFX extension in the Reports subdirectory of whichever folder you specified as the location for reports.

If you configured Reporting4Act! to use a server database to store its data, SFX files are not created automatically. However, you can choose Export Reports or Export Selected Report from the File menu to create SFX files if you wish.

SFX files are actually text files containing XML. Here is an example of one:

<?xml version = "1.0" encoding="Windows-1252" standalone="yes"?>
<VFPData>
	<report>
		<rectype>R</rectype>
		<name>Xtab with Average</name>
		<reportfile/>
		<reportcls>sfreportxtab</reportcls>
		<reportlib>sfrxtab.vcx</reportlib>
		<folders>my Reports</folders>
		<datagroup>Order Entry</datagroup>
		<stdfilt/>
		<allowfilt>true</allowfilt>
		<allowsort>true</allowsort>
		<sort>&lt;sortfields&gt;
		&lt;sortfield&gt;
			&lt;fieldname&gt;Customers.CompanyName&lt;/fieldname&gt;
			&lt;ascending&gt;true&lt;/ascending&gt;
			&lt;group&gt;false&lt;/group&gt;
			&lt;order&gt;1&lt;/order&gt;
		&lt;/sortfield&gt;
	&lt;/sortfields&gt;
	    </sort>
		<fields>&lt;fields&gt;
	&lt;field&gt;
		&lt;fieldname&gt;Products.CategoryID&lt;/fieldname&gt;
		&lt;heading&gt;Category Name&lt;/heading&gt;
		&lt;order&gt;1&lt;/order&gt;
		&lt;width&gt;15&lt;/width&gt;
		&lt;fontbold&gt;false&lt;/fontbold&gt;
		&lt;fontitalic&gt;false&lt;/fontitalic&gt;
		&lt;fontunderline&gt;false&lt;/fontunderline&gt;
		&lt;alignment&gt;0&lt;/alignment&gt;
		&lt;format/&gt;
		&lt;inputmask/&gt;
		&lt;hposition&gt;-1&lt;/hposition&gt;
		&lt;vposition&gt;-1&lt;/vposition&gt;
		&lt;group&gt;2&lt;/group&gt;
		&lt;chart&gt;99&lt;/chart&gt;
		&lt;chartorder&gt;0&lt;/chartorder&gt;
		&lt;chartinputmask/&gt;
		&lt;chartformat/&gt;
		&lt;totaltype&gt;S&lt;/totaltype&gt;
		&lt;charttotaltype&gt;N&lt;/charttotaltype&gt;
		&lt;forecolor&gt;-1&lt;/forecolor&gt;
		&lt;backcolor&gt;-1&lt;/backcolor&gt;
		&lt;suppress&gt;true&lt;/suppress&gt;
		&lt;groupcount&gt;false&lt;/groupcount&gt;
		&lt;fontname/&gt;
		&lt;fontsize&gt;0&lt;/fontsize&gt;
		&lt;fontcharset&gt;-1&lt;/fontcharset&gt;
		&lt;autofit&gt;true&lt;/autofit&gt;
		&lt;newpage&gt;false&lt;/newpage&gt;
		&lt;resetpage&gt;false&lt;/resetpage&gt;
		&lt;descending&gt;false&lt;/descending&gt;
		&lt;includeallfields&gt;false&lt;/includeallfields&gt;
		&lt;aliascaption&gt;Products&lt;/aliascaption&gt;
		&lt;bookmark&gt;false&lt;/bookmark&gt;
		&lt;datatrim&gt;1&lt;/datatrim&gt;
		&lt;memberdata/&gt;
		&lt;usedefaultformat&gt;true&lt;/usedefaultformat&gt;
