3 Structuring Data

This chapter describes techniques for structuring the data that is returned by BI Publisher's data engine, including grouping, linking, group filters, and group-level and global-level functions.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Working with Data Models

• Features of the Data Model Editor

• About the Interface

• Creating Links Between Data Sets

• Creating Element-Level Links

• Creating Group-Level Links

• Creating Subgroups

• Moving an Element Between a Parent Group and a Child Group

• Creating Group-Level Aggregate Elements

• Creating Group Filters

• Performing Element-Level Functions

• Setting Element Properties

• Sorting Data

• Performing Group-Level Functions

• Performing Global-Level Functions

• Using the Structure View to Edit Your Data Structure

• Function Reference