About the Report Editor About the Data Model view About the Paper Layout view

Basic Concepts 1-15 ■ Click Finish or Cancel in the Report Wizard. ■ Open an existing report. ■ Choose Tools Object Navigator. ■ Press F5. See also Section 4.2.4, Setting preferences for the Object Navigator

1.5.2 About Object Navigator views

The Object Navigator enables you to view objects by ownership hierarchy or by object type. ■ View Change View Ownership View displays objects in a parent-child hierarchy. For example, a querys columns would appear underneath the query and a field would appear underneath the repeating frame that encloses it. This view can be a useful debugging tool because it enables you to easily see the relationships between objects. ■ View Change View Object Type View displays objects by their type. For example, all queries would appear underneath the Queries heading and all database columns underneath the Database Columns heading. This view can be useful when you want to quickly find objects in the Object Navigator. See also Section 4.2.4, Setting preferences for the Object Navigator

1.6 The Report Editor

The topics in this section discuss the Report Editor and its different views of a report. ■ About the Report Editor ■ About the Data Model view ■ About the Paper Layout view ■ About the Paper Design view ■ About the Paper Parameter Form view ■ About the Web Source view ■ About the tool palette and toolbar

1.6.1 About the Report Editor

The Report Editor is a work area in which you can manipulate the objects in your report directly or by changing properties in the Property Inspector. In the Report Editor window, you can navigate between different views of your report: the Data Model view, Paper Layout view, Paper Design view, Paper Parameter Form view, and Web Source view. Note: By default the File Administration option is always disabled. 1-16 Oracle Reports Users Guide to Building Reports

1.6.2 About the Data Model view

The Report Editors Data Model view is a work area in which you create, define, and modify data model objects queries, groups, queries, groups, formula columns, summary columns, placeholder columns, system and user parameters, and data links to be used in your report. In this view, objects and their property settings are represented symbolically to highlight their types and relationships. To create the query objects for your data model, you can use the Report Wizard, Data Wizard, or the Query tools in the tool palette. Oracle Reports Builder uses the data model to determine what data to retrieve for the report. The data retrieved from the database may or may not appear in the report output. Access To display the Data Model view: ■ In any of the Report Editor views, choose View Change View Data Model. ■ Click the Data Model view button in the toolbar. ■ In the Object Navigator, double-click the Data Model view icon next to the Data Model node.

1.6.3 About the Paper Layout view

The Report Editors Paper Layout view is a work area in which you can modify the format of your paper report. The default format for your report is defined by the information you specify in the Report Wizard. You can modify the format by working with layout objects boilerplate text and graphic objects, frames, repeating frames, graphs, fields, anchors, file links, and report blocks. In this view, objects and their property settings are represented symbolically to highlight their types and relationships. The Paper Layout view is similar to the Paper Design view, in that it is a work area in which you modify the format of your report. However, the Paper Design view displays only when you run your report, allowing you to preview your report and manipulate the actual, or live, data at the same time. In the Paper Design view, you can customize reports interactively, meaning that you can see the results immediately as you make each change. Access To display the Paper Layout view: ■ In any of the Report Editor views, choose View Change View Paper Layout. ■ Click the Paper Layout view button in the toolbar. ■ In the Object Navigator, double-click the Paper Layout view icon next to the Paper Layout node.

1.6.4 About the Paper Design view