Creating and managing filters is a key feature in designing a report definition. You can apply filters to groups created at sheet, row, column, or cell level. To create a filter;

  • Drag an item from the Report Designer menu into the appropriate area on the Filters tab in the Layout Editor (area below the text Drag fields into area below to create filters). An example is shown in the figure below.

 

Figure: Apply filters

 

You can access existing filters by clicking on the boxes in the respective row or column, as shown in the figure below. From the Layout Editor window, you can modify and delete filters.

 

Figure: Accessing filters in the Layout Editor

The next sections cover the basics of configuring filters: