Creating and Updating Search Reports

 

You can create search reports using Prescient Author.

Following are steps to create search reports

  1. Right click on Search Reports option in Module Section of Project Tree. Select Create Report option. OR click on the  Search Reports button on the Prescient Author Navigator dialog box.
  2. You can specify name for the report in the Name text box. You cannot give spaces in between name of the report.
  3. You can specify header to the report in the Header text box. This header can differ from the name which you have given to the report and may also contain spaces.
  4. Two types of reports are provided i.e. List Report and Group Report.
  5. You can select List Report radio button when you want to display record in the list format.
  6. Sometime you may wish to assign multiple function to the report and may wish to pass output of one function as a input to other function.Then you can select report type as a Group Report.
  7. You can assign any function(default or User defined function) to the report by clicking on Assign button. This function will consist of the query to display the record on the report. (Refer to Assigning Function ).
  8. If you want to remove the assigned function you can click on Remove button.
  9. Reports can have filters. You can add filters for the report by clicking on Set Filters button.(Refer to Set Filter)
  10. To add ouput columns on the report you can click on Set Columns button.(Refer to Set Columns)
  11. You can give links on the form by clicking on Link Controls button. (Refer to Adding and Updating Link Controls ).
  12. Click on Ok button.
  13. To cancel report click on Cancel button.
  14. To delete report, Select the report and press keyboard Delete key. 

 

Related Topics

Create Master Table

Update Master Form

 

Example of Assigning Menu to File

Following example shows 'Customer Report'