Interactive Reporting documents are files created and used to retrieve information from a database, analyze the information, and build reports. Since <product Interactive Reporting document files are integrated query, analysis, and reporting tools, these documents have multiple sections, each of which governs one part of the query and reporting refresh. You create sections progressively as you query a database, retrieve results, and then generate reports.
Interactive Reporting document files are divided into multiple sections, each of which governs one step of the reporting procedure. Interactive Reporting document file sections are created progressively when a database is queried, results are retrieved, and reports are generated.
Each section occupies an independent window and performs distinct operations. You can move back and forth between sections at any time to rebuild your query or alter your result data. You can also position sections side-by-side in a Dashboard section.
The end-user does not need to have a strong technical understanding of databases. Data Model sections are not available, and these sections are not visible in the Sections pane. Each section occupies an independent window in the browser and shows discrete views of data. For example, the Pivot section resembles a spreadsheet or crosstab report that lets you perform drill down analysis of different data relationships. The Chart section graphically depicts summaries, trends, and relationships in your data.
When an Interactive Reporting document file is opened, the default home page is the Dashboard section. If the Dashboard Home section cannot be displayed, then the Interactive Reporting document file opens on the last saved section. If the last saved section is a Query or Data Model (which are not listed in the Section Navigation drop-down menu), or fails for some other reason, then the Interactive Reporting document file attempts to open the next section from the Sections pane, working from the top to the bottom of the Sections pane until a section can be displayed.