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content

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for

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each

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group

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defined

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on

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report.

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tag

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all

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groups.

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tag

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to

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keep

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parsing

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simple.

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no

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groups

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defined,

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default

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group

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elements

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data

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row.

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fields

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list

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contain

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strings

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defining

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names

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of

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limited

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data

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model,

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you

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also

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enter

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expressions

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here.

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you

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define

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subgroup,

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include

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content.

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<fields>

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groups.

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specific

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more

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Syntax

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Description

Groups

<groups>
</groups>

There can be one or more groups definitions in the "groups" element. If no groups are defined, a default group is created to contain all data elements of the current report.

Group

<group></group>

Defines a group inside a groups element. (A group has a uniqe name and a list of fields.

Group Header

<groupheader>
</groupheader>

Prints as the header for a group.

Group Footer

<groupfooter>
</groupfooter>

Prints as the footer for a group

Example of Groups

The text below is sample data

Panel
No Format

1ST GROUP BY
BEGIN <first group by A>
    2ND GROUP BY
    BEGIN <second group by A.a>
      <details>
    2ND GROUP BY
    END <second group by A.a>
    2ND GROUP BY
    BEGIN <second group by A.b>
      <details>
    2ND GROUP BY
    END <second group by A.b>
1ST GROUP BY
END <first group by A>
1ST GROUP BY
BEGIN <first group by B>
    2ND GROUP BY
    BEGIN <second group by B.a>
      <details>
    2ND GROUP BY
    END <second group by B.a>
    2ND GROUP BY
    BEGIN <second group by B.b>
      <details>
    2ND GROUP BY
    END <second group by B.b>
1ST GROUP BY
END <first group by B>
{noformat} {panel} {code:xml}
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xml
xml
<groups>
  <group name="FIRST GROUP ">
    <fields>
      <field>FIRST_GROUP_COLUMN_FIELD</field>
    </fields>
    <groupheader height="36" font="Arial" fontsize="10">
      <label height="18" alignment="left" width="100%" x="0" y="0">1ST GROUP BY</label>
      <message\-field height="18" alignment="left" width="100%" x="0" y="18">
        BEGIN $(FIRST_GROUP_COLUMN_FIELD)
      </message-field>
    </groupheader>
    <groupfooter height="36" font="Arial" fontsize="10">
      <label height="18" alignment="left" width="100%" x="0" y="0">1ST GROUP BY </label>
      <message-field height="18" alignment="left" width="100%" x="0" y="18">
        END $(FIRST_GROUP_COLUMN_FIELD)
      </message-field>
    </groupfooter>
  </group>
  <group name="SECOND GROUP ">
    <fields>
      <field>FIRST_GROUP_COLUMN_FIELD</field>
      <field>SECOND_GROUP_COLUMN_FIELD</field>
    </fields>
    <groupheader height="36" font="Arial" fontsize="10">
      <label height="18" alignment="left" width="90%" x="10%" y="0">2ND GROUP BY</label>
      <message-field height="18" alignment="left" width="90%" x="10%" y="18">
        BEGIN $(SECOND_GROUP_COLUMN_FIELD)
      </message-field>
    </groupheader>
    <groupfooter height="36" font="Arial" fontsize="10">
      <label height="18" alignment="left" width="90%" x="0" y="0">2ND GROUP BY</label>
      <message-field height="18" alignment="left" width="90%" x="10%" y="18">
        END $(SECOND_GROUP_COLUMN_FIELD)
      </message-field>
    </groupfooter>
  </group>
</groups>
{code}

h2. Detailed 

Detailed Header/Footer

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