6.1 Creating a Report

For most cases, use a tabular layout.

Before creating a new report, you will need to choose one of two layout types, flow layout or tabular layout. Tabular layout is best suited to reports that have rectangular partitions to keep the contents organized. Flow layout is often used for brochure-like reports with multiple columns or fixed panels.

For more informa­tion, see Meta-Tem­plates in Report Design.

If your new report is going to be one of a series of similar reports with common features, you may want to first create a meta-template, and use the meta-template to create the new report. Otherwise, you can just create a stand-alone report, as you will do in the following example.

In the following example, you will create a simple sales report, starting with a 'Blank Tabular Report'. Then you will add some report elements to display data and other report information. Follow the steps below:

1. Press the 'New' button on the Style Studio toolbar. This opens the 'New Asset' dialog box.

2. Select the 'Report' node in the left panel, then select 'Blank Tabular Report' in the right panel.

 

This opens a new blank report for editing. To add elements to this new report, continue to the next section, Adding Report Elements.

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