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A Report Builder is an end-user report writer tool for extracting information from a CablePro database in a highly structured manner. Reporting styles can vary from simple columnar output to extravagant form letters and sales invoices. Some reports extract and/or manipulate data from a single database, while other reports may require several databases and complex formulae to generate information in the desired manner.
CablePro contains menu options made available to the user for pre-defined reports. While these reports can usually fulfill the majority of end-user needs, times arise when a custom report has to be created. If the means to create/modify reports has not been included in an application, the programmer has to be hired to create the report for the user (usually at a substantial cost). The CablePro Report Builder puts the power of creating/modifying reports into the users hands.
As with any new tool there is a learning curve involved. However, a willingness to experiment can pay huge dividends to yourself and/or firm. You can create as many new reports as you want without paying a programmer to create them for you.
This Report Builder is an extremely powerful tool, comparable in features to software costing hundreds of dollars. Practically any type of report that you require can be created with this simple, yet highly effective tool.
Report Builder Overview What are some features of this report builder Understanding what a database is Understanding what a database filter is
Quick Tour The report manager screen - managing reports you create The report creation screen - Get acquainted! Bands - An overview on how they process database information Frames - How they print text and database information on reports Dictionaries - Stores database field information and other useful data Pictures - How to change data appearance on a report page
Tutorials Define the report size and title Create a simple column style report Clean up the report - Change the font style Add a header page and column headers to a report Sort the report on one database field Combine multiple fields into one formatted field Add additional sorts for the report Add a filter to print only desired database entries Add some graphics to the report Create a report footer to show number of records selected Forcing a page breaks / printing a large memo field Printing group break counters in a Group Footer report band Printing group break dollar amounts in a Group Footer report band Printing a Grand Total on the last report page
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