# Report Types

Discover a variety of report types to effortlessly design your report based on your layout requirements.

## Content



As Report Authors, you can design a report using a number of pre-defined templates, where each report type has its advantages and purpose.

![Report Types](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/b298aea2-8cb8-4a0f-be88-4f54aa263ebd/images/choose-report-type-dialog.png)

When choosing what report type best meets your needs, you should pay attention to the key benefit of each report type.

## RDLX

A multi-section continuous page layout that combines multiple continuous page layouts together.<br />

## RDLX Dashboard

A multi-section pageless layout for creating dashboard-like reports.

## Page

A fixed page layout that builds pixel-perfect reports.<br />

## Section

A banded layout that consists bands for special layouts in reports.

The guidelines for choosing a report type for DevOps and Developers are elaborated [here](/activereportsnet/docs/devops/features-devops/report-types-devops).

The topics in this section provide you with more details on each report type.