Creating a report Creating a multiquery group above report Creating a nested matrix report Creating a default layout for a report

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4.5.1 Creating a report

To create a single-query report:

1. In the Object Navigator, click the Reports node, then click the Create button in the

toolbar.

2. In the New Report dialog box, click Use the Report Wizard, then click OK.

3. Follow the Report Wizard to create your report, clicking Help for assistance on

any tab page. 4. Modify the resulting report output in the Web Source view or Paper Design view, or choose Tools Report Wizard to re-enter the wizard. To build a multiquery report:

1. Create each query using the Data Wizard, clicking Help for assistance on any tab

page see Section 4.8.1.2, Creating a query: Data Wizard . 2. Create a layout for the report see Section 4.5.4, Creating a default layout for a report . See also Section 1.2.1, About Reports Section 1.2.2, About Web Reports Section 4.5.1, Creating a report Section 1.3.1, About tabular reports Section 1.3.2, About group above reports Section 1.3.3, About group left reports Section 1.3.4, About form-like reports Section 1.3.5, About form letter reports Section 1.3.6, About mailing label reports Section 1.3.7, About matrix reports Section 2.1.7, About nested matrix reports Section 2.1.8, About matrix with group reports

4.5.2 Creating a multiquery group above report

See the example report in Chapter 11, Building a Two-Query Group Report .

4.5.3 Creating a nested matrix report

See the example report in Chapter 26, Building a Nested Matrix Report .

4.5.4 Creating a default layout for a report

To create a default layout for a report: 1. To default the layout for the current report by default, the Main section of the report, choose Tools Report Wizard, then follow the wizard to create the layout for the report style you choose. 4-14 Oracle Reports Users Guide to Building Reports 2. To add another layout section to the current report layout, create an additional report layout, as described below. 3. Make further modifications to the default layout manually in the Paper Layout view. See also Section 2.4.2, About layout defaulting Section 4.10.2, Creating a default layout for a section Chapter 4.9.13.3, Changing the default layout spacing

4.5.5 Creating an additional report layout