rptdesign, weeklyPayStub.rptdesign, or accountsPayable.rptdesign.
3. On the next screen is a list of different report templates that we can use.
We will select Simple Listing and then click on the Finish button.
4. Go to the Data Explorer, right-click on Data Sources, and choose
New Data Source.
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5. From the New Data Source Dialog box, select Classic Models Inc. Sample
Database and click on the Next button.
6. On the next screen, it will inform you of the driver information. You can
ignore this for now and click Finish.
7. Under the Data Explorer, right-click on Data Sets and choose New Data Set.
8. On the next screen, enter the Data Set Name as dsetEmployees, and make
sure that our created Data Source is selected in the list of Data sources. You
can click Next when this is finished.
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9. On the Query Dialog, enter the following query and click Finish:
select
*
from
CLASSICMODELS.EMPLOYEES
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10. On th the next screen, just click OK. This screen is used to edit information
about Data Sets, and we will ignore it for now.
, 11. Now, f from the Outline select Data Sets and expand it to show all of the
fields. Drag the EMPLOYEENUMBER element over to the Report Designer,
and drop it on the cell with the label of Detail Row.
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