User`s guide

Determining printing area characteristics................................................................................55
3.2.5
Developing a prototype on paper...........................................................................................57
3.3
To design a paper prototype...................................................................................................57
3.3.1
Introduction to Reporting......................................................................................................59Chapter 4
Report creation options..........................................................................................................59
4.1
Choosing data sources and database fields...........................................................................60
4.2
The Database Expert..............................................................................................................60
4.2.1
The Field Explorer...................................................................................................................62
4.2.2
About the report design environment.....................................................................................64
4.3
Design tab.............................................................................................................................64
4.3.1
Preview tab............................................................................................................................68
4.3.2
HTML Preview tab..................................................................................................................72
4.3.3
Creating a new report............................................................................................................73
4.4
Selecting the data source.......................................................................................................73
4.4.1
Adding tables.........................................................................................................................74
4.4.2
Linking multiple tables............................................................................................................75
4.4.3
Placing data on the report......................................................................................................76
4.4.4
BLOB (Binary Large Object) fields.........................................................................................83
4.4.5
Formatting data......................................................................................................................83
4.4.6
Record selection....................................................................................................................84
4.4.7
Grouping, sorting, and summarizing data................................................................................84
4.4.8
Using the drill-down option on summarized data.....................................................................84
4.4.9
Using the zoom feature..........................................................................................................85
4.4.10
Inserting page headers and footers........................................................................................85
4.4.11
Adding a title page to the report.............................................................................................86
4.4.12
Adding summary information to the report..............................................................................87
4.4.13
Exploring reports and working with multiple reports................................................................88
4.5
The Report Explorer...............................................................................................................88
4.5.1
The Workbench......................................................................................................................90
4.5.2
The Dependency Checker......................................................................................................91
4.5.3
Opening and docking explorers..............................................................................................93
4.5.4
Beyond basic reports.............................................................................................................94
4.6
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Repository........................................................................95Chapter 5
What is the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Repository?.....................................................95
5.1
Work flow..............................................................................................................................95
5.1.1
Accessing the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Repository..................................................96
5.2
To open the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Repository......................................................97
5.2.1
Repository Explorer toolbar....................................................................................................97
5.3
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