Contents

About This Document

1. Overview of Panther Reports

• Report Definition: A Composite View
• Report Wizard
• Data Access
• Automatic Calculations
• Modular Architecture
• Cross-Platform Portability
• Report Deployment

2. Introducing Report Layout

• Creating Layout Areas
• Managing the Layout Window
• Editing Layout Area Properties
• Populating Layout Areas

3. Introducing Report Structure

• Report Structure Window

4. Building a Sample Report

• Creating a Report
• Laying Out the Report
• Building the Report Structure
• Testing the Report
• Adding an Item to the Repository
• Running the Report

5. Defining the Report Structure

• Defining a Report
• Invoking Subreports
• Calling Functions
• Processing One-Time Events
• Building Modular Reports

6. Fetching and Grouping Report Data

• Connecting to a Database
• Fetching Report Data
• Creating Groups

7. Calculating Report Data

• Outputting Derived Values
• Outputting Database Calculations
• Using Call Nodes
• Grouping Data on Computed Break Fields

8. Refining the Look

• Setting Page Format
• Controlling Pagination
• Inserting Blank Pages
• Generating Title and Trailer Pages
• Using Fonts
• Positioning Output
• Reducing White Space
• Adding Graphics

9. Running Reports

• Running Reports from the Report Menu
• Running Reports Outside the Editor
• Viewing Reports Onscreen
• Creating Dynamic Reports
• Calling Report Services in JetNet/Oracle Tuxedo
• Running Reports in a Web Browser
• Debugging Reports

A. Report Utilities

B. Reports Sample Database

• Vbizplus Schema

C. Report Device Configuration Files

• File Format

D. Report Output Procedures

• Arguments
• Return Values
• Invoking the Output Procedure

E. Sample Reports

• Example 1
• Example 2
• Example 3
• Example 4

F. Report Properties

• Report Structure Window
• Widgets
• Layout Window

Index