Re: On Browser: How to Make a Report Based on a Join Form Availbale on Report Selection box
Joe, Reporting through ITSM 7 mechanism...yes join forms can be used. Through ARS's native mechanism, no, because the only reports that show up when users initiate reporting from a form (by clicking Report button on the Browser) is the ones tied to that form (on Report form). So I can't make a report based on AJoinB be available when users want to report off form A. ITSM 7's reports are run through the ITSM 7 Report Console which has extensive code to set the right form name before calling the Active Link that opens the report. That's why my dilemma...that without writing code or adding a button, I can't have users initiate report on form A, and then run a report based on AJoinB. I will see if I can use a report based on form A, and have fields from B be pulled in a sub-report. --- Joe DeSouza joe_rem...@yahoo.com wrote: Aren't a lot of the out of the box reports on the ITSM apps based out of join forms? Why would it be a limiting factor? Joe From: Rabi Tripathi ars_l...@yahoo.com To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:39:17 PM Subject: On Browser: How to Make a Report Based on a Join Form Availbale on Report Selection box Hi folks, When my users want to generate a report on form A, I need to allow them to select a report based on a join of form A and form B. Can't seem to be able to do it on a browser client, as only reports based on form A show up for selection. When they are looking at a results list on A, they click on Report button to get to the Report Selection window (standard ARS form for reporting on browser clients). On this window, the reports that show up for selection on the table are filtered by the table using this qualification (source is Report form): (( $FmName$ =) OR ( $FmName$ = 'Form Name')) AND (($USER$ = 'Submitter') OR ( 'Status' = Active)) So, when the Report Selection window opens, I am guessing the form name A is brought to the window on $FmName$, so that only reports based on A are listed. How can I have a report based on AJoinB be listed there? I think I could change my report design (Crystal) to use report/subreport instead of a join form, but I already have a report nicely built using AJoinB. The relationship between A and B is one to one. With a subreport, all the fields from the subreport will be limited to one area, and I can't mix its fields with those of the main report, as I can if I am using a join with 1:1 relationship. Can't win either way. Any ideas? Any way to embed the join form name in the report and have that form be used as the source, even though the user got to the Report Selection window from A? I can write custom code on a button to run this report my way and bypass Report Selection window, but I am trying hard to avoid having to write/change code, and instead just add a report on Report form. TIA. ARS 7.1, Crystal 11. ___ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: Where the Answers Are ___ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: Where the Answers Are
On Browser: How to Make a Report Based on a Join Form Availbale on Report Selection box
Hi folks, When my users want to generate a report on form A, I need to allow them to select a report based on a join of form A and form B. Can't seem to be able to do it on a browser client, as only reports based on form A show up for selection. When they are looking at a results list on A, they click on Report button to get to the Report Selection window (standard ARS form for reporting on browser clients). On this window, the reports that show up for selection on the table are filtered by the table using this qualification (source is Report form): (( $FmName$ =) OR ( $FmName$ = 'Form Name')) AND (($USER$ = 'Submitter') OR ( 'Status' = Active)) So, when the Report Selection window opens, I am guessing the form name A is brought to the window on $FmName$, so that only reports based on A are listed. How can I have a report based on AJoinB be listed there? I think I could change my report design (Crystal) to use report/subreport instead of a join form, but I already have a report nicely built using AJoinB. The relationship between A and B is one to one. With a subreport, all the fields from the subreport will be limited to one area, and I can't mix its fields with those of the main report, as I can if I am using a join with 1:1 relationship. Can't win either way. Any ideas? Any way to embed the join form name in the report and have that form be used as the source, even though the user got to the Report Selection window from A? I can write custom code on a button to run this report my way and bypass Report Selection window, but I am trying hard to avoid having to write/change code, and instead just add a report on Report form. TIA. ARS 7.1, Crystal 11. ___ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: Where the Answers Are
Re: On Browser: How to Make a Report Based on a Join Form Availbale on Report Selection box
Aren't a lot of the out of the box reports on the ITSM apps based out of join forms? Why would it be a limiting factor? Joe From: Rabi Tripathi ars_l...@yahoo.com To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:39:17 PM Subject: On Browser: How to Make a Report Based on a Join Form Availbale on Report Selection box Hi folks, When my users want to generate a report on form A, I need to allow them to select a report based on a join of form A and form B. Can't seem to be able to do it on a browser client, as only reports based on form A show up for selection. When they are looking at a results list on A, they click on Report button to get to the Report Selection window (standard ARS form for reporting on browser clients). On this window, the reports that show up for selection on the table are filtered by the table using this qualification (source is Report form): (( $FmName$ = ) OR ( $FmName$ = 'Form Name')) AND (($USER$ = 'Submitter') OR ( 'Status' = Active)) So, when the Report Selection window opens, I am guessing the form name A is brought to the window on $FmName$, so that only reports based on A are listed. How can I have a report based on AJoinB be listed there? I think I could change my report design (Crystal) to use report/subreport instead of a join form, but I already have a report nicely built using AJoinB. The relationship between A and B is one to one. With a subreport, all the fields from the subreport will be limited to one area, and I can't mix its fields with those of the main report, as I can if I am using a join with 1:1 relationship. Can't win either way. Any ideas? Any way to embed the join form name in the report and have that form be used as the source, even though the user got to the Report Selection window from A? I can write custom code on a button to run this report my way and bypass Report Selection window, but I am trying hard to avoid having to write/change code, and instead just add a report on Report form. TIA. ARS 7.1, Crystal 11. ___ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: RMI Solutions ARSlist: Where the Answers Are