		&lt;usedefaultformatchart&gt;true&lt;/usedefaultformatchart&gt;
		&lt;groupononeline&gt;false&lt;/groupononeline&gt;
		&lt;nototalsforonerecord&gt;false&lt;/nototalsforonerecord&gt;
		&lt;showpercent&gt;false&lt;/showpercent&gt;
		&lt;appview&gt;Products&lt;/appview&gt;
		&lt;showchange&gt;false&lt;/showchange&gt;
		&lt;showchangeamt&gt;false&lt;/showchangeamt&gt;
		&lt;leftaxis&gt;true&lt;/leftaxis&gt;
		&lt;nogroupfooter&gt;false&lt;/nogroupfooter&gt;
		&lt;textformat&gt;T&lt;/textformat&gt;
	&lt;/field&gt;
&lt;/fields&gt;
</fields>
		<comments/>
		<rep_type>X</rep_type>
		<footer/>
		<header>Xtab with Average</header>
		<leftmargin>0</leftmargin>
		<doquery/>
		<filter>&lt;conditions&gt;
	&lt;condition&gt;
		&lt;connection/&gt;
		&lt;fieldname&gt;Orders.OrderDate&lt;/fieldname&gt;
		&lt;operclass&gt;sfoperatorbetween&lt;/operclass&gt;
		&lt;values&gt;&lt;![CDATA[&lt;value&gt;{^1996-07-01 00:00:00}&lt;/value&gt;&lt;value&gt;{^1996-07-08 23:59:59}&lt;/value&gt;]]&gt;&lt;/values&gt;
		&lt;display/&gt;
		&lt;dispvalues/&gt;
		&lt;case&gt;true&lt;/case&gt;
		&lt;prompt&gt;true&lt;/prompt&gt;
		&lt;valuetype&gt;Value&lt;/valuetype&gt;
		&lt;nodisp&gt;false&lt;/nodisp&gt;
		&lt;description/&gt;
	&lt;/condition&gt;
&lt;/conditions&gt;
</filter>
		<reportprop>&lt;reportprop&gt;&lt;other runnorecords="Y"/&gt;&lt;/reportprop&gt;~</reportprop>
		<onselect/>
		<orientat>0</orientat>
		<frxfile/>
		<afterrun/>
		<summary>true</summary>
		<showfilter>true</showfilter>
		<beforedata/>
		<afterdata/>
		<createdat>2018-04-06T16:22:26</createdat>
		<createdby>ADMIN</createdby>
		<modifiedat>2018-04-09T15:40:16</modifiedat>
		<modifiedby>ADMIN</modifiedby>
		<runat>2018-04-09T15:40:03</runat>
		<runby>ADMIN</runby>
		<template>2</template>
		<oldengine>false</oldengine>
		<allowdupe>false</allowdupe>
		<snapshot/>
		<sqlclause/>
		<exclude/>
		<headtotals>false</headtotals>
		<distinct>false</distinct>
		<customjoin>&lt;joins&gt;
	&lt;join&gt;
		&lt;table1&gt;Orders&lt;/table1&gt;
		&lt;table2&gt;Customers&lt;/table2&gt;
		&lt;jointype&gt;right outer join&lt;/jointype&gt;
	&lt;/join&gt;
&lt;/joins&gt;
        </customjoin>
		<autofit>false</autofit>
		<warnnofilt>false</warnnofilt>
		<recpergrp>0</recpergrp>
		<afterprev/>
		<templatefile>*Not shown for brevity*</templatefile>
		<templatename>Elegant</templatename>
		<security>&lt;root&gt;&lt;role&gt;&lt;name&gt;Everyone&lt;/name&gt;&lt;rights&gt;2&lt;/rights&gt;&lt;/role&gt;&lt;/root&gt;</security>
		<sdata/>
		<calcfields/>
		<repfile/>
		<images/>
		<functions/>
	</report>
</VFPData>

