Grouping and Scripting

A report will commonly include some grouped sections. Each group is given a specific data field to sort by and the groups are separated in the report. In the example below, the entries are grouped first by process area and then by reason. Group head...

One special thing to note about grouped sections is that it is not only for aesthetics. It also allows for aggregated values to be easily obtained. When values are aggregated, the value of a field in all detail sections (i.e. the records) below a s...

Scripting is done with a variant of VBScript (which is not VBA or VB.NET) and is set in two places. The first is at the Report or Section level, the second directly on a control in its Text property. If the script is placed in a control’s Text ...