Bind a New Report to Data

The End-User Report Designer is designed to work with IntelliTrack data reports, meaning that a report obtains its general (dynamic) data from the external IntelliTrackdata source. This document describes how a newly created report can be bound to the IntelliTrack data source.

To bind a report to IntelliTrack data, do the following.

  1. Create a new report; see "Create Reports".

End User Report Designer - Empty Report

  1. In the upper left area of the report design area, click the Smart Tag.

End User Report Designer Smart Tag

  1. The Report Tasks window appears; it contains an action list.

Report Tasks window

  1. In the invoked actions list, expand the Data Source drop-down list and click Add New DataSource.

    Data Source

  2. The Report Wizard appears to guide you in creating a new dataset.

    Report Wizard - Create Dataset

  3. In the first page of the invoked Report Wizard, define the dataset name, which will then appear in the Field List.

Dataset Name

  1. On the next page, the IntelliTrack database to be used is automatically selected. Do not change this selection.

    Stratus Dataset

  2. On the next page, select (tables or views) from your database. Note that if you choose several tables (e.g., to create a master-detail report), the Report Designer creates a data relationship between them (if possible).

    Stratus Data Views

  3. Click Finish to set the data source. This will close the wizard.
  4. After performing the steps above, the report's Data Source and Data Adapter properties are defined.

Data Source and Data Adapter Defined for Report

  1. Also, the field list reflects the structure of the report's data source.

Field List for Report

  1. This means that the report has been successfully bound to the data.