To limit the data that is displayed in a quick report,
you can organize the columns in mutually exclusive groups of columns.
Before you begin
You must open the Create New Quick Report wizard.
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You can then toggle between the groups to display only
those columns that are assigned to that group. Columns assigned to
other groups are not displayed. Any columns not assigned to any group
are always displayed in the quick report.
To create a column
group:
Procedure
- Open the Format page of the Create
New Quick Report wizard.
- Expand Report Settings node and
select Column Groups node from the tree.
- On the Column Groups page, click Add
group. A new group is displayed in the Groups list.
- Add the required columns to the group by selecting them
from the Columns list.
- Optional: To hide the columns already assigned
to a group from the Columns list, clear the Show
grouped columns check box.
- Optional: To change the order of the column
groups, select a group and click Move Up or Move
Down.
Note: The first group in the list is
displayed by default when you open the quick report.
- If you have specified all the required parameters for the
quick report, click Finish to close the Create
New Quick Report wizard and display the quick report on
the Design page of the editor where you can
manually customize the look of the report.