What is a Burst Calculation for a Master Burst?

The next step to building a Master Burst is to add a burst calculation via Design | Calculations. The steps to set it up are nearly identical to the distribution burst we created earlier. Leave Burst on run selected. During testing, leave Show target during run checked. Uncheck after testing.

First, we choose our public or private report. Second, we match the values to the sub-report connecting the Lookup Values to match the criteria for passing information from the master to the target sub-report: e.g. Vendor, Document Number, Document Type, etc.

The divergent step from the process we did for the distribution burst occurs next: Specify Output Type and the Output description field shown above. As mentioned before, these types are what differentiate the 3 kinds of Burst reports.

Select the visual assist to bring up a similar window to the screen shot to the right.

After selecting the visual assist for Output Types, select the radio button for Return Value. This indicates we are building a Master (Bring Back) Burst report and choosing sub-report values to return into our main or master report. Select the visual assist next to the blank Result Value. From the list of valid fields, select the first sub-report value to return to the master report as a new column. In our example we will choose Payment Amount. Repeat this process for each result field required. (Note: Unlike with a table lookup, a user may not select multiple values using CRTL or SHFT. Currently, each result must be manually selected and added to the Specify Output Type and the Output description.)

For our example, the second and third fields retuned are: Pay Item and Check Item Date.

 

After the burst calculation is completed and saved, rearrange your master report columns, for example the screenshot below.