The Reports dialog is the primary activity dialog in the reporting facility. Most of the reporting activities you perform start by selecting one of the function buttons displayed.
Areas and buttons in Reports dialog
Report list
This list represents those reports contained in the Report Definition file selected By default, the reports listed here the first time this dialog is used are those in the (default) Report Definition file supplied, called REPORTS.RPT.
Description
A brief description of the content or purpose of a report is part of the Report Definition file. There is one description for each report in that file.
Add button
This button is used to open the Add Report dialog, which is used to create another report as part of the current report grouping (.RPT) file.
Edit button
This button is used to edit the currently highlighted report. If the report was created with the Report Editor, the Report Editor automatically displays to edit the report.
Note If the report was edited with a text editor, a warning message appears (see Use Text Editor dialog), signifying that a text editor must be used.