Here are the elements in the XML:

CUSTOMER.COUNTRY = 'U.S.'

<sortfields>
  <sortfield>
    <fieldname>aliased field name for first sort field</fieldname>
    <ascending>"true" for ascending, "false" for descending</ascending>
    <group>"true" if this is a grouped field</group>
    <order>numeric order value</order>
  </sortfield>
  <sortfield>
    <fieldname>aliased field name for second sort field</fieldname>
    <ascending>"true" for ascending, "false" for descending</ascending>
    <group>"true" if this is a grouped field</group>
    <order>numeric order value</order>
  </sortfield>
  additional <sortfield> nodes as necessary
</sortfields>

<fields>
  <field>
    <fieldname>aliased field name</fieldname>
    <heading>column heading</heading>
    <order>numeric field order</order>
    <width>width</width>
    <fontbold>"true" for bold</fontbold>
    <fontitalic>"true" for italic</fontitalic>
    <fontunderline>"true" for underline</fontunderline>
    <alignment>numeric alignment value (0 = left,
      1 = center, 2 = right)</alignment>
    <format>format setting</format>
    <inputmask>picture setting</inputmask>
    <hposition>horizontal position; -1 for automatic</hposition>
    <vposition>vertical position; -1 for automatic</vposition>
    <group>numeric group number; 0 if not grouped</group>
    <chart>numeric chart number: 0 for values field, 1 for category field,
        2 for series field</chart>
    <chartorder>numeric field order for charts</chartorder>
    <chartinputmask>picture setting for charts</chartinputmask>
    <chartformat>format setting for charts</chartformat>
    <totaltype>first letter of the total type (N = none)</totaltype>
    <charttotaltype>first letter of the total type (N = none) for
        charts</charttotaltype>
    <forecolor>foreground RGB value (-1 = default)</forecolor>
    <backcolor>-background RGB value (-1 = default)</backcolor>
    <suppress>"true" to suppress repeating values</suppress>
    <groupcount>"true" to show count in group footer</groupcount>
    <fontname>font name (blank for default)</fontname>
    <fontsize>font size (blank for default)</fontsize/>
    <autofit>"true" for auto-fit</autofit>
    <newpage>"true" to start each group on new page</newpage>
    <resetpage>"true" to reset the page number to 1</resetpage>
    <descending>"true" to sort group fields descending</descending>
    <includeallfields>this element isn't used anymore, but is still present
        for backward compatibility; it's always "false" in
        new reports</includeallfields>
    <aliascaption>the table caption</aliascaption>
    <bookmark>"true" to create a bookmark</bookmark>
    <datatrim>numeric trimming value; 1 = word wrap,
      2 = cut off with ellipsis at end,
      3 = cut off with ellipsis in middle</datatrim>
    <memberdata><![CDATA[additional formatting information]]></memberdata>
    <usedefaultformat>"true" to use default format</usedefaultformat>
    <usedefaultformatchart>"true" to use default format for
        charts</usedefaultformatchart>
    <groupononeline>"true" to include all fields in the group header on
        one line</groupononeline>
    <nototalsforonerecord>"true" to not show a group footer band if there's
        only one record in the group</nototalsforonerecord>
    <showpercent>"true" to display a "% of total"
        field for this field</showpercent>
  </field>
  additional <field> nodes as necessary
</fields>

<conditions>
  <condition>
    <connection>The connection to the previous condition</connection>
    <fieldname>Aliased field name</fieldname>
    <operclass>Class used for filter operator</operclass>
    <values><![CDATA[<value>filter value</value>]]></values>
    <display><![CDATA[filter expression as the user sees it]]></display>
    <case>"true" for case-sensitive filter</case>
    <prompt>"true" for ask-at-runtime</prompt>
    <valuetype>type of value: "Value," "Fields,", or
        "Expression"</valuetype>
  </condition>
  additional <condition> nodes as necessary
</conditions>

<joins>
  <join>
    <table1>ORDERS</table1>
    <table2>CUSTOMERS</table2>
    <jointype>right outer join</jointype>
  </join>
</joins>

<security>
    &lt;root&gt;
        &lt;role&gt;
            &lt;name&gt;RoleName&lt;/name&gt;
            &lt;rights&gt;Rights&lt;/rights&gt;
        &lt;/role&gt;
    &lt;/root&gt;
</security>