Specifications

Grouping rows
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Using the Group presentation style
One of the report presentation styles, Group, is a shortcut to creating a grouped
report. It generates a tabular report that has one group level and some other
grouping properties defined. You can then further customize the report.
❖ To create a basic grouped report using the Group presentation style:
1 Select File>New from the menu bar.
The New dialog box displays.
2 Choose the Object tab page and the Group presentation style, and click
OK.
3 Choose a data source and define the data.
You are prompted to define the grouping column(s).
4 Drag the column(s) you want to group on from the Source Data box to the
Columns box.
Multiple columns and multiple group levels
You can specify more than one column, but all columns apply to group
level one. You can define one group level at this point. Later you can
define additional group levels.
In the following example, grouping will be by department, as specified by
the
dept_id column:
If you want to use an expression, you can define it when you have
completed the wizard. See “Using an expression for a group” on page 306.