If a report has unexpected duplicate values or empty rows, the cause is most likely that there is a one-to-many join to an object not being used.

The Report Designer is the main editor for Advanced and CrossTab Reports. A full suite of reporting and design tools with a spreadsheet-like interface is available.

A data object is a container for reportable information from a source of data. When creating a new Advanced Report, data objects will be added to the report with the Add Data Objects dialog, which will appears when launched for the first time.

The sections of an Advanced Report define its appearance and pattern. Specifically, sections determine how frequently cell contents are repeated.