Reports can run slowly when accessed over a network. You can run your reports from your local machine to improve speed.

1. On the menu bar, go to Settings then Company Preferences.
2. Select the Reporting tab.
3. Deselect the Use Data Path for Reports checkbox, then click OK.
4. If required, copy the report to your local computer.
5. Run the report and check the speed.
6. On the menu bar, go to Settings then Company Preferences.
7. Select the Reporting tab.
8. Deselect the Use Data Path for Reports checkbox, then click OK.

If the report runs locally, follow our article to troubleshoot any performance issues.

Try running the report for a smaller number of records.

If you experience issues with standard reports, you can restore the reports and layouts only backups.

1. On the menu bar, go to File then Maintenance.
2. Select Check Data.
3. A message appears informing there are no problems. Click OK.
   
   If problems exist with your data, the File Maintenance Problems Report appears. To fix any issues, click How to fix errors & warnings in your Sage data or visit sage.co.uk/mydata.
4. Click Close then Close again. 

This message appears whenever there's no information found for the criteria given.

Follow the steps on our Error: 'The report could not be generated. No data was returned for this Report' article.