Before creating a Report Template you should initially add a data
source say, customer.ds to the File System. Refer to the JDBC chapter of
the Elixir Data Designer Documentation for details on how to add the JDBC data
source.
If you want to add a simple tabular report, perform the following steps:
Select a FileSystem. Select
Add->Reporttemplate from the file system popup menu.When the Report Template Wizard appears, enter a name for the Report, for example
First report, and click Next.In the screen that appears, locate and select the
Customer.dsdatasource and click Next.Select
Standard Report. The different types of Standard reports are listed on the right of the dialog. SelectTabular Reportfrom the list and click Next.The next page allows you to choose the fields to be displayed in the table. In this case, click the '>>' button to move all the fields to the Report table.
Finally, click Finish. the system adds
First report.rmlis added to the repository and opened to show the Layout tab.Select Render from the toolbar. On the
Render Wizard, select Glint and click Finish. The output is displayed as shown in Figure 2.10, “Generated Glint Report”.
