Re: A question regarding ORACLE reports 2.0

In <316B18A8.3448_at_ici.net>, "Paul A. Deibel" <deibel_at_ici.net> writes:
>To: comp.databases.oracle
>
>Is it possible to customize a reports 2.0 layout after the repeating
>frames have been set up? In other words, do the layout fields have
>to be re-created in the layout editor if users need the layout changed?
>It seems that there should be an easy way to move repeating frames and
>fields around, or even associate fields with different frames than
>was the original case, when not using any of the default layouts. I am
>new to reports 2.0 and was used to the old (non-gui) report writer, so
>any help with this will be appreciated. The old report writer did not
>use repeating frames. Thanks -- Paul Deibel deibel_at_ici.net
>

You may modify the layout in 2.0 but I would be careful not to change the order in which the frames and repeating frames are laid out. Reports 2.5 prevents you from getting the frames out of synch with each other and thus makes rearranging your report layout a lot easier.

D. Scott Moyer, Jr.                        dmoyer_at_gpu.com (work)
GPU Service Corporation                dsmoyer_at_enter.net (home)