The
"Field Explorer"'s toolbar provides buttons with
tool tips and hot-key combinations. You can right-click any item in the tree
view to bring up a context menu.
The toolbar offers these functions:
New
Use this option to create a formula
field, summary field, parameter field or running total field.
Show Data Types
Use this option to display the data
types of the database fields, formula fields, parameter fields, and running
total fields shown in the
"Field
Explorer".
Sort Fields
Use this option to display the fields
in alphabetical order. The fields will either be displayed in the order they
appear in the table, or in ascending alphabetical order.
In addition to the functions available on
the toolbar, the context menu offers a list of functions that varies depending
on the object you are working with. For example, a database field has the
following functions available:
Undo Add Table
Use this option to remove the table
the field belongs to from the report.
Redo
Use this option to repeat the last
deleted action.
Insert
Use this option to add a field to the
report. You can insert more than one field at a time by selecting multiple
fields, right-clicking, and choosing Insert.
Alternatively, to insert a field, you
can drag and drop it in the Design or
"Outline" views.
Group on Field
Use this option to group the records
in the report on the selected field.
Sort on this Field
Use this option to sort the records in
the report on the selected field.
Filter on this Field
Use this option to create a filter for
the records in the report based on the selected field.
Browse Data
Use this option to browse data for a
database field or formula field.
Show Data Types
Use this option to toggle between
showing the data types of the objects in the
"Field Explorer" view.