Lucent Technologies Centrevu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide

  Using the Report Wizard CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a New Report2-13
Defining a 
Report Layout 
Section(s)
2
Defining a report layout section(s) consists of the following tasks:
lSelecting a data group 
lSelecting data items
lSelecting the chart or table format
lPreviewing the work already done on the report (optional).
Selecting a Data 
Group Page
2
The Select a Data Group page provides only those data groups specific 
to the type of report (real-time, integrated, or...

  Using the Report Wizard CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a New Report2-14
The data groups available are placed in a tree view structure. There can 
be up to three levels of data, the last level containing the individual data 
groups. From this tree view structure, you will select an individual data 
group for the section you are defining. A description of the different levels 
is as follows:
lFirst Level—the highest classification level of data. For example, the 
highest...

  Using the Report Wizard CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a New Report2-15
Categories of data and sub-categories of data can be expanded 
(represented with a “+” sign) and collapsed (represented with a “-” sign). 
By default, when the Select a Data Group page of the wizard appears, 
one category will be expanded with one data group selected. The default 
is based on the information (report type and report layout) which you 
provided to the wizard previously.
To choose a data group,...

  Using the Report Wizard CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a New Report2-16
Selecting Data 
Items Page
2
The Select Data Items page is where you finalize the actual data (data 
items and calculations) that will be displayed in your report. Data items 
are specific types of data stored in one of the CMS databases. 
The data group you chose earlier is used to populate the following list 
views in the Select Data Items page:
lAvailable Data Items list view—contains all the data items...

  Using the Report Wizard CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a New Report2-17
Both list views contain the following three elements:
lIcon—if the data type is alphanumeric or has a graphical 
representation. Synonyms that are defined for data items are in 
parenthesis.
lItem Heading—default heading for the database item or calculation. 
The item heading is the heading used in standard CMS reports.
lData Item—database item or calculation (internal name).
From the Select Data Items page,...

  Using the Report Wizard CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a New Report2-18
To filter data group items, do the following:
lIn the Display Data Group items that contain text box, enter the 
characters of the data items that you want Report Wizard to display. 
For example, if you want to list only those data group items that 
contain the text “logonsk,” then you would need to enter “logonsk.”
lTo redisplay all data group items available to the data group, delete 
all text in the...

  Using the Report Wizard CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a New Report2-19
Accessing Definitions 
for a Data Group Item
2
Report Wizard provides definitions for all the data group items listed in 
both list views. To see a definition for a specific data group item, do the 
following:
1. Click on the data group item for which you want a definition.
2. Select the Data Item Definition button located under the Available 
Data Items list view.
Report Wizard enables the Data Item...

  Using the Report Wizard CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a New Report2-20
Repositioning (Moving 
Up or Down) Data 
Group Items in the 
Selected Data Items 
List View
2
Report Wizard allows you to reorganize the list of data group items in the 
Selected Data Items list view by moving them up or down. With this 
feature, you can dictate the order the database group items will appear in 
the report. You can reorganize data group items through the following 
methods:
lClicking on the...

  Using the Report Wizard CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a New Report2-21
Selecting the 
Table Format
2
From the Select Table Format page in the wizard, you define the 
characteristics of your table layout. The default is a table in row order with 
grid lines.
The following types of table layouts are available to you:
lRow oriented table with grid lines
lRow oriented table without grid lines
lColumn oriented table with grid lines
lColumn oriented table without grid lines. 

  Using the Report Wizard CentreVu Report Designer Version 8 User Guide
Creating a New Report2-22
Example of a row-
oriented report
2
Example of a Column 
Oriented Report
2