Active Reports question

[trip7]

Hello, I'm fumbling my way through learning to build a custom Active Reports setup sheet. My question is can I return a value from a sub-report to the main report? What I'm trying to do is list the Program Number (PROG_NUM) to the main SETUPSHEET as shown in this pic.

 

Many thanks in advance!

[crazy^millman]

Why wouldn't you want to pull that number directly from the value of what it is? What would pulling it from there serve or help you with?

[trip7]

Thanks for the reply Crazy^Millman.

 

I first tried to pull PROG_NUM from my main report but it returned nothing. Then using the help file it shows PROG_NUM listed under OPERATION. I'm under the impression that OPERATION is to be used as a subreport with all its tags. Is it possible to use PROG_NUM tag on the main //SETUPSHEET report?

[crazy^millman]

Well stupid question do you have a program number assigned for the operations?

[trip7]

Not stupid at all since I should have mentioned that. And yes, it is assigned. In my subreport it shows just fine but I don't want to have a page dedicated to just this. Obvious rookie here!

[trip7]

Got it sorted. I manually entered a textbox and input PROG_NUM in its field but didn't work. Then I dragged PROG_NUM from the fileds menu listed under OPERATION and it woked.

 

Thanks for your time Crazy^Millman

[crazy^millman]

Trip yes they want it their way and when you do it manually you break the logic to support it you cannot see in the background. Glad you did not give up and got it worked out.

[trip7]

OK, starting to make a little headway on this Active Reports Designer. I made a subreport //FILE and its child //TOOLS and its child //TOOL. I created a tool list in //TOOL subreport using the functions under the Fields menu but when I run the report it only outputs the first tool and does so on several pages. Is there a setting I'm missing that populates the list with all the tools being used?