Hi Christopher,

> The SQL is simply passed on to the database verbatim, there's no  
> translation of any kind going on. The only thing Trac does is inspect  
> the column names in the results, and applies styling, grouping, and  
> the like to the HTML output, as described in the docs

Ok.  I'm no SQL expert at all - is there a common subset among the
possible database engines, and is there an overview of that subset
somewhere ? Or am I on my own figuring it out ? :)

> > Also, I noticed that I cannot group by a custom field, even though  
> > I can
> > filter by a custom field.  Is this a simple oversight, or by design ?
> 
> Hmm, custom fields show up for me. What type is the field you're  
> missing?

They're all text.  They do show up in the filter menu, not in the group
menu.  This is trac 0.10.4

> Note also that if/when we phase out reports, there will definitely be  
> an external plugin to replace the core module, so the functionality  
> won't really be gone, it'll just no longer be out-of-the-box.

That's good to know, then I don't need to worry yet about wasting my
time writing a good report :)

Thanks
Thomas

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