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Reporting

The relation report form provides additional means of filtering the selected sphere sequence and level filters, you can also select for a subset of the table based on selection criteria which operate on the relation values or the relation attribute fields.

Selection

Select a sequence-based subset by highlighting either of the sequence filters or each in turn and entering the desired characters. (See the notes on filtering in Common Features and Facilities.)

Select a level-based subset by highlighting either of the level filters or each in turn and entering the desired level number or expression (See the notes on filtering in Common Features and Facilities.)

Select a subset based on relationship values by clicking each of the desired values in the Relation Values box. Then click the Ext Flt Set button.

Select attribute filters by highlighting the desired attribute field and entering either a precise match or an expression to define your requirements. Quotes are not used for either type. You must ensure that the format of your entry is appropriate. In the example, an expression is shown to include only entries made before (less than) a fixed date and you will see that the comparison entry is a correctly formatted date. When you have set the attribute filters, click the Ext Flt Set button. While attribute filters are in operation, this button will change its label to "Ext Flt Reset" and clicking it once more will clear all the filter fields and make them inoperative; the button label will revert to its original value.

Inverted View

When the report form first appears, it will show

Report Printing

To choose a report, click the Print button. A dialogue box will be displayed offering a choice of report and with facilities for adding a customised sub-heading for the chosen report. Click the appropriate radio button in the box to print the report. The available reports are:

the Cascade Report which requires the selection of a set of further related

the Relations Report

the Screen (as seen).

When you choose a report rather than a screen print, you may add a sub heading to the report by typing it into the report sub heading field of the report choice dialogue box. This will then appear on the title page of the printed report. The relations report will be printed in the same order as the table currently displayed. That is. the from and to