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Capson
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     Posted: 25 Mar 2013 at 4:48pm
Is there a logic to deciding how to structure a master report with sub-reports?

For example, I have a 360 (employee feedback) report I'm trying to make, where there are 4 different ways of presenting the data. Each different presentation has a different page header & uses different groupings. So I think I need to make each presentation into a separate report & then bind them all together in a master report with subs.

But, how should I structure the master.

For example, should the master be the one with the most complex data, and then the other, simpler, sub-reports get tucked into headers & footers relative to where they need to be in relation to that 'core' report? Or should I make the title page be the 'master', with conditionally suppressed page headers and then put each way of presenting the data as a sub-report into a separate group header in order within that report?

i.e. what is a good organizational strategy for this?
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Quote Sastry Replybullet Posted: 25 Mar 2013 at 10:23pm
Hi

I feel like you create a blank report and insert all 4 reports as sub reports into this blank report in report footer.

Create a parameter to select one of your sub report and suppress conditionall other sub reports.

If you have any common parameters in all reports, create those parameters on main report and link all your sub reports with these parameters.

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Quote Capson Replybullet Posted: 26 Mar 2013 at 4:15am
Thanks Sastry, that helps
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