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FAQ/Introduction.md
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| 13 | 13 | Here you can select the data sources (tables and views) to use in your report. There are two ways to view this. |
| 14 | 14 | * **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. |
| 15 | 15 | * **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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| 16 | 17 | ####Field tab |
| 17 | - 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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| 18 | - * **Records:** Defines the maximum amount of results to display. |
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| 19 | - * **Field:** Allows selection of the table columns from the data set(s) chosen in the previous tab. |
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| 20 | - * **Description:** A name for the data column. This is filled in with the column name by default. |
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| 21 | - * **Sort:** Allows sorting of the data in ascending order when the report is generated |
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| 22 | - * **VG:** With this selected, a grid will be created for each unique value in the chosen field when the report is generated |
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| 23 | - * **A:** Allows arithmetic operations to be performed (+,-,*,/). This is context sensitive to the function being performed |
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| 24 | - * **Function:** Specifies an aggregate or grouping function to be performed, such as COUNT, SUM, and AVG |
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| 25 | - * **Format:** Specifies the format to be used when displaying the data. Applies to dates and numeric data. This is also context sensitive. |
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| 26 | - * **Delete:** Removes the field from the report. |
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| 27 | - * **Insert field above:** Creates a new field above the current one. |
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| 28 | - * **Insert field below:** Creates a new field below the current one. |
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| 29 | - * **Advanced Field Settings:** Learn more about advanced field settings [[here]] |
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| 30 | - * **Add Subtotals:** Creates a total line between each report and highlights the value in bold |
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| 18 | +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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| 19 | +* **Records:** Defines the maximum amount of results to display. |
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| 20 | +* **Field:** Allows selection of the table columns from the data set(s) chosen in the previous tab. |
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| 21 | +* **Description:** A name for the data column. This is filled in with the column name by default. |
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| 22 | +* **Sort:** Allows sorting of the data in ascending order when the report is generated |
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| 23 | +* **VG:** With this selected, a grid will be created for each unique value in the chosen field when the report is generated |
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| 24 | +* **A:** Allows arithmetic operations to be performed (+,-,*,/). This is context sensitive to the function being performed |
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| 25 | +* **Function:** Specifies an aggregate or grouping function to be performed, such as COUNT, SUM, and AVG |
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| 26 | +* **Format:** Specifies the format to be used when displaying the data. Applies to dates and numeric data. This is also context sensitive. |
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| 27 | +* **Delete:** Removes the field from the report. |
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| 28 | +* **Insert field above:** Creates a new field above the current one. |
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| 29 | +* **Insert field below:** Creates a new field below the current one. |
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| 30 | +* **Advanced Field Settings:** Learn more about advanced field settings [[here]] |
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| 31 | +* **Add Subtotals:** Creates a total line between each report and highlights the value in bold |
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| 31 | 32 | ####Summary tab |
| 32 | 33 | 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. |
| 33 | 34 | * No visual grouping (VG checkbox) |