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Now you will create a report with the Report Painter and use the CENTORD data source. You do not need to create a hierarchy when you create this report, because the sample CENTORD data source already contains dimensions. After you OLAP-enable and run your report, you will drill down on dimensions and measures, drag and drop them, and use the right-click menu on the OLAP user interface.
The Add Procedure dialog box opens.
The Open dialog box asks you to specify the data source you will use to create your hierarchy.
The Report Painter opens, where you will create a report using fields from the CENTORD data source.
To create a report, you must add fields to it. Follow these steps to add fields to your report in the Report Painter.
The Object Inspector window, located at the left side of the Report Painter, lists the fields in the CENTORD Master File.
Tip: If your report boundaries are not showing (the Page Heading and Page Footing areas), click the Report menu and select View. Click the check box for Boundaries in the General section and then click OK.
The following font attributes are the default:
Your report should now look like the following image.
You can OLAP-enable reports so that users can benefit from Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) to quickly change the presentation of data.
Complete the following steps to OLAP-enable your report.
Notice that the OLAP selections panel opens above the report output, as you requested in step 2. Use this panel to manipulate your output. Also, notice that drill-down hyperlinks are active for the dimensions and for measures.
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