Specifications

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You can create multiple Detail sections in an output file. You might have one simply follow
another. For example, if you wanted a list of all regular checks, followed by a list of all
voided checks, you would simply add a pair of Detail sections. Each Detail section is
associated with its own dataset, and can be formatted however you require.
Another option is to make a Detail section a “parent” of a subsequent Detail section
(referred to as the Sub-Detail section). For each record that is output in the parent Detail
section, the Sub-Detail section will be executed and added to the file as well. In the vendor
example from above, the vendor would be in the parent Detail section, with a list of
invoices in the Sub-Detail section. You can have multiple “levels” of Sub-Detail sections.
Like a Banded Report, using Sub-Detail sections in an Extract Report can significantly
impact the amount of time needed to generate the report. Use this technique only if
Headers and Footers (below) do not meet your requirements.
Header – A Header section is associated with a Detail section, and is used to group the
Detail data by a selected field or expression. The Header section will print once anytime
the value of the group-by expression changes. For example, if your data is organized by
year, and you need a header row at the beginning of each year, you should add a Header
section, grouped by year. Make sure your dataset is sorted by the fields you wish to group
by. As an option, you can exclude the group-by field which will cause Argos to print a
single group Header (and Footer if it exists).
Child – These sections will print directly after their parent section. They are not associated
with a dataset, so any fields you add to a Child section will reflect whatever the current
value of that dataset is. For example, in the vendor example, if you wanted to output each
vendor, with the name on the first line, and the mailing address on the line just below, a
Child section could be used.
Footer – A Footer section is always associated with a Header section. Each Header prints
before a Detail section, and its associated Footer will print just after the last record of the
Detail section.
Summary - Always appears as the last section in the report. This section contains data
obtained only from the current record of each dataset referenced by the section. Looping
through the datasets to obtain data is not done for this section as only data from the
current record of each dataset is obtained. A child section can be placed beneath a
Summary section if necessary.