Report Layout Table

The report layout table defines the calculation formula for the profit-and-loss report. The report layout controls how SAS Web Report Studio displays the cube when it is first opened. More specifically, the report layout determines:

A report hierarchy can have multiple report layouts so that you can create different reports from the same data.

A report layout table contains the following columns and must conform to the following rules:

Position
Name Maximum Field Length Description
1
ID Char 32

The unique identifying reference for the item

  • IDs for source costs are based on the behavior IDs
  • IDs for calculated values are defined here.
  • IDs for labels are arbitrary text strings.
2
Name Char 32 The name of the behavior, which displays on the report
3
Formula Char 256

For calculated rows, the formula for the calculation based on the IDs.

The formula can include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (+, -, *, /).

Note : Formula fields must not also appear in the report hierarchy.

4
RowOrder Numeric 8 The position of the row in the profit-and-loss report

Note: You can add labels to a report.

The following picture shows a sample report layout table:

Note: Do not include calculated rows, such as the following row, in the report hierarchy table:

The report layout controls how SAS Web Report Studio displays the cube when it is first opened. You can see in the following graphic that the report layout table controls

See also: