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Table Wizard

This wizard guides you through the process of creating a table report. It contains the following screens:

Back

Returns to the previous screen.

Next

Goes to the next screen.

Finish

Creates a report containing the table and closes the wizard.

Cancel

Closes the wizard without creating a report.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

Data

Specifies the business view to use to create the table. This screen is hidden when there is only one business view in the current catalog.

Table Wizard - Data screen

Available Data Resources

Lists all the available business views in the current catalog, with which you can create the table.

Display

Specifies the fields to be displayed in the table.

Table Wizard - Display screen

Resources

Displays all the view elements in the selected business view.

Add Item button

Adds the selected view element to be displayed in the table.

Remove Item button

Removes the selected view element.

Display Fields

Lists the view elements that have been added to the table.

Display Name

Specifies the display names of the added view elements.

Move Up button

Moves the selected view element one step up.

Move Down button

Moves the selected view element one step down.

Group

Specifies the fields to group the data.

Table Wizard - Group screen

Resources

Displays all the available group objects Group Object you can use to group the data in the table.

Add Item button

Adds the selected group object as a group field.

Remove Item button

Removes the selected group object.

Group By

Lists all the group objects that have been added as group fields.

Sort

Specifies the sort order for each group: Ascend, Descend, or No Sort.

Move Up button

Moves the selected group one step up.

Move Down button

Moves the selected group one step down.

Summary

Specifies the fields on which to create aggregation functions.

Table Wizard - Summary screen

Resources

Displays all the available aggregation objects you can use to create aggregation functions in the table.

Add Item button

Adds the selected aggregation object as the summary field.

Remove Item button

Removes the selected aggregation object.

Summarized Fields

Lists the groups that have been created in the table and the aggregation objects you have added to summarize data in each group.

Row

Specifies to put the summary field in the header or footer row. If the summary is calculated on a group-by field, it will be put in the group header or footer row of the corresponding group; if the summary is calculated on the whole dataset, it will be put in the table header or footer row. Available only when the table is Group Left type.

Column

Specifies to put the summary field in the specified detail column. If no column is selected, the summary field will be displayed in a separate summary column. Available only when the table is Group Left type.

Move Up button

Moves the selected aggregation object one step up.

Move Down button

Moves the selected aggregation object one step down.

Query Filter

Specifies the filter which you want to apply to the selected business view.

Table Wizard - Query Filter screen

In this screen, all the predefined filters of the business view are listed in the Query Filter drop-down list. You can choose one of them to apply. If you prefer to define a filter on your own, select User Defined from the drop-down list, and then define it according to your requirements.

If the selected business view contains parameters, you would be prompted with the Enter Parameter Values dialog to specify values to the parameters before the Query Filter screen is displayed.

For details about options in the screen, refer to Query Filter dialog.

Style

Specifies the style of the table. This screen is hidden when there is only one style available to be applied to the table.

Table Wizard - Style screen

Style

Lists all table styles for you to select one from.

Inherit Style

Specifies to take the style of the parent component. The option is available only when you specify to insert the table into a banded object.

Preview

Shows a preview of the selected style.

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