After creating a query, select a format to view the query results. You can use either an existing format, or create a format that displays the information that you need. When you define a format, you can use it with multiple queries, or modify it and save it as an additional format.
Procedure
- On the Action Panel, Queries.
- In the Select a Format section, click New to define a new query format.
To start from an existing format (to update it or base a new format off it), select the folder, and then the format name from the list.
- Click New and perform these substeps or go to the next step:
- In the Format tab, click the link for the presentation style which best matches what you want your report to show.
- Optionally, type a report title.
- Select from the set of available attributes, and then click Add.
- Set the order of the attributes in the Chosen Attributes column by using Up and Down.
- In the Sorting section, define the sort criteria.
- Select the appropriate paging options.
- Optionally, click Save As or Save to update an existing format.
- Type the format name and description, using a descriptive name so you can identify it from the list of saved formats at a later date.
- Click OK.
- If you have already selected a query from the list in Select a Query, you can run the query. Click Run.