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    Reporting on a Set

    Am I barking up the wrong tree or just 'barking'.

    I have a Set that has one Header Table and ten, 1 to many child tables. The project is an ordering system with ten different products - Bread, Rolls, Meat, Vegetables etc.
    I want to produce an order report for each customer that looks like :-

    Customer Name

    Bread (This is a child table within the set)
    Item
    Item
    Item ....
    Totals for Bread Group

    Rolls (This is a child table within the set)
    Item
    Item
    Item ....
    Totals for Rolls Group

    etc.....

    I tried all sorts of grouping and sub reports but got totally confused. At the moment I am doing my usual work around, a polite way of saying a bodge up and copying all the items to a temporary amalgamated file and producing the report from that. It works fine but I know I am re-inventing the wheel.
    Regards
    Ron


    The reward for work well done is more work!

    #2
    Re: Reporting on a Set

    This should not be a hard report. You have not indicated what type of results you get. Depending how the child tables are attached can you provide a screen dump and post the set layout.
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    Mark Pearson
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      #3
      Re: Reporting on a Set

      Hi Ron,
      It sounds like you might want to normalize these related tables into one product table that has a field to differentiate the items by type. That type field can then be used to group and subtotal your items into the categories you want to see. You might even want to create a separate table where these item types can be used for a lookup during data entry, which makes it easier to add new groups if needed.
      Robin

      Discernment is not needed in things that differ, but in those things that appear to be the same. - Miles Sanford

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        #4
        Re: Reporting on a Set

        Robin
        I have done just that, but I am annoyed that I could not solve it in a smarter way.
        Mark
        I will attempt to do a screen dump of the set design.
        Regards
        Ron


        The reward for work well done is more work!

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          #5
          Re: Reporting on a Set

          I hope there is an attachment.
          Regards
          Ron


          The reward for work well done is more work!

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            #6
            Re: Reporting on a Set

            Ron,

            You are not Barking but getting there. You should only have 3 Tables in your set. Order_Header -> 1:M Order_Items and linked to the Order_Header Customer->1:1.

            Have a look at Alphasports Invoice Set construction.
            Regards
            Keith Hubert
            Alpha Guild Member
            London.
            KHDB Management Systems
            Skype = keith.hubert


            For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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              #7
              Re: Reporting on a Set

              Keith
              Been there, done that. I needed a filtered drop list for each type of product and could not get it to work, so I did my usual thing and got something working and hoped I could do it a smarter way later. If I had one drop list there would be 1800 items - too big. I have an input form with 10 tabulations and I only want the items for that particular product to be shown on that tabulation. I have said this before, but I will say it again, it's a good job I am not doing this for a living!
              Regards
              Ron


              The reward for work well done is more work!

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                #8
                Re: Reporting on a Set

                Hi Ron,

                Why would there be 1800 items on your drop list if you have the first field to be the type of product you want, then the next drop down would be filtered on that product. Simples!! Give me a call and I'll explain.
                Regards
                Keith Hubert
                Alpha Guild Member
                London.
                KHDB Management Systems
                Skype = keith.hubert


                For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                  #9
                  Re: Reporting on a Set

                  Why are you not out playing golf? I have got a field on the Products Table and I do just that, but if there is just one order items table, the items, that for instance, that you add to the Meat tabulation screen, also appears under the Bread tabulation screen.
                  Regards
                  Ron


                  The reward for work well done is more work!

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                    #10
                    Re: Reporting on a Set

                    Hi Ron,

                    My pleasure is working with Alpha, sad I know, but its what gets me out of harms way.

                    In the order items table you need two fields. The first dropdown is just the Category. Bread, Rolls, Cakes etc. This would be a very small table with Category of Products. This makes it very easy to to add new products based on the category.

                    The second drop down is now a filtered lookup based on the value of the lookup in the first field.
                    Regards
                    Keith Hubert
                    Alpha Guild Member
                    London.
                    KHDB Management Systems
                    Skype = keith.hubert


                    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                      #11
                      Re: Reporting on a Set

                      Keith
                      I hate you - this is going to be my third re-write! Get some fresh air, we are just going to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy because the weather is lousy.
                      Thanks
                      Regards
                      Ron


                      The reward for work well done is more work!

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