Report generation vi's-save report to file.vi

I am a new user of LabVIEW. I'm using the Report Generation Toolkit VI's to do some customized reports.
1. how can I stop the report from popping up on the front panel when I initialize the report to be done. I know you can use "minimized" but that takes a few seconds to minimize and I would like to NOT see the report I'm generating pop-up at all.
2. I want use this customized report and constantly be saving data when a reset button is pushed. That is save the time stamp, the change in data etc on a continuous basis in 1 folder. Right now when I use the "Save Report to File. Vi" it over writes the previous data saved and all that data is lost. I need to be constantly saving all the data generated to be able to look back at it.
Thanks.

Hi shaef,
Which version of LV and Report Generation Toolkit are you using?
Assuming you are using LV 8.5 and RGT 1.1.2, then the attached screenshot should offer some help. Basically, you need to wire in the existing file as your template in order to not just overwrite the old data. You also need to make use of the series of 'Append' VIs that are in the toolkit.
Let us know if this works for you,
David_B
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National Instruments
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