Characteristics of Group Sections

Group sections enable you to arrange fields in a free-form layout; they are not restricted to a predefined format. The group section type is the most flexible because you can place fields anywhere in the section. Business view fields within group sections are composed of constants and variables. Initially, the constant and variable are linked; however, you can disconnect the constant from the variable to meet reporting requirements. Because of the free-form layout, group sections are ideal for creating level break footers and grand total sections.

This example shows the format of a group section:

You can include multiple group sections in a report.

You can include level break headers and level break footers in group section reports to print organizational headers and display totals.