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Many basic reports can be handled using the Report Generator. To generate a report, you must specify only where the source data is coming from and how you want the information to appear. The Report Generator can then automatically generate output based on this information.
The output that can be directed to a printer, screen, data set, or file. The default report name is the one that you select at the beginning of the process. It can be changed at the final stage. Contains the underlying definitions and relationships of the report. It is stored under the report name by default. The generated report definition can be expanded in the Report Definer. Governs the flow of data and directs the output. The saving of this rule is optional; it is saved in your local library under a name that you provide.Initially, there are no promotion rights assigned to the objects created with the Report Generator (reports, rules, report tables). These rights can be obtained (that is, saved) using the definer tool associated with that object. The first time that an object is saved, the promotion rights are assigned to the saver. Alternatively, the rights can be obtained using the MANAGE_RIGHTS tool. For more information, refer to TIBCO Object Service Broker Shareable Tools and TIBCO Object Service Broker Managing Deployment.The Report Generator can also be used to create a base framework for a report, for example, using a definition and a rule to insert data into the report.
After saving a report definition in the Report Definer, you cannot bring it back into the Report Generator.The parts described in the following table make up the external composition of a report. Three of these (the Title Elements, Subtotals, and Grand Totals) are automatically generated by the Report Generator.
The top three lines of the report. Displays present date, report name, and the page number. Fields supplying visual and logical breaks in the report. Can be applied vertically or horizontally. The parts are constructed from the reporting information that you supply throughout the reporting process while in the Report Generator.The following report gives a listing of selected managers and their employees. It groups the employees by their department and displays their names, positions, and salaries. A subtotal of all the employee salaries for each manager is also given, as is a grand total of all the salaries of these selected groups.
The Report Generator consists of a main screen and several sub-screens. The following diagram illustrates the Report Generator sub-screens:Each screen in the Report Generator displays different information and presents a different phase of report building, as summarized in the following table:
Sample report that shows you the format of the report you are creating. Specify Table Parameter Values Field names for each table and parameter names for parameterized tables. Specify Print/Control Fields Field names for each of the selected tables and how they are to be printed and used. Customize/Execute Report
• Select the desired screen from the menu of the main Report Generator screen. To return to this screen, press PF3.
• Press PF4 to move to the next screen.In addition, when you are in one of the sub-screens, you can move to a screen directly by using its Home key. These keys are summarized in the table below:
These keys are available at the sub-screen level as a shortcut for experienced users. They do not appear with the available PF keys on the reporting screens. Pressing PF1 displays a full listing.The main Report Generator screen is the first screen encountered when you enter the Report Generator from the workbench. From this screen, you do the following:
The heading area at the top of the Report Generator screen contains two fields, the Report Name field and the Report Type field.The Report Name field appears in the top left hand corner of the screen and is protected. For information on changing the name of your report, refer to Renaming the Report.This field displays the type of report you are producing. The following list describes the three TIBCO Object Service Broker report types:
A report that produces a print line for every occurrence in the data tables (default report type). A type of summary report that displays its data across the report in a spreadsheet-like format.The Reporting Options area consists of a menu with seven items. Each menu item represents one of the Report Generator sub-screens. To select a screen from the Reporting Options menu, type an S in the line command field next to the desired screen and press Enter.In the Sample Report area you can view the format of the report you are creating. The Sample Report area displays the automatically generated report date, report time, report name, page functions, and positions. The XXXs in the Sample Report indicate areas formatted for data text. Refer to Task G, Finalize the appearance of the report for more details on altering the format of your report.
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