Data Source Editor
You use this dialog box to specify the data filtering criteria for the report. The report structure determines how the data filtering criteria is specified:
- To specify the data filtering criteria for a row, on the Row Sets (CS206010) form, open the data source editor by clicking the lookup control in the Data Source box of the required row.
- To specify the data filtering criteria for a column, on the Column Sets (CS206020) form, open the data source editor by clicking the lookup control in the Data Source box (attribute of the lower table).
- To specify the data filtering criteria for a unit, on the Unit Sets (CS206030) form, open the data source editor by clicking the lookup control in the Data Source box of the table area.
- To specify the data filtering criteria for a whole report, on the Report Definitions (CS206000) form, set the relevant options in the Default Data Source Settings section.
The Data Source Editor dialog box, shown below, includes pertinent elements and the following buttons: OK, which saves the choices you have entered; and Cancel, which discards the changes.
By using the data source editor, you can limit the data displayed in the report by using any of the elements described below.
Element | Description |
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Ledger | The code of the ledger for which data will be displayed in the report. |
Account Class | The account class for which data will be displayed in the report. Only accounts in the account class will be included. |
Start Account | The starting account number in the account range to be reported on. |
End Account | The ending account number in the account range to be reported on. |
Start Sub. | The starting subaccount number in the subaccount range, if you specify one, to be reported on. |
End Sub. | The ending subaccount number in the subaccount range, if you specify one, to be reported on. |
Start Branch | The starting branch in the branch range to be reported on. |
End Branch | The ending branch in the branch range to be reported on. |
Start Period | The starting financial period in the period range, if you specify one. |
Offset (Year, Period) | The shift from the starting period specified by the
Start Period value. In both
Offset elements, positive offset numbers
set the number of financial periods to be added to the
Start Period and End
Period values, while negative offset numbers set the
number of financial periods to be subtracted from the
Start Period and End
Period values. Consider the following examples:
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End Period | The ending financial period in the period range, if you specify one. |
Offset (Year, Period) | The shift from the ending period specified by the End
Period value. Consider the following examples:
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Expand | An option, present only if the Data Source
Editor dialog box is opened on the Row Sets (CS206010) form, that determines how
data will be displayed. Select one of the following options:
When the Account or Sub option is selected in this box, the Row Description box becomes available in the Data Source Editor dialog box (below the Expand box). |
Row Description |
This box is available only if the Account or Sub option is selected in the Expand box. An option that determines the description that will be displayed in the selected row. Select one of the following options: Not Set, Code, Description, and Code-Description. |
Amount Type | The amount type to be used to display or calculate the values in
the report lines. If GL is selected in the
Type box of the related form, select one
of the following options:
If PM is selected in the Type box of the related form, select one of the following options:
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