Summary

After finishing this chapter, we have the foundation needed to continue with the exercises in the following chapters. We have covered the following topics:

• We have started PRD in different operating systems, and we have differentiated among a series of sections in the PRD UI. This division in sections correspond to the physical location of each part but principally to the function that each performs in the UI.
• We defined the Work area as the place where we add fields, graphics, and so on that we want to include in the report.
• We described the function of each object that we can add to our reports, which are found in Insertable objects.
• In the Report tree structure, we saw how the objects in our report are structured.
• We explained in Style and Attributes that we can configure the details of each object selected.
• We also explained that in the Data panel we can create and edit data sets, functions, environments, and parameters.

These are the most important sections in the PRD layout, as they...