Specifications

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Choose the Database fields to use .......................................................................................... 20
Execute the Report ....................................................................................................................... 21
Adding additional fields using expressions ......................................................................... 21
Filter and Sort the Data ............................................................................................................... 25
Filters......................................................................................................................................... 26
Sort ............................................................................................................................................ 27
Creating a Basic Banded Report .......................................................................... 28
Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 28
Creating a Basic Banded Report ............................................................................................... 29
Select the Report Type ................................................................................................................ 29
Including the database fields into the report ...................................................................... 30
Choosing the Bands to utilize ................................................................................................... 31
Editing the Report Design.......................................................................................................... 33
Resizing and Aligning Fields ..................................................................................................... 35
Resizing Objects .................................................................................................................... 35
Aligning Fields ....................................................................................................................... 36
Selecting and Aligning Multiple Fields........................................................................... 36
Enhancing the Report ................................................................................................................. 37
Sort Employees by Department Name .................................................................................. 37
Add Date, Page Number, Page Count .................................................................................... 38
Creating the Group Bands ......................................................................................................... 41
Moving Dept. Name to Group Header Band ...................................................................... 43
Add Child Band Following the Group Header Band .......................................................... 45
Add Employee Count and Salary Sum ................................................................................... 46
Create Sum of Salaries Expression .......................................................................................... 47
Adding the Summary Band ....................................................................................................... 49
Formatting Numeric Output ................................................................................ 52
Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 52
Selecting/Creating the Format Mask ..................................................................................... 52
Group By Expression ............................................................................................... 55
Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 55
Create the Basic Report .............................................................................................................. 55
Create a Band Group ................................................................................................................... 56
Create the Expression.................................................................................................................. 56