The following describes the process of defining and executing a Summary report with the aid of the Quick Report Writer.
The Quick Report Writer is a tool that allows you to quickly create a report without having to know all the necessary details that are normally required to build a report via the full-fledged version (namely Standard Report Writer). This saves you time in creating every report from scratch. However, if you need access to more functionality you can always convert a Quick Report to a Standard Report.
Ready-to-use columns and keys are available as well as a default layout of the report. This tool gives you an excellent starting point for further development of the report, which can be done using the Standard Report Writer.
Once you have created a Quick Report you can maintain it via the following two options:
- Quick Report Writer
- Report Writer. When maintaining it via this option you also have two options from which to choose, which impact the lifeline of the Quick report:
- If you choose to edit (open) it via the standard Report Writer you will receive a message informing you of this. If you choose to proceed, the report will be converted to a standard report. The end result will be that you can no longer edit the report via the Quick Report Writer.
- If you want to keep the original Quick Report, you can select the copy option from the standard Report Writer maintenance window. When you copy a Quick Report into the standard Report Writer, the copy will be converted into a standard report during the copy process. However the original Quick Report will not be affected.
Note: A standard report cannot be maintained using the Quick Report editor, nor can it be converted into a Quick Report.