Report Viewer: Layout

The Report Viewer comprises the following sections:

• Menu bar: Contains the menus that provide the functionality for the Report Viewer. Use these options to analyze report data, format the report, and so on.

• Toolbars: Displays icons for the primary tools available from the menus, allowing quick access to your most commonly used functionality. Display or hide toolbars by selecting them from the View menu.

• Report Objects: You must have the MicroStrategy OLAP Services product to see this pane. Shows the components (attributes, attribute forms, metrics, custom groups, consolidations, and so on) included in a given report. Display or hide this pane from the View menu.

• Report details: Displays the report description, report filter, and report limits. Display or hide this pane from the View menu.

• View filter: Optional display. Allows dynamic modification and redisplay of current report components through the use ofview filters. Display or hide this pane from theViewmenu.

• Page-by: Optional display. Allows you to select and display subsets of your report data as separate pages. Display or hide this pane from the View menu.

• Report display: The actual report itself, with report results reflecting data stored in your data warehouse. The display area, which provides the framework for viewing a report, is divided into the following portions:

  • A window where the requested report is displayed

  • A status bar at the bottom that shows:

  • Execution status (either executing or complete)

  • Execution time (the amount of time it takes to generate the report)

  • The number of rows and columns in the report