Report Writing Advanced Rel 8.96

(also applies to Tools releases 8.93, 8.94, 8.95 and 8.97)

 

What you will learn:

Learn how to use the advanced features of the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne report writing tool to customize and optimize report output. In addition to a short review of basic report writing functionality, this course provides a thorough description of the various advanced report writing concepts. The course contains several activities that will give you hands-on experience using the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne tools to incorporate the advanced features into your reports.

 

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Report Writing Advanced shows you how to make use of advanced report writing functionality, such as adding processing options, setting up business views, creating conditional and custom sections, and setting up reports to call other reports. In addition, this course describes the purpose and the components of smart fields, and how to set up a report using an existing smart field.

 

Learn to:

• Use system functions in event rules.

• Set up custom sections in reports.

• Set up and attach processing options to reports.

• Set up conditional sections in reports.

 

Audience:

• Developer

• Reports Developer

• Technical Administrator

• Technical Consultant

 

Prerequisites:

Required Prerequisites:

• 6 months experience with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Report Design tool

• Report Writing Rel 8.96

 

Course Objectives:

• Describe available advanced functionality.

• Set up and attach processing options.

• Explain security for reporting.

• Add advanced logic to reports.

• Set up and use business functions.

• Use basic troubleshooting tools.

 

Course Topics:

Technology Overview

• Describing Available Advanced Functionality

• Describing the Tools Used to Create Each Function

• Process for Developing Associated Objects

 

Setting Up Processing Option Templates

• Describing the Purpose of Data Structures

• Setting Up Processing Option Templates

 

Attaching Processing Options to Reports

• Locating the Appropriate Processing Option

• Creating Logic to Process Valid Values

 

Describing the Batch Event Process

• Determining Which Event is Appropriate

 

Explaining Security for Reporting

• Explaining Security Types

• Describing How Security Affects Reporting

 

Using System Functions in Event Rules

• Describing the Purpose of System Functions

• Using System Functions in Reports

 

Creating Event Rule Variables

• Describing Event Rule Variables

• Creating Event Rule Variables

 

Setting Up Conditional Sections

• Describing Conditional Sections

• Defining Sections as Conditional

 

Setting Up Custom Sections

• Describing Custom Sections

• Setting Up Custom Sections to Present Additional Data

• Setting Up Custom Sections to Process Logic

 

Using Table I/O to Fetch and Update Data

• Describing the Purpose of Table I/O

• Using the Table I/O to Fetch Data

• Using Table I/O to Update Tables

 

Setting Up Reports to Call Other Reports

• Describing Report Interconnects

• Including Report Interconnects in Reports

• Verifying the Report Interconnect was Successful

 

Describing Business Functions

• Describing the Purpose of Business Functions

• Identifying the Components of Business Functions

• Using Business Functions in Reports

 

Setting Up Business Functions

• Creating Business Functions

• Setting Up Business Functions to Calculate Data

• Setting Up Business Functions to Concatenate Fields

 

Describing Smart Fields

• Describing the Purpose of Smart Fields

• Identifying the Components of Smart Fields

 

Using BrowsER to Review Event Rules

• Explaining BrowsER

• Using BrowsER to Review Event Rules for an Entire Report

 

Troubleshooting Reports

• Reviewing the Report Cover Page

• Reviewing the Data Selection

• Explaining the UBE.log

• Activating Logging

• Viewing UBE Logs