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2Chapter 2Types of reports you can create

ReportSmith lets you create an unlimited number of report types and styles. Each time you create a new report, choose a default report type: columnar, crosstab, form, or label. You can create many custom report types, such as a master/detail report. This chapter shows you default report types and explains the uses for each. It also shows you two custom columnar report types: summary-only and master/detail.

Default report types

Columnar A columnar report displays data across the report page in columns.

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Crosstab A crosstab report displays data in a summary or spreadsheet format.

Form A form report displays data in free-form across the report page. Each record always starts on a new page, so there is just one record per page. If the record data is large, a single record can span multiple pages.

Labels A label report displays data in label format. ReportSmith can automatically generate all types of Avery label styles for you.

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Custom report typesYou can create numerous types of custom reports to suit your needs. The following examples show you two kinds of custom reports you can create with ReportSmith: a master/detail report and a summary-only report.

Master/detailYou can create a report using more than one query, called a master/detail report. Generally, the master report contains one record per key value, while the detail report contains many records per key value.

A master/detail report is a multiple query report with an A to B, A to C, and so on relationship. The report breaks data into groups so that for each record in the A table, matching records in the B database print beneath it, followed by matching records in the C database. Each query in the report can come from a different data source.

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Summary-onlyA summary-only report presents only summarized values, omitting the details used to arrive at those values. For example, in a report summarizing the number of videos sold by each video store, the total amount of sales for each video store appears, but not the individual orders comprising the total.

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Choosing a report typeEach time you create a report, ReportSmith prompts you to choose a report type with the Create A New Report dialog box:

Press a report type button to create a columnar, crosstab, form or label report.

The default formatting style assigned to the report type you select appears in the dialog box beside Style.

To choose a report type:

1 Choose File|New or press the New Report button on the toolbar. The Create A New Report dialog box appears.

2 Choose the report type youd like to createcolumnar, crosstab, form or label.

The default style attached to the report type appears beside Style in the dialog box. If desired, choose Style to select a different style and press OK.

3 Press OK to exit the Create A New Report dialog box.You are ready to build your report.

Default report types

Default report style

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