Specifications

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Add datasets
The next step is to add the datasets that will be used in the report. The datasets that
were created in the DataBlock’s Report Query are displayed as shown in the figure below.
The ArgosData dataset is the main dataset that obtains payments made to vendors. The
Counter dataset contains a count of the number of vendors that payments were made to.
This value is used in several record types in the report (T and C records), and keeping the
value as a variable allows you to place the variable into a number of sections.
Figure 161 – The datasets area with Datasets in Report Query
The T and A records contain information about the company submitting the report to the
IRS. This information is contained in the “Company” table in the Sample Database, but this
table is not included in the Report Query. Therefore this table must be added as a Dataset.
To add the Dataset, click the green plus sign shown in the figure above which displays the
dialog box shown below.
Figure 162 – Creating a Dataset
Enter the name “Company” for the Dataset then click the hardhat/hammer icon to display
the Build Query dialog box shown below. Click the “Add Table” button, enter “Company”
for the name of the table, then click “OK”.
A right click anywhere within the Datasets
area displays menu items to Add, Edit, or
Delete datasets.