Allow report users to manipulate report fields

[pmella2000]

Once again I am asked by a client if a report user can choose what fields they want to be used in a particular report as they run the report. Also, they don't want to have the user have to select several different parameters accomplish this.

At the present time, there are many reports that are similar and it is preferable to reduce the number of reports.

Currently, the reports(CR9) are accessed from a VB6 application. There is a planned upgrade "soon" to XI.

My experience has been to go through the report requirements phase and, then, to develop the reports based on approved specifications.

My question: Is there a way to create a report that a user can dynamically manipulate? Could something like this be used in XI? Is this something like a business view (haven't used this type of feature)?

OR - do I return again and say go back to requirements gathering and get a universal type approval....

Thanks,

pmella2000

 

[satinsilhouette]

You would have to build an outside app that would allow them to do report defintions using the BOBJ API, but that is a long drawn out process.

Thanks so much!
satinsilhouette