Specifications

Working with nested reports
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Placing an unrelated nested report in another report
When you place an unrelated nested report in a base report, the entire nested
report appears with each row of the base report.
❖ To place an unrelated nested report in another report:
1 Create or open the report you want as the base report.
2 Select Insert>Control>Report from the menu bar.
3 In the Design view, click where you want to place the report.
The Select Report dialog box displays, listing defined reports in the
current library.
4 Select the report you want to nest in the base report, and click OK.
A box representing the nested report displays in the Design view.
5 Select File>Save from the menu bar and if the base report is newly created,
assign a name to it.
Working with nested reports
When you use nested reports either in composite reports or in other base
reports, several enhancements and options are available. An easy way to see
what you can do is to select the nested report and look at the Properties view
for it.
Many of the options in the Properties view are described in Chapter 6,
“Enhancing Reports.” For example, using borders on nested reports is like
using borders on any control.
This section describes activities that apply only to nested reports or that have
special meaning for nested reports. It covers:
• “Adjusting nested report width and height” next
• “Changing a nested report from one report to another” on page 356
• “Modifying the definition of a nested report” on page 356
• “Adding another nested report to a composite report” on page 357