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    Subreports in report calculations

    I am creating a report on a set.
    I added a subreport in the footer of the report. I can't seem to make a calculating field to add the child totals for each parent record. The same calulation works on the main report. I am using the genie to make the field because I am not good at writing expressions.

    #2
    Re: Subreports in report calculations

    Richie,
    Although I have gotten subreports to work at times in a detail header (not recommended!), I have never done so with a footer!

    First are your subreports for the child tables with a One-to-Many linkage?? This is what generally subreports were designed for. And technically are to be placed in the Detail section of the report.
    Mike
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      #3
      Re: Subreports in report calculations

      Subreports can be made to do lots of things that they weren't intended to do but I am never surprised when some attempts fail.

      A sub-report is an entire report that is placed in the Detail area of another report (not the report footer). Its main purpose is to display data from tables linked in a set using one-to-many links at the same level.
      There can be only one.

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        #4
        Re: Subreports in report calculations

        post a sample
        Al Buchholz
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          #5
          Re: Subreports in report calculations

          Ok
          I didn't know about putting it in the detail section, maybe that is all I have to do to get it to work. If no luck I will zip it to show you and what I'm trying to do. Maybe it can't be done.

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            #6
            Re: Subreports in report calculations

            Ok that failed.
            If you open report called Account Petty 2. It is the start of what I need. The subreport shows the parent records check number and date. I just need to get the totals of those checks on there and I'm all set. I guess it would be also easier if I could have a field in the parent table that totals the child amounts, but I couldn't figure that one out either.
            Thank You

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              #7
              Re: Subreports in report calculations

              Here are a couple of ways to do it..

              I change the Account Petty 2 so the subreport totaling is done in the footer and used the wizard to generate the total() and got the correct amounts for each check.

              I also put a posting field rule on the petty cash->amount field to post to the petty head->check_amount for the proper check number.

              To bring the existing data into synch, there is a posting operation that does the same thing.

              and a Account Petty 3 report that uses the check amount from the table.

              Hopefully, this will give you some ideas in the future.
              I packed the database and reduced the size - you'll want to clean up the calculated fields in the report - like I did in 3
              Al Buchholz
              Bookwood Systems, LTD
              Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

              Occam's Razor - KISS
              Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
              Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
              When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
              "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
              Albert Einstein

              http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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