Add or modify custom reports in Data Mining

When you add or modify a custom report, you can create portrait, landscape, or export layouts, and choose calculated values and input screen fields as report contents.
  1. From the
    Data Mining
    window, select the
    Client database
    , then select
    Continue (Step 2)
    .
  2. In the
    Print Selection and Client Search
    window, select
    Design Custom Reports
    .
  3. To add a custom report:
    1. Select
      Add
      and enter a report name in the
      Description
      .
    2. To base the report on an existing report, select an existing report from the
      Template
      .
    3. Select
      Continue
      .
  4. To modify an existing custom report:
    1. In the
      Custom Reports
      window, select the report.
    2. Select
      Edit
      .
  5. To modify the report name, enter the new
    Report name
    .
  6. To add client, contact, or other general information as a column heading in the report:
    1. Select
      General
      for the
      Product
      .
    2. Select an item in the Name list then
      Select
      .
  7. To add a calculated value from a federal or a state return as a column heading in the report:
    1. Select
      federal
      or a state from the
      Product
      drop-down.
    2. Select
      Calculated value
      .
    3. Select the value in the Name list, then use
      Select
      .
  8. To add data from a federal or state input screen field as a column heading in the report:
    1. Select
      federal
      or a state from the
      Product
      drop-down.
    2. Select
      Input screen field
      .
    3. Select
      Select Field
      .
    4. Use the folders and tabs to choose the field, then
      Select
      .
  9. Format the report:
    • To reorder or remove report columns, select the column item in the Columns in the layout pane and use
      Move Up
      ,
      Move Down
      , or
      Remove
      .
    • Change the length of the fields with the
      Field length
      up and down arrows.
    • Change the font size with the
      Font size
      up and down arrows.
    • Sort information by primary or secondary columns and choose whether the information displays in ascending or descending order.
    • To list subtotals on reports that include input screen fields, mark the
      Subtotal
      checkbox.
  10. Select
    OK
    , then
    Done
    to return to the
    Print Selection and Client Search
    window.
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