1. Creating Argos Banded Reports
10th Anniversary
Creating Argos Banded Reports

2. General Announcements:
Please turn off all cell phones/pagers
If you must leave the session early, please do so as discreetly as possible
Please avoid side conversations during the session
Questions will be answered …..
Thank you for your cooperation

3. Harrisburg Area Community College
Calvin Deiterich
(717)

4. What I expect to Cover Reporting Basics Creating a basic banded report
Using Group and Summary Bands
Using Sub-detail Bands
Grouping around Sub-Detail Bands
Making your report look good

5. Reporting Basics The first questions to ask
Why do you need this report?
What will the report be used for?
What are the data requirement?
Parameters?
What should the report look like
Internal – Working report
Internal – Archival report
External

6. Other Basic Design Thoughts
Source of data – one or multiple data sources
Does it make sense to include all the data elements in one query?
Data to always include on the report
Run Date
User who ran the report
The parameters used

7. Student Schedule & Accounting Report
Internal working report
Data Elements
Student Information – Main Group Header
Name ID
Schedule
Sub-Detail Band 1 – Class Information
CRN
Subject Code
CRSE Number
Sub-Detail Band 2 – Meetings
Start/End Dates
Meeting Data
Building & Room
Sub-Detail Band 3 – Account
DCAT Description
DCAT Total
Band Footer – Total
Student Group Footer
Total Credit Hours

8. Items to Remember
Always create meaningful labels for your bands & sub-queries
Set band colors while designing – can be removed later
Work from highest group to lowest group
Set band font when creating band
Be careful to link bands with the proper parent
Using Sub-Detail bands
Select the proper dataset & master
Make sure datasets are linked to the correct Master Dataset - Example
If using higher group footer with total from lower one – set it correctly - Example

9. Open to the Floor
Questions
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