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Creating the Initial Report Layout
As you did in the first report, you create the report definition using the Instant Layout option. Follow these steps to use the Instant Layout option:
- Choose Report
New or the New button. The Database Tables dialog box appears.
- Select the Customer table to specify it as the master table, then choose OK. Report Builder prompts you to use the Instant Layout option.
- Choose Yes. The Instant Layout Fields dialog box lists the fields defined for the Customer table.
- Select and add the Name field, then the Balance field.
- Choose OK. Report Builder displays a report layout that places the selected fields from the Customer table on the report layout, as shown in Figure 4–1.
Figure 4–1: Customer Address Instant Layout
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Notice that the Instant Layout option creates the same default band lines and fields as it does in the Accounts Receivable report. The Instant Layout includes the default fields that display report information (master table name, print date and time, number of records printed, and page number.) Because Report Builder automatically provides aggregate fields to compute the totals for all numeric fields that contain decimal places you select for the Instant Layout, this report layout includes the GrSum1 aggregate field for the Balance field. Notice that Report Builder also includes a “total line” text field in the summary band to properly format the Balance field total information.
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