
	Answer	If you did not create the windows in the previous lessons, you can follow this lesson by opening a corrected project: in WINDEV's home page (Ctrl + <), click "Tutorial" and select "Full application (With windows)". A full corrected application project is also available: in WINDEV's home page (Ctrl + <), click "Tutorial" and select "Full application (Answer)".

Creating the report

To create a report:

Click among the quick access buttons.
The element creation window appears: click "Report" then "Report". The report creation wizard starts. The report creation wizard proposes several types of reports:
Select "Table". Go to the next step.
Select the data source of report. The report will be based on the Customer data file. Select "From a data file or from an existing query".
Go to the next step.
In the list of data files and queries, select the "Customer" data file. Go to the next step.
Define the data file search key. In our case, the Customer data file will be browsed using the customer's full name. Select the "FullName" search key.
Go to the next step.
We are now going to define the sort option of data in the report. By default, the wizard proposes the item used as search key in the data file. Since we want to create a report to list customers by country and by state, we will add a sort on these two items.
To add a sort on the country:
- Click on "+" to add a sort item.
- In the window that is displayed, select the Customer.Country item.
- Validate.
To add a sort on the state:
- Click on "+" to add a sort item.
- In the window that is displayed, select the Customer.StateProvinceRegion item.
- Validate.
Modify the order of sort items. The customers must be sorted by country, by state, then in alphabetical order.
- The "Customer.Country" item appears in second sort item. Select this item and move it in first sort item via the arrow buttons.
- The "Customer.StateProvinceRegion" item appears in third sort item. Select this item and move it in second sort item via the arrow buttons.
  Go to the next step.

The wizard asks you to specify whether a break is required.


	Remark	What is a break? A Break is an operation used to group the records (or rows) according to one or more criteria. Caution, the records (or rows) will be printed. A break is NECESSARILY linked to a sort. You will notice the presence of a break header and footer. The information common to the different rows is found in the break header. The totals, counters, ... are found in the break footer. This break is used to group a set of records according to the same criterion. In our example, the break is set on the country and it is used to group all the customers living in the same country.

Answer "Yes". Go to the next step.
Specify the sort item on which the break must be set. In our case, we will be using several breaks:
- the first break is set on the country.
- the second break is set on the state.
Uncheck the "Customer.FullName" item.
Go to the next step.
You are going to specify the order in which the items will be printed and how they will be distributed in the different blocks. In our example:
- only the country will be in the "Start of break 1" block. The "Country" item is automatically associated with the "Start of break 1".
- only the state will be in the "Start of break 2" block. The "StateProvinceRegion" item is automatically associated with the "Start of break 2".
- only the FullName, Address, ZipCode, City, StateProvinceRegion and Country items will be displayed in the report.
Uncheck the CustomerID, Complement, Phone, Cell and Email items.
Go to the next step.

This step is used to define the report layout.

We will keep the default values with the "Portrait" orientation.


	Remark	Print margins When choosing the print margins, don't forget to take into account the physical margins of printers. The physical margins of printers are margins where no print is allowed. Furthermore, the physical margins differ according to the type of printer.

Go to the next step.
This step allows you to select the skin template used for the report. We recommend that you use the same skin template as the one used for the windows. In our case, select the "Phoenix" skin template for example and go to the next step.
All we have to do now is give a name and caption to the report and save it.
- Type the title: "List of customers".
- Keep the name proposed by default: "RPT_List_of_customers".
Validate.
Validate in order to switch to landscape mode.
Accept to reduce the report by validating.
The report is displayed in the report editor. Save the report.