Understanding Columnar Sections

The columnar section report presents information from a business view in a columnar format. Each data field from the business view is a column and each record is a row.

Each business view field in a columnar section consists of a:

• Column heading

  Description of the field, such as Address Number.

• Column variable

  Data that might change for each new record, such as the address number value, for example, 1001, 1202.

You can use the Director to guide you through the process of creating columnar section reports. The Director prompts you to select basic elements regarding the structure and content of the report. The companion Navigation Assistant tracks where you are in the report development process. You can right-click the Navigation Assistant to hide it for the current design process.

After you finish creating the initial report template using the Director, you can enhance it by using additional features of RDA.

See also:

• Setting Up Business Views as Favorites.

• Enhancing Reports Using Advanced Functionality.