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About database columns

A database column represents a column that is selected by the query, containing the data values for a report. For each column that you select in your query, Reports Builder automatically creates a column in the data model of your report. If you want to perform summaries and computations on database column values, you can create new columns manually in the Data Model view (for summary and formula columns) or by using the Report Wizard (for summary columns). You can also reassign one or more columns to a group or groups you’ve created.

In addition to the traditional column types (for example, date, number, character), Reports Builder also supports graphic or image columns, which are columns whose values can be:

See also

Creating a query

Selecting an image from the database

About referencing columns and parameters

About summary columns

About placeholder columns

About formula columns