Report structure

A report is a tabular display of source data, according to the specifications of a report definition. Because data that appears in a report is source data, the report does not contain custom terms or values created by data transformations.

A report includes one row for each variable (or combination of variables) that you specify as a row variable in the report definition. For each row, the report includes columns that you identify as column variables in the report definition. Each column is called an analysis variable.

The report definition may include multiple levels of column variables, as in the following example. A variable that groups values for another variable is called a breakdown variable. Any row variable can be a breakdown variable, and the column variable at the top of the report can also be a breakdown variable.