sql server reporting services: Report question -- sql server reporting services

Re: Report question

Ravi Mumulla (Microsoft)
8/13/2004 3:45:43 PM

sql server reporting services: Take a look at sample report below which goes against local northwind
database, groups data by year, and uses Avg() to calculate average freight
per year
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/rscreate/h
tm/rcr_creating_expressions_v1_10pz.asp?frame=true):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Report
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2003/10/reportdefini
tion"
xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner">
<RightMargin>1in</RightMargin>
<Body>
<ReportItems>
<Table Name="table1">
<Style />
<Header>
<TableRows>
<TableRow>
<Height>0.25in</Height>
<TableCells>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox3">
<Style>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<BorderWidth>
<Bottom>3pt</Bottom>
</BorderWidth>
<BorderColor>
<Bottom>Black</Bottom>
</BorderColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Bottom>Solid</Bottom>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>8pt</FontSize>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
</Style>
<ZIndex>11</ZIndex>
<rd:DefaultName>textbox3</rd:DefaultName>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Year</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox1">
<Style>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<BorderWidth>
<Bottom>3pt</Bottom>
</BorderWidth>
<BorderColor>
<Bottom>Black</Bottom>
</BorderColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Bottom>Solid</Bottom>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>8pt</FontSize>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
</Style>
<ZIndex>10</ZIndex>
<rd:DefaultName>textbox1</rd:DefaultName>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Order Date</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox2">
<Style>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<BorderWidth>
<Bottom>3pt</Bottom>
</BorderWidth>
<BorderColor>
<Bottom>Black</Bottom>
</BorderColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Bottom>Solid</Bottom>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>8pt</FontSize>
<TextAlign>Right</TextAlign>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
</Style>
<ZIndex>9</ZIndex>
<rd:DefaultName>textbox2</rd:DefaultName>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Freight</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox5">
<Style>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<BorderWidth>
<Bottom>3pt</Bottom>
</BorderWidth>
<BorderColor>
<Bottom>Black</Bottom>
</BorderColor>
<BorderStyle>
<Bottom>Solid</Bottom>
</BorderStyle>
<FontSize>8pt</FontSize>
<TextAlign>Right</TextAlign>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<FontWeight>700</FontWeight>
</Style>
<ZIndex>8</ZIndex>
<rd:DefaultName>textbox5</rd:DefaultName>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>Yearly Average Freight</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
</TableCells>
</TableRow>
</TableRows>
</Header>
<Details>
<TableRows>
<TableRow>
<Height>0.25in</Height>
<TableCells>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox4">
<Style>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<FontSize>8pt</FontSize>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
</Style>
<ZIndex>3</ZIndex>
<rd:DefaultName>textbox4</rd:DefaultName>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value />
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</TableCell>
<TableCell>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="OrderDate">
<Style>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<FontSize>8pt</FontSize>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>