Using the Reports demo

The Reports demo contains examples to show how the components of a report application fit together. Study these examples to learn how to build your own report design documents and report programs.

When Genero Studio launches, the Welcome Page lists the demo projects. Select Reports to open the Reports demo project in Genero Studio.

Figure: Reports project

Screen shot of the Reports demo in Project Manager.

The Reports demo project consists of:

  • Application files, generated or written using Genero Business Development Language.
  • A set of report definition files, created with the Genero Report Designer.
  • The data schema for the database used with the demo reports.
Note: The files can be found on your system in Documents\My Genero Files\samples\Reports.

Most of the design and source files are contained under the OrderReport application. The OrderReport reports are listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Order Report
Report Name Description See Also
CategoryChart* Several examples showing a category chart, or a chart that is grouped by two fields. These examples show how different charts can be produced from the same data. Category charts
Dashboard report A report displaying a dashboard that includes two business graphs and a table. It demonstrates business graphs and pivot tables. Working with business graphs, Working with pivot tables
Dynamic Pivot Table A report that allows you to select which fields to use as dimensions (for grouping) and which fields to include as measures. Generates a table of user-selected measures, grouped by user-selected dimensions. Sample pivot table reports
Fancy Pivot Order List A report displaying an order list grouped by countries and product lines. It uses the Grouped List with Totals template. It demonstrates regrouping, aggregations, and running totals. Create and manage report templates, Report schema transformations
Generic List Generic list report using a FLAT LIST type that allows you to select the fields to include. Generic reports are created at runtime and do not have a report design document. Generic reports
New Generic List Generic list reports using a NEW LIST type that allow you to select the fields to include. Generic reports
Grouped Table Demo A report in table format. This report shows a table with several header and body rows. Table
List Demo A report in list format that includes images, totals, and conditional text coloring. This report provides two examples of RTL expressions that control the font color and the "thumbs-up/thumbs-down" image at runtime, based on a field value. Change the display based on a condition
MapChart* Several examples showing a map chart, or a chart that is grouped by one field. These examples show how different charts can be produced from the same data. Map charts
MasterReport A report that links to other sub reports. Creating master report design for linked reports
MasterReportInlined A report that includes inline sub reports. Merging report schema for inline reports
OrderLabels A report consisting of pages of mailing labels for customers. It demonstrates the independence of the label design from the layout of the physical labels on the paper. Create labels: the report program (Genero BDL), Design labels
OrderList A report showing a text-based list, based on the list template. It illustrates the use for layout-dependent references. Print a value from the previous page
OrderReport A report detailing a customer order. This report illustrates the use of different page headers and footers on each page, and includes an OMR Bar Code. Add headers and footers to a report
OrderStock A report displaying stock information, including a code-39 bar code. This report illustrates the use of attachment and positioning rules, and shows you how to design a report onto a form or pre-printed paper using a background image. Design documents for pre-printed forms
PivotOrderList A report displaying revenue disribution by customer in a pivot order list. It demonstrates regrouping and aggregations. Report schema transformations
RevenueAnalysis A report that analyzes the revenue by area, category, and customer. It demonstrates duplication of data. Report schema transformations
StaticPivotTable A table of customer data, grouped by customers and orders. Sample pivot table reports
TableDemo A report in table format. This report shows a simple usage of a table. It also shows how to hide values that occur more than once. Table, Hide repeated values

To view these reports, run the Reports demo.

To view the code, open the OrderReport.4gl file in the src directory of the OrderReport application.

Other report applications

Other reports are in their own application directories, which contain both design and code files. These reports are listed in Table 2.

Table 2. Other report applications
Report Name Description See Also
Calendar Uses a table to display a work calendar.
Dynamic Columns Table Displays a table that creates columns dynamically based on data.
FacturX Displays a hybrid invoice based on the Factur-X standard, combining a PDF for users and XML data for automated processing. This example invoice can contain items with different VAT (value-added tax) values, a common requirement in Germany and France.
Order Report ASCII Displays a Genero ASCII (compatibility) report. Running a Genero ASCII report using GRW (compatibility report)
Order Report XML Fetches report data from an XML file and displays it in a report. Fetching report data from an XML file
Rich Text Displays the content of a Web Component using a Rich Text Box. Rich Text Box
XY Chart Displays an XY Chart showing trigonometric functions. XY charts

To view these reports, right-click on the application node and select Execute.