CHAPTER 19Creating a New Query
There are two major panels used to create a Web Intelligence document: the Query Panel and the Report Design Panel. The Query Panel is used to return rows and columns of data from the database, and the Report Design Panel is used to take that set of data and format it and organize it so that it is not just “data,” but rather, “information” to the consumer of your report. You learned about many of the features available to you in the Report Design Panel in Chapter 18.
Whether you are creating a new query or modifying an existing query, you use the Query Panel. The Query Panel lets you select result objects to display in a report and specify query filters to limit the rows returned, all without the need for you to ...
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