HP 3000 Manuals

HP ALLBASE/BRW Reference Manual

At a Glance 

This chapter is a general overview of the process of creating a report.

   *   First, define the general report characteristics, such as report
       width and page length, on the Define Report screen.

   *   Supply data access information.

   *   Next, on the Define Breaks screen, specify how the report is to be
       sorted and paginated.

   *   Define calculations and conditions.

   *   Then, compose the report layout by positioning text and items for
       each lineset on the bottom portion of the Define Lines screen.

   *   Format item values on the Item Edits screen.

When you have finished creating the basic report, you have a report 
specification file that contains all the specifications for your report.

If you are not familiar with any report writer tool, or have not gone
through the HP ALLBASE/BRW tutorial, this chapter will give you an idea
of how to use HP ALLBASE/BRW for writing business reports.

We highly recommend going through the HP ALLBASE/BRW tutorial, HP 
ALLBASE/BRW Self-Paced Training, if you are new to HP ALLBASE/BRW. This
chapter, as well as all other chapters in this reference manual, will
make more sense if you have had some HP ALLBASE/BRW hands-on experience.


            

This chapter covers 

   *   planning ahead

   *   defining a report

   *   defining a table

   *   defining relations

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