FAQ/Introduction.md
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###Report Designer
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The training walks through the features available in the various tabs of the Izenda Report Designer in order to familiarize the users with the options available:
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####Datasources tab
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Here you can select the data sources (tables and views) to use in your report. There are two ways to view this.
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* **Basic:** The basic view of the data sources tab will let you choose from a list of recent data sources or choose one data source from a list.
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* **Advanced:** This view will let you choose any number of data sources and define their relationships. This acts as an SQL join would.
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####Field tab
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Here you can select how many records to display, as well as define which data you wish to be included in your report. Here is a list of controls and their descriptions.
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* **Records:** Defines the maximum amount of results to display.
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* **Field:** Allows selection of the table columns from the data set(s) chosen in the previous tab.
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* **Description:** A name for the data column. This is filled in with the column name by default.
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* **Insert field below:** Creates a new field below the current one.
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* **Advanced Field Settings:** Learn more about advanced field settings [[here]]
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* **Add Subtotals:** Creates a total line between each report and highlights the value in bold
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####Summary tab
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- Here you can define a new set of data separate from the field list you selected that can act as a synopsis of your data. It is displayed above the table you defined on the Fields tab on the report viewer. Identical to the fields tab with a few exceptions.
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- * No visual grouping (VG checkbox)
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- * No arithmetic checkbox
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- * **Show Deltas:** shows the changes in your data as a percentage (handy for quarterly report summaries)
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+Here you can define a new set of data separate from the field list you selected that can act as a synopsis of your data. It is displayed above the table you defined on the Fields tab on the report viewer. Identical to the fields tab with a few exceptions.
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+* No visual grouping (VG checkbox)
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+* **Show Deltas:** shows the changes in your data as a percentage (handy for quarterly report summaries)
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####Chart tab
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- You can define a [chart](http://www.izenda.com/bi/ReportViewer.aspx?rn=Accounting) to use here from a list of Izenda-supported charts. Selecting a chart will update the settings form directly below, which can be filled out with labels and other options. The standard ones include:
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- * **Title:** What the chart will be called. Displayed in bold above the chart
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- * **Records:**
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- * **Target report:**
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+You can define a [chart](http://www.izenda.com/bi/ReportViewer.aspx?rn=Accounting) to use here from a list of Izenda-supported charts. Selecting a chart will update the settings form directly below, which can be filled out with labels and other options. The selectable chart types are:
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+* **Trend:** Creates a standard line plot graph in your report. Line display options include straight line and smooth curve.
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+ * **Title:** The chart title
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+ * **Label Title:** The label for the X-axis data
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+ * **Value Title:** The label for the Y-axis data
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+ * **Show Legend:**
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+* **Pie:** Creates a circular pie graph in your report.
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+* **Bar:**
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+* **Funnel:**
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+* **Visualization:**
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####Gauge tab
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- Applies a gauge control to your report that can give useful information about min/average/max load capacity and other magnitude-based data [Example](http://www.izenda.com/bi/ReportViewer.aspx?rn=Human+Resources)
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+Applies a gauge control to your report that can give useful information about min/average/max load capacity and other magnitude-based data [Example](http://www.izenda.com/bi/ReportViewer.aspx?rn=Human+Resources)
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-* **Misc tab:**
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-* **Style tab:**
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-* **Filters Tab:**
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-* **Pivots Feature:**
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The training lessons focus on creating reports with these features:
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[[Lesson 1: The Basics]]