Progress
Results User’s Guide
for UNIX


Reports Module Main Menu

Horizontal menu options appear at the top of each window throughout your reports process, as shown in Figure 5–1.

Figure 5–1: Horizontal Menu for the Reports Module

In some cases you see a subset of these options. For example, you only see the options that are available when you do not have any files defined for a report in the Report Info window.

The following list provides brief descriptions of all the options and submenu options available in the Reports module. For complete descriptions, see "Option Descriptions." If you do not have all of the options listed here, see your database administrator.

Get

Retrieves an existing report definition into the Reports writer. You can get a report definition you have defined, or if you have permission, you can get a copy of a report definition from someone else’s directory.

Put

Saves an existing file definition under a descriptive name.

Run

Runs the report as it is currently laid out in the Report Layout window. You can preview the report on the screen, print it to a file, or route it directly to a printer.

Define

Defines files and fields to include in the report.

Settings

Controls general report settings, such as headers and spacing. Settings has these options:

Where

Builds a WHERE clause enabling you to select a subset of records based on specific criteria. For example, you can select records where sales region equals central or east.

Order

Orders the information in the report by up to five fields. For example, you can define the records to print in order by sales region and by customer number within each sales region.

You can use this option in conjunction with the Totals and Subtotals option to create totals for break groups (sections). For example, if you order customer records by region, you can provide a total line for each region. This total line divides the records for each region.

Clear

Clears the settings in the information and layout windows. Or, if there are no files or fields defined in the report, Results displays a list of defined reports. You can delete as many reports as you want.

Info

Displays more information about the current active report, such as the names of the current active files, how they are related, and any WHERE clauses and order criteria defined for the active report. It might also display the name of the report (if it has been saved), and how long it took to run the report the last time (if it has been run).

User

Transfers to a customized option. You only see this option if an application developer has included an option program to perform a task. If you have this option, see the documentation provided by the application developer.

Module

Switches to any other Results module (except Data Administration) without returning to the Main Menu.


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