Overview of Stored Processes

Stored process output in a report can include queries, prompted filters, titles, images, and statistical analyses. Some stored process output might support chart tips, tooltips, and drilling.
There are two ways to use stored processes:
  • Stored processes can be included as part of a larger saved report, as explained in this chapter.
  • Stored processes can be rendered directly, as explained in Viewing Stored Process Reports.
When you include a stored process in a saved report, you can perform some additional layout design tasks that are independent of the stored process output. For example, you can add text, images, headers, and footers. In the same report section, you can also include the output of a query that uses data items from a data source. If you add an additional data source (other than the stored process), then you can also add graphs, tables, and, possibly, geographical maps.
This chapter discusses how to work with stored processes in Edit mode.