Report Editor procedures

Managing the source of data for a report

• Viewing VLDB properties for a report

Designing a report

• Accessing the Report Editor

• Viewing long names in the Report Editor

• Designing a report

• Adding a template to a report

• Setting drilling options for a report

• Filters on a report:

  • Creating a new report filter in the Report Editor

  • Adding a filter to a report

• Metrics and subtotals on a report:

  • Applying subtotals to a report

  • Creating a derived metric

  • Formatting a metric on a report (metric object level)

  • Restoring metric defaults

  • Designating an evaluation order

  • Setting the metric join type

• Other report design features:

  • Grouping report data: Page-by

  • About report limits

  • Creating or modifying a report limit

  • Removing an object from the page-by area

  • Removing report limits

  • Creating, viewing, or modifying report properties

  • Creating data mart reports

Formatting a report or objects on the report

• Applying banding to a report

• Turning off banding

• Formatting all the metrics on a report

• Hiding (or displaying) a report tool bar

• Displaying report details for a report

• Removing data from a report

• Hiding (or displaying) the Object Browser

• Hiding (or displaying) the Report Filter

• Hiding (or displaying) the Shortcut Bar

• Merging header cells

• Modifying the attribute display

• Modifying the grid appearance before printing

• Selecting an autostyle

• Setting the default presentation of grid report results

• Sorting a report

• Sorting so Null values appear by default at the top or bottom of a report

• Graph report formatting:

  • Applying a 3D graph style

  • Selecting a viewing angle for a 3D graph

  • Formatting graph options

  • Setting scale values for a graph report

Viewing or printing a report

• Running a report

• Viewing the report as a grid

• Viewing the report as a graph

• Viewing the SQL for a report

• Previewing a report before printing