Specifications

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Creating a CSV Report
For this example, the Employees table within the sample database will be used. The table
contains the following fields which are all used in the Report query.
Field name Description
emp_id Employee Number
last_name Employee Last Name
first_name Employee First Name
hire_date Hire Date
salary Salary
dept_id Department ID
location_id Location ID (a department can exist in several locations)
Street_Line1 1
st
line of address
Street_Line2 2
nd
line of address
Street_Line3 3
rd
line of address
city City
state State
zip Zip Code
Figure 15 – Field Names in Employee Table
Report Name and Description
To create a CSV report you start the same way you did the QuickView. Highlight the
DataBlock and click on New Report.
Give it a name and a description, and click the “Comma delimited” icon.
Figure 16 – Creating a new CSV Report
CSV Report
A “Comma Separated Value” file is generated by
the report, which can be viewed in MS-Excel or
other similar spreadsheet applications.