To define and add a custom report from scratch
1 Click the Reports tab, then click the Manage Reports task tab.
2 Click ADD to go to the Add Report page.
3 Enter the name of the report as you want users to see it in 25Live.
4 Choose the Report Engine from the drop-down list. The choices are WebServices or Interactive Reports.
5 Choose the appropriate Report Group for the report from the
drop-down list.
6 In the Filename field, enter the name of the .xsl (WebServices) or .cis (Interactive Reports) file you created for the report and placed in the ASV custom reports directory.
7 Define report parameters as needed. Enter the parameters in the order you want them presented to users generating the report. To define a parameter:
a Click New Report Parameter.
b Enter the parameter name as you want it to appear to 25Live users when they are specifying parameters for the report.
c Choose the parameter’s data type from the drop-down list.
d From the Field Mapping drop-down list, choose the field in the RPT_PARM_VALUE record where the user-supplied value for the parameter should be stored.
e If you chose “Object” as the parameter’s data type in step c, choose the object type from the Validation drop-down list.
f If the user must enter a value for the parameter, select “Yes” for Value Required.
g Repeat steps a - f to define additional parameters.
8 Click Add Report.