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Create a new sub-report:1. Select:• the type of sub-report to create (form, table, …). See “The different types of reports”, page 26 for moredetails.• the data source of the sub-report (data file, query, …). See “Source of the report”, page 35 for moredetails.• the elements of the sub-report (controls, sort conditions, breaks, …).2. Give a name to the sub-report and validate the creation of the sub-report.Use an existing report:1. Select the report to display in the sub-report.2. Give a name to the sub-report and validate the creation of the sub-report. By default, the name of thesub-report is: "S".9.3 Characteristics of composite reports and sub-reports9.3.1 Characteristics of composite reports• The composite report includes several sub-reports. All the sub-reports are directly viewed in the report editor.• The composite report has a name, as well as each sub-report. The different sub-reports of the compositereport are listed in the "Project explorer" pane.• To view the description window of the composite report, you can:• On the "Modification" pane, click the group button of the "Composite report" group .• Select "Description of composite report" from the popup menu of the report.• The description window of the composite report is used to:• Define the caption of the report and its name ("General" tab).• Define the export buttons found in the preview ("Details" tab).• Define the behavior if the sub-reports are empty ("Details" tab).• Make the report modifiable in Reports & Queries ("Details" tab).• Define the languages supported by the report ("Language" tab).• Manage the sub-reports ("Sub-reports" tab): you have the ability to add, delete sub-reports, modify theorder in which they are printed, …9.3.2 Characteristics of sub-reports• The sub-reports can be accessed in the editor by opening the composite report.• To view the description window of the sub-report:•Click in the sub-report.• On the "Modification" pane, click the group button of the "Sub-report" group or select "Descriptionof sub-report" from the popup menu of the report.• The description window of the sub-report is used to select the report to display.• The sub-reports can be reports with parameters. In this case, to initialize the parameters of the sub-report,you must use iInitSubReport.• To modify the report displayed by a sub-report by programming, use iChangeSubReportSource.Part 1: Report editor 105