Monday, 10 June 2013

Report Type & Designs

Report Types : In AX there are two types of Reports

  • Query Report
  • RDP Report

Query Report : We can create reports using AOT Query(static query). This approach is suggested when data is coming direct from tables.

RDP Report : RDP report involves business logic according to the requirement  This logic may be calculations or getting values from different tables based on conditions.



Report Designs : Reports in AX are used to display data to users in a format which is suitable for the way that the information is read.
A report can have multiple designs so that the code can decide at run-time which design to use. The designs can be totally different, but they would share the same data sources and form methods.

There are two common design patterns
  • Auto Design
  • Precision Design
Auto Design : This report is automatically generated based on the query in the data sources of the report. It Limits the possibilities for the developer as developer cannot make any changes in the design of report.

Precision Design : The developer has full control over the design, he can modify the design according to the requirement.




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