ProReports as Burst Targets

DAS ProReports can be used in Bursting as a burst target. To demonstrate I will use Address Book (F0115).

Setup the ProReport for bursting

1. Create a simple DAS report from the F0115 table and drag the Address Number column to the parameter's panel to create the Address Number parameter that will be used by your bursted ProReport.

   

2. Create a ProReport using the Address Book report you created in step 1.

3. Drag at least the Prefix, Phone Number, Line Number columns into your detail band.

   

4. Create a header band.

   

5. Add some column header labels for your columns.

   

6. Click on the Map Parameters button and map the parameter to the DAS report's Address Number parameter.

   

7. If you go to Print Preview, you should be able to select an address number and click the Submit button to see similar results to these.

   

   By mapping the DAS parameter in the ProReport, the value selected in the Parameters panel will be passed to the DAS report for filtering.

Create the DAS report to drive the ProReport

Now that you've created the ProReport burst target, we'll create a DAS report to drive it.

1. Create a DAS report from the F0101 and keep at least the Address Number column and, for testing purposes, select a small list of AB numbers that have phone numbers.

2. Create the Burst calc

   1. In the Input parameter values choose our new ProReport.

      

   2. Select your filter criteria, the Address Number; this will be passed to the ProReport's parameter as a filter for each row.

      

   3. Set your Output Destination.

      1. Output Type: PDF

      2. File Name:

         

      3. Destination:

         

Ready to run

Everything should be setup and ready to run.

Disable Simulate output to generate your output files.

Running your report should result in Address Book reports for users that have phone numbers in the F0115 table.