Am 06.01.2012 15:55, Dan Lewis wrote:
The report wizard in both OOo and LO gives a choice of a static or dynamic report. Where is this choice in the Report Builder? I can't find it. Or, has it been decided that a static report no longer serves a purpose? I know that limitations can be placed upon the query or view upon which the report is based. This might take the place of a static report. But would this always be the case? I don't know. Example: a report shows an abnormality. After this is corrected, data is modified in the database. Run the report again, and the abnormality might disappear. Where is the proof that the abnormality every existed? Just a thought. This is going to both lists in case someone from one of them knows the answer.--Dan
From the database window you can drag or copy the *icon* of some table or query into an arbitrary Writer document and then choose to import a table. This comes very close to a static report. If your database is registered you can hit F4 and do the same with an icon from the left pane of the datasource window. Most of the time I use spreadsheet templates with (conditional) formatting, calculation formulas, charts and pivot tables for all kinds of reporting. In Calc you can refresh links whenever you want and you can unlink imported data.
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