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• • Always try to add Parameters to your report. Parameters cause windows of common filter options to display when you run the report. If the report has no parameters, you will be forced to use filters when running reports. Filters are very powerful, but are a lot harder to use. A parameter window might ask you for a start and end date as fields you just fill in on a popup window, filters require you to enter the start and end data in a structured query. Editing filters requires at least a one hour training course. So try to use Parameters if you can.
  • The only way to know if the data type on your report allows you to add parameters to your report is to try to add a parameter. If your data type allows parameters, the parameters available will display.

Click on the "New" button above the list of parameters on the "Parameters" tab

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Optionally add a filter, you probably don't need to complete this step If you want to add any filters, click on the filters "Filters" tab and then new to add your filters. A filter follows the standard Readysell critiera struture which is explained elsewhere here in the user guideUser Guide. You probably can just use a parameter As a general rule, if no parameters are available, add a filter, otherwise use a parameter I have included an example of a filter to select for a single date below Expand title Show me Click on the "Settings" tab and set the data access mode to "Server". This just makes the report run faster.   Expand title Show me   Click on the "Save and Close" button on the ribbon menu above your list report tab. Expand title Show me   Find your new list report on the "list reports" tab Highlight one of the parameter options Click on "Show Report Using Parameters" Expand title Show me Select a range on the parameters popup window that is sufficient for some data to show on your report Then click the "OK" button on the parameters window Expand title Show me

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Right click on the blank heading row at the top of the report and then left click on "Column chooser". The column chooser will appear blank, you have to add each field you want to use!

Click on the "Add" button near the bottom of the column chooser toolbox to add columns to your list of available fields

Then drag the fields you want to print from the column chooser box to the list report

If you want to group by a column, right click on the list report header and the select "show group by box"

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Right click in your group footers or report footers to add totals

Once you are happy with your report layout. Click on the "Save Report Layout" button at the top left of the screen to save your completed report

See also:

Customising Readysell lists and detail view user interface then saving and sharing the results

Conditional Formatting of ListsChanging the formatting on lists using appearance rules

Working with Lists