Report Desk: Documentation Roadmap
Version: 8.6
Setup and Configuration
The following articles explain initial setup and ongoing maintenance of Report Desk:- Report Desk: Setup and Configuration : Initial installation and ongoing maintenance.
- Elliott V8.6 Configuration Utility (EL860CF.EXE) : Maintaining default parameters.
- How to Use EL860DB.EXE Utility to Create PSQL Databases : Maintaining PSQL database names.
- Report Desk: Running & Designing Reports Basic: The quick guide on how to run report desk reports.
Using Report Desk
These articles describe the various options available when running reports:- Report Desk: Running Reports : Details of of running reports
- Report Desk: Entering Date Parameters : Ways of entering dates
- Report Desk: Record Thresholds : Handling very large reports.
- Report Desk: Understanding Timeout and Strikeout Scenarios: More on long-running reports
Designing Reports
- Report Desk: Customizing Reports : Modifying existing reports.
- Report Desk: Column Formats : Understanding column formats.
- Report Desk: CheckBoxes : Using CheckBoxes.
- Report Desk: Input Constants : Specifying values used in SQL Functions.
- Report Desk: Multiple Lines : Using multiple lines in body, headers and footers.
- Report Desk: Groups : Grouping data.
- Report Desk: Report Footer : Providing report totals and other aggregates.
- Report Desk: Variables in Titles and Column Headings : Using variable titles and column headings.
- Report Desk: Font and Margin Overrides : Overriding appearance options for a report.
Managing Reports
- Report Desk: Notifications : Monitor report usage by sending an email each time it is run.
- Report Desk: Managing Custom Reports : On-going management of your custom reports.
- Report Desk: Performance Inquiry : Review of performance for Report Desk report processing.
Resolving Common Errors
- Company DSN Missing : Fixing this issue.
- Missing Column Title : Fixing this issue.
- Divide By Zero Errors: Fixing this issue.
- LNA Packet Errors: Fixing this issue
Advanced Topics
- Report Desk: How Font is Determined : Describes settings that affect the font name and size.
- Report Desk: Overriding Standard Reports : Limiting some standard reports.
- Report Desk: Calculating Percentages : How to calculate percentages.
- Report Desk: Optional File Input Parameter : Pointing to a file for input values.
- Report Desk: Telerik Functions : Embedding Telerik functions.
- Report Desk: Global Variables, Parameters and Embedded Functions : Special abilities.
- Report Desk: Subreports : Embedding reports inside other reports.
- Report Desk: Understanding SumValuesInGroup Aggregates: Getting totals from Groups.