Time for action – making a copy of the previous report

In this chapter, we will use the report we created earlier. To do so, we will open it and save it with the name 09_Using_Formulas.prpt. Then we will modify its layout to fit this chapter. Finally, we will establish default values for our parameters. The steps for making a copy of the previous report are as follows:

1. We open the report 07_Adding_Parameters.prpt that we created in the previous chapter. Next, we create a copy by going to File | Save As... and saving it with the name 09_Using_Formulas.prpt.

2. We will modify our report so that it looks like the following screenshot:

   

3. As you can see, we have just added a rectangle in the Details section, a label (Total) in the Details Header section, and we have modified the name of the label found in the Report Header section. To easily differentiate this report from the one used in the previous chapter, we have also modified its colors to grayscale. Later in this chapter, we will make the color...