Fast Report - Get Data from Available Pipeline

Introduction

Sometime in the report you might wanted some extra information or further analysis from the report itself but you not able to select in the report design. So you had to self query to get the extra information or further analysis.

Example 1 - Show GST Summary at Last Page

Below is Example doing following actions

Get data information (Tax, Tax rate, LocalAmount, LocalTaxAmt)
Group the data by Tax code

Last Script Update : 18 Nov 2015

Steps

01. Click Code tab & scroll down look for procedure SetUp

02. Copy below script & paste it between the begin & end; in procedure SetUp

  SQL := 'SELECT Dockey, Tax, TaxRate, Sum(CAST(LocalTaxAmt AS REAL)) LocalTaxAmt, ' +
         'Sum(CAST(LocalAmount AS REAL)) LocalAmount '+
         'FROM Document_Detail ' +
         'WHERE Tax <> '''' ' +
         'GROUP BY Dockey, Tax, TaxRate';
  AddDataSet('GSTAmt', ['Tax', 'TaxRate', 'LocalTaxAmt', 'LocalAmount']) // Create New Pipeline (eg here is GSTAmt)
  .GetLocalData(SQL) // Execute the Query
  .SetDisplayFormat(['LocalTaxAmt', 'LocalAmount'],<Option."AccountingValueDisplayFormat">) // Set Display Format
  .LinkTo('Main', 'Dockey', 'Dockey'); // Link the New Pipeline (eg here is to link with Main Pipeline)

03. Click File | Save As... to save the file (eg Sales Invoice 7 (GST 2)-New)

04. Click File | Exit to exit the report design

05. Click Design again in the report designer for the file just save on Steps 3 (eg Sales Invoice 7 (GST 2)-New)

06. Click Subreport Icon

07. Click the place to print

08. Click Insert Band icon

09. Select Master Data

10. In the Dataset select the New Pipeline created at Step 2 (eg GSTAmt) & Click Ok

11. Repeat Steps 8 to add the Header & Footer

12. Click on Red A icon & click the place to print

13. Select the option for following setting

Dataset : GSTAmt
DataField : LocalAmount

14. Repeat Step 12 & 13 for other but DataField change to LocalTaxAmt

15. Click Sum Icon & click at the Footer

16. Select Aggregate value & set the option as following setting

Function : SUM
Data band : MasterData2
DataSet : GSTAmt
DataField : LocalAmount

17. Click Ok

18. Repeat Step 16 & 17 for other but DataField change to LocalTaxAmt

19. Right Click & select DisplayFormat

20. Set the setting for following option

Category : Number
Format : 1,234.50

21. Click OK

22. Repeat Steps 19 to 21 for other Total field (i.e. LocalTaxAmt)

23. Click on Red A icon & click the place to show tax code

24. Copy below script & paste in the memo

[IIF(Trim(<GSTAmt."TaxRate">)='',<GSTAmt."Tax">,<GSTAmt."Tax"> +' @ ' + <GSTAmt."TaxRate">)]

25. Click OK.

26. For Label, Click on Red A icon, click the place to print & enter the Decription

27. Save the report.

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Example 2 - Show Show 1st FromDocNo at Header

Below is Example will get FromDocNo Field from the Detail Data

Last Script Update : 19 Sep 2018

Steps

01. Click Code tab & scroll down look for procedure SetUp

02. Copy below script & paste it between the begin & end; in procedure SetUp

  SQL := 'SELECT Dockey, Min(Seq) Seq, FromDocDate, FromDocNo FROM Document_Detail '+
         'WHERE FromDocType <> '''' ';
  AddDataSet('pl_FromDocInfo', ['Dockey', 'FromDocDate', 'FromDocNo'])
  .GetLocalData(SQL)
  .LinkTo('Main', 'Dockey', 'Dockey');

03. Click File | Save As... to save the file (eg Sales Invoice 7 (GST 2)-New)

04. Click File | Exit to exit the report design

05. Click Design again in the report designer for the file just save on Steps 3 (eg Sales Invoice 7 (GST 2)-New)

06. Click on Red A icon & click the place to print

07. Select the option for following setting

Dataset : pl_FromDocInfo
DataField : FromDocNo

08. Repeat Step 6 & 7 for other field

09. Save report

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Example 3 - Group Overtime in Payslip

Below is Example will group all the Overtime by Code, Description, Rate & PayRate.

Last Script Update : 19 Sep 2018

Steps

01. Click Code tab & scroll down to empty place

02. Copy below script & paste it between the begin & end; in procedure SetUp

procedure Setup;
var SQL : String;
begin
  SQL := 'SELECT Employee, Code, Description, Rate, PayRate, ' +
         'Sum(CAST(WorkUnit AS REAL)) WorkUnit, Sum(CAST(Amount AS REAL)) Amount ' +
         'FROM Overtime ' +
         'GROUP BY Employee, Code, Description, Rate, PayRate';
  AddDataSet('OTGroup', ['Employee', 'Code', 'Description', 'Rate', 'PayRate', 'WorkUnit','Amount'])
  .GetLocalData(SQL) // Execute the Query
  .SetDisplayFormat(['WorkUnit'],<Option."WorkUnitDisplayFormat">)
  .SetDisplayFormat(['Rate','PayRate'],<Option."RateDisplayFormat">)      
  .SetDisplayFormat(['Amount'],<Option."PayrollValueDisplayFormat">)      
  .LinkTo('Main', 'Employee', 'Employee');
end;

03. Click File | Save As... to save the file (eg PR.Payslip1A.Report-Group)

04. Click File | Exit to exit the report design

05. Click Design again in the report designer for the file just save on Steps 3 (eg SPR.Payslip1A.Report-Group)

06. Click Subreport3

07. Double Click MasterData4

08. Change the Dataset to OTGroup & Click OK

09. Change all the Field Data Set to OTGroup for all Component in MasterData4

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Introduction

Example 1 - Show GST Summary at Last Page

Example 2 - Show Show 1st FromDocNo at Header

Example 3 - Group Overtime in Payslip

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