Report Definition Type - Detail Postage

A Detail Postage report definition type is similar to the Detail Report, except that it contains additional detail fields that can be used.

When Detail Postage is selected as the report type, the displayed screen will consist of the following sections: Fields, Summary By, Detail Fields, and Report Sort Order. Clicking on a section’s title bar will expand it and display its corresponding fields.

An explanation of each option or field is shown below the print screen:

Fields

The Fields section contains virtually all fields in a Mail.dat file, organized into various categories, listed in a vertical menu on the left side of the screen. Clicking on any of these categories will display the fields contained within that category.

Any field may be selected to be displayed in the report (as a column). Click on the field name or its associated toggle button to select a field. When a field is selected to appear on the report, its toggle button will display a value of On.

If fields in the Summary By section have already been selected, some fields in the Fields section may be disabled.

Summary By

The Summary By section contains fields where the returned data will be summarized or grouped in a report. The available fields are grouped into categories listed in a vertical menu on the left side of the screen. When a category is selected (clicked), its corresponding fields will display.

Click the corresponding toggle button to select or deselect a field. When a field is selected, its toggle button will display a value of On.

Detail Fields

The Detail Fields section contains additional fields intended to provide further detail in a report. Click the corresponding toggle button to select or deselect a field. When a field is selected, its toggle button will display a value of On.

Report Sort Order

The Report Sort Order section defines the display order of the selected fields within the report.

As fields are selected in the Fields and Summary By’ sections, they are automatically added to the first Available fields stack in the Report Sort Order section. Users can then move any or all of the available fields to the corresponding Order by fields stack as desired.

As fields are selected in the Detail Fields section, they are automatically added to the second Available fields stack located in the Report Sort Order section. Users can then move any or all of the available fields to the corresponding Order by fields stack as desired.

The field tiles that appear in both the Order by fields and the Available fields stacks will be included in the report. The fields shown in the Order by fields stacks will appear first in the report. Then, in the order they appear in each stack.

Any fields listed in the Available fields stacks will appear in the report in a pre-determined order, but they will appear after the fields listed in the Order by fields stacks. For this reason, it is recommended to move all the fields listed in each Available fields stack to their corresponding Order by fields stack to ensure the correct order of appearance in the report.

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