26 Building a Nested Matrix Report

In this chapter, you will learn about nested matrix reports. By following the steps in this chapter, you can generate the report output shown in Figure 26-1.

Figure 26-1 Nested matrix report output

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Concepts

Example Scenario

In this example, you will create a report that cross tabulates salaries by year and department, and by job function. The result is a matrix with job functions listed across the top, years and departments down the side, and sums of salaries in the cells. Thus, you can quickly determine the sum of all of the salaries for clerks in department 20 and compare that value to the one for all clerks in some other department.

As you build this example report, you will:

To see a sample nested matrix report, open the examples folder named nestedmatrix, then open any of the Oracle Reports examples named nested1.rdf, nested2.rdf, or nested3.rdf. For details on how to access them, see "Accessing the Example Reports" in the Preface.