visit the wizard
Now that we've created the necessary fields, we can use the New Layout/Report wizard to design the report.
Switch to Layout mode (View > Layout Mode), and choose Layouts > New Layout/Report. The opening screen of the New Layout/Report wizard appears.
Elect to Show records from
Main
, enter
Account Summary Report
in the Layout
Name
box, uncheck the option to Include in layout
menus
, and select
Columnar list/report
as the layout type. Click Next to continue.
On the Choose Report Layout screen, select
Report with grouped data
and click both check boxes (Include subtotals and Include grand totals). Click Next.
On the Specify Fields screen, move these three fields into the Layout fields list (in order):
Account Type, Description, Value
. Click Next to continue.
On the Organize Records by Category screen, specify
Account Type
as the grouping field (moving it into the Report Categories List). Doing so instructs FileMaker to create a
subgroup
for each account type, such as savings
bonds
. Click Next to continue.
On the
Sort
Records screen,
Account Type
is already included as the primary sort field. Move
Description
into the Sort order list as the second sort field, and click Next to continue.
We'll use the Value Summary field to calculate subtotals and a grand total for the report.
On the Specify Subtotals screen, click the Specify button, select
Value Summary
in the Specify Field dialog box, and click OK. Ensure that
Account Type
and
Below record
group
are selected in the drop-down lists, and then click the Add
Subtotal
button. Click Next to continue.
On the Specify Grand Totals screen, click the Specify button, select
Value Summary
in the Specify Field dialog box, and click OK. Ensure that
End of report
is selected in the Grand total placement drop-down list, and then click Add Grand Total. Click Next to continue.
On the Select a Theme screen, select
Aqua Screen
. Click Next to continue.
On the Header and Footer screen, set Header, Top center to
Layout Name
; set Footer, Bottom left to
Current Date
; and set Footer, Bottom right to
Page Number
. Click Next to continue.
On the Create a Script for this Report screen, select
Do not create a script
. Click Next to continue.
On the final screen, select
View the report in Layout mode
and click Finish. Here's how the generated layout should look:
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