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Data Source properties

Find these properties

Select the report or subreport. Then from the Properties pane, view the Data Source area. If you can't see the Data Source title, click the Categorized button at the top of the pane.


Property

Description

Aggregation

Data aggregation allows you to combine multiple data records before running the report (so you can combine data without using groups).

See Aggregation.

Criteria

Set the criteria to apply to the report.

Criteria controls the information your report displays. Without them your report would display every piece of information that exists in the data it reads.

With criteria you can select the range of information you want in your report; usually at the point when it is generated. For example, you may find you want to query your report to view a particular range of information, say between certain dates. See Using criteria to query reports.

Filter Expression

Use this to set the filter to apply to the report.

A filter removes unwanted information from a report. For example, you could exclude records before a certain date. See Filter information.

Include Records with no Transactions

By default, Report Designer only reports on records that have transactions associated with them.

If you want to include records without any transactions, set the Include records with no transactions property to True.

Sorts

You can sort the data in your report by a particular variable, or by using an expression. See Sort information.


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