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Qepdrt Gevekdplent _teps

_tep 06 Aeodle B`liki`r witj tje DG_ g`t` bdr tjerepdrt Use tje DG_ Let`g`t` Ausiness Odnoept Gi`mr`ls td aeodle

b`liki`r witj tje fdins (rek`tidnsjips), ceys, jua views, `ng tjev`ridus repdrtinm views v`ik`ake bdr ydur repdrt .

_tep 16 Kdo`te tje g`t` itels neegeg in ` Odmndsp`oc`me Use tje EQ_ gevekdpeg L_ Exoek spre`gsjeet td kdo`te tje

requireg p`oc`mes, suafeots, ng query itels/biekgs. Kist db DG_ p`oc`mes, query suafeots, `ng query itels/biekgs

_tep ?6 Kdmin td Odmnds Odnneotidn `ng aemin writinmtje repdrt. (L`ce sure ydur IE settinms `re odrreot.)

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_tep 06 Aeodle B`liki`r witj tje DG_ g`t` bdr tjerepdrt

Use tje DG_ Let`g`t` Ausiness Odnoept Gi`mr`ls tdaeodle b`liki`r witj tje fdins (rek`tidnsjips), ceys, jua

views, `ng tje v`ridus repdrtinm views `v`ik`ake bdr ydurrepdrt .

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_tep 16 Kdo`te tje g t` itels neegeg in ` Odmnds p`oc`me.Use tje EQ_ gevekdpeg

L_ Exoek spre`gsjeet td kdo`te tje requireg p`oc`mes, suafeots, `ng query

itels/biekgs.Kist db DG_ p`oc`mes, query suafeots, `ng query itels/biekgs

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_tep ?6 Kdmin td Odmnds Odnneotidn `ng aemin writinm tje repdrt

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Qepdrt Gevekdplent Wips `ng Wriocs

Mr`a `s l`ny query itels `s ydu o`n brdl tjejua view.

Use `s l`ny reodllengeg se`roj odkulns `s

pdssiake bdr repdrt odkulns, bikters, `ng sdrts. *

Use `s bew queries `ng query suafeots `s pdssiakebdr aetter perbdrl`noe.

Use j`rg odgeg prdlpts wjen pdssiake versusquery sduroes, inokuginm Kist db R`kues (KDR).

* (Biekgs `re ndt inokugeg in tje g`t` request ib tjey `re ndt useg in tje repdrt gispk`y, sdrt, dr bikter. Wj`tis, ` biekg inokugeg in ` repdrt query tj`t is ndt useg in tje gispk`y, sdrt, dr bikter wikk ndt ae inokugeg intje _PK tj`t is sent td Dr`oke.)

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Mr`a `s l`ny query itels `s ydu o`n brdl tje jua query suafeot/view.

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Use `s l`ny reodllengeg se`roj odkulns `s pdssiake bdr repdrt odkulns,

bikters, `ng sdrts.

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Use `s l`ny reodllengeg se`roj odkulns `s pdssiake bdr repdrt odkulns,

bikters, `ng sdrts.

Ex`lpke6SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SODUQ_ETIGENWIBIO@WIDN\

SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SOdurse O`t`kdm\.S_UAFEOW\

SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SODUQ_ETNULAEQ\

SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SOdurse O`t`kdm\.S@O@GELIOTYE@Q\

SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SOdurse O`t`kdm\.S@O@GELIOTXEQIDG\

SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SOdurse @ttriaute\.SODUQ_ET@WWQIAUWE\SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SOdurse @ttriaute\.SODUQ_ET@WWQIAUWETGE_O\

SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SOdurse Odreq\.SODUQ_ETWYXE\

SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SOdurse Odreq\.SODUQ_ETWYXETGE_O\

W`ces : seodngs td run witjdut tje bdkkdwinm bikter

SOdurse O`t`kdm\.SOdurse O`t`kdm\.S@O@GELIOTXEQIDG\ is ndt nukk

Inokuge tje bikter `ng it t`ces 0 seodng. @o`gelio Xeridg is ` reodllengeg

se`roj odkuln bdr tje Odurse O`t`kdm query suafeot.

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Use `s bew queries `ng query suafeots `s pdssiake bdr aetter perbdrl`noe.

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Use j`rg odgeg prdlpts wjen pdssiake versus query sduroes,

inokuginm Kist db R`kues (KDR).

KDR is usebuk wjen tjere `re ` kdt db pdssiake v`kues. Jdwever, tje user

o`n tjen sekeot ` v`kig v`kue tj`t resukts in nd g`t` aeinm returneg. Bdr

ex`lpke, @o`gelio Xeridg KDR inokuges v`kues kice 1818?2.

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Qepdrt Gevekdplent Wips `ng Wriocs

]jen auikginm repdrt bikters, use bukky qu`kibieg queryitels.

Ex`lpke6

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