Rookie design question

rbuser

Hi folks,

I'm new to reporting and ReportBuilder, and could use a push in the right
direction. I have a report that will consist of a number of detail bands,
then a subtotal. Then another bunch of detail bands (same type of data as
the first batch), with a subtotal. Then totals for the two. Finally, a
number of bands of data which are unrelated to the first ones, with totals.

Can someone suggest the basic architectural design for this report? Do I
use subreports, groups, or what to achieve the desired combination?

Using RB 10.0 with Delphi 7.

Thanks a bunch!
Van Swofford
Tybee Jet Corp.

nicocizik

Hi Van,

Welcome to ReportBuilder! I would first suggest working through the
tutorials given inside the ReportBuilder Developer's Guide located in the
\RBuilder\Developer's Guide\... directory. These tutorials give you the
basics on report creation and allow you to see what ReportBuilder is capable
of. Though it probably will take a few hours to complete them, the time it
will save you in the long run will make up for it many times over.

Also, you will want to take a look at the main report demo located inside
the \RBuilder\Demos\1. Reports\... directory. This application contains
hundreds of sample reports giving an even better idea what ReportBuilder is
capable of. Specifically take a look at the subreport examples.

For your current project, I would recommend creating a main report (with no
datasource) with two subreports in the detail band. The first subreport
will be connected to the first dataset and will also need a group. You can
use the group footers to calculate the sums. The second subreport will be
connected to the second dataset and print as is.

Main Report
DetailBand
Subreport1
Title
GroupHeader
Detail
GroupFooter
Summary
Subreport2
Title
Detail
Summary

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

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