This section provides procedures for the following tasks that you may perform to access the Oracle Reports documentation:
For more information on using Oracle Reports Builder, as well as Oracle Reports reference information, refer to the Oracle Reports online Help, which you can access in any of the following ways:
From Oracle Reports Builder:
Choose Help > Help Contents.
Click Help or press F1 in any dialog box.
In the Property Inspector, click a property, then press F1 to display the property's help topic.
On the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Oracle Reports page (http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/reports/index.html
):
Under Resources, click Hosted Online Help to display the Web-based version of the most recent Oracle Reports online Help.
Under News, click Oracle Reports Online Help Update to replace your Oracle Reports online Help in Oracle Reports Builder with the most recent update. Instructions for replacing your help file are included in the readme.txt
in the download file.
The following guidelines will help you to make effective use of the online Help:
Familiarize yourself with the Contents tab to get an idea of the scope of the topics covered in the online Help.
Click the Index tab to locate specific topics on a subject.
The Help Navigator window and Help Topic window can be separated or kept together. Move the windows as desired.
To get started and become proficient with building reports, refer to the following resources:
Table 4-1 Oracle Reports documentation roadmap
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Instructions and hands-on lessons about building paper and Web-based reports |
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Context-sensitive help on dialog boxes, messages, and properties |
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Information about Oracle Reports Services and configuring and using the Reports Server |
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Information about using the Oracle Reports application program interface (API) |
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Other resources, such as white papers |
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