Creating Report Views

A report view (bibus » reportView class) is a reference to a report. It shares the same report specification as the source report, but you can specify different prompt values, schedules, options, or parameter values than the report from which it is based.

Creating a report view does not change the original report. You can determine the source report for a report view by viewing its base property. The report view properties also provide a link to the properties of the source report.

Before you can create a report view, you must have read privileges to the source report.

To create a report view, use the report » add(parentPath, object, options) method.

If you want to use a report as the underlying structure for additional reports, make a copy of the report instead of a report view.

If you want a report to appear in more than one location, create a shortcut. For more information, see Creating a Shortcut Object.