Planning considerations for reporting fragment fields

Before you add a reporting fragment field, you need to identify the report with the component you want, and which object types, profiles, and object views will be associated with the reporting fragment field.

Planning your changes ahead of time helps to minimize the necessary work and prevents duplication of effort.

The following list will help you identify some of the questions you need to consider before you create a new reporting fragment field:

Report component — What report component data does the user need to see to accomplish their task? Which Cognos® report contains the component?
Field group — Will new reporting fragment fields reside in new or existing field groups?
Object type — Which object type will use the reporting fragment field or fields?
Views — Which views will use the reporting fragment fields? Reporting fragment fields can be added to Grid Views, Creation Views, Task Views, and Admin Views.
Display — How many reporting fragment fields will be included in a view?