Time for action – creating a new report and creating a table based on data sets
We will create a new report, and later we will create a Table
type data source and configure its columns and data types. Finally, we will populate the table with the example data.
- Start PRD if it is not yet running.
- Create a new report. Remember that there are different ways to create a new report as follows:
- Choose the New Report option in the Welcome window
- Click on the following icon in the shortcuts bar:
- Navigate to File | New
- Press Ctrl + N
- Save the report as
01_Hello_World.prpt
using the following icon: - We will define
Table
as a data source. TheTable
is a static data source; it is stored with the report's metadata and remains constant. This type of data source is often used for demonstrations, examples, testing, prototyping, and so on. - In the Data tab, right-click on Data Sets and choose Table.
- We define three columns in our data sets:
Zones
,Products
, andQuantity
. - To create the table, click on the...