Creating an Example Columnar Section Report

Use the Director to create this example columnar section report which is used for annual salary reviews. A columnar section format was selected for this report because the information is best presented in rows and columns. The columnar format makes reviewing the salary column by employee easier. The V060116A - Employee Master business view is attached to the columnar section, and these business view columns were selected for the section layout:

Address Number
Name - Alpha
Business Unit - Home
Pay Class (H/S/P)
Date - Original Employment
Rate - Salary, Annual

Access RDA.

From the File menu. select New.
On the Create New Report form, enter R55060116 in the Report Name field.
Enter Annual Salary Review in the Description field.
Enter 55 in the Product Code field.
Select the No Update Report option, and click OK.
On the Welcome to the Report Design Director form, select the Page Header and Columnar sections, and click Next.
On the Page Header Details form, click Next to accept the default.
On the Business View Selection Option form, select the option I'll find a business view myself, and click Next.
On the Select Business View form, locate and select the V060116A - Employee Master business view, and click Next.
On the Section Layout form, select these columns in the order listed, and move them to Selected Columns:
- Address Number
- Name - Alpha
- Business Unit - Home
- Pay Class (H/S/P)
- Date - Original Employment
- Rate - Salary, Annual
When the selected columns are arranged as indicated, click Next.
On the Data Sequencing form, move the Name - Alpha column to Selected Columns, and click Next.
On the Define Sort Properties form, sort the data in ascending order, and click Next.
On the Data Selection form, click Next.
No data selection is required for this example.
On the Finish form, select Yes, create a version of this report, enter VER0001 as the version name, and then click Finish.
On the JD Edwards Report Design Aid form, click Save on the toolbar to save the report.
Select the Preview tab to preview the report.
From the File menu, select Exit to quit RDA.