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Visual Studio 2008 Reports-Getting column totals

Asked by: rogersan

 I am using Visual Studio 2008 Reports (not Crystal Reports) to report the data from an SQL database. This works but I would like to show column totals. The Report Wizard does not allow for this. Is there a way of doing it?

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Answers

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2009-08-27 at 14:15:10ID: 25202794

If this is not Crystal Reports then why are you asking in the Crystal forums?

I assume you mean the Data Reporting that uses an RDLC file.

mlmcc

 

by: emoreauPosted on 2009-08-27 at 17:21:43ID: 25204014

there is no such thing as "Visual Studio 2008 Reports".

It is either CR or Reporting Services (from SQL Server). Which one are you using?

 

by: rogersanPosted on 2009-08-27 at 17:50:08ID: 25204231

It is the Reports Application Template of Visual Studio 2008.

 

by: senecaglobalPosted on 2009-08-27 at 22:20:40ID: 25205094

In the column footer, use Sum() aggreagate function e.g. =Sum(Fields!YourField.Value). This will display the column totals either in group footer/ header or table footer.

 

by: Auric1983Posted on 2009-08-28 at 08:10:05ID: 25208475

rogersan,

All you need to do is modify the report and drag the columns into the report footer.  The report designer is *usually* smart enough to know that you want to sum the field and get a total value (as senecaglobal noted above)

 

by: Auric1983Posted on 2009-08-28 at 08:10:14ID: 25208479

Sorry into the "table" footer

 

by: rogersanPosted on 2009-08-30 at 22:15:09ID: 25220636

Currently my report (generated by the Report Wizard) only has a body. Is there a way to add a table/column footer to it?

 

by: Auric1983Posted on 2009-08-31 at 04:47:42ID: 25222009

Rogersan,

Certainly.  When you created the report using the wizard you needed to pick a report type (matrix, tabular etc.) do you remember which you picked? If not can you post a screen shot of your report from designer. I've added a screen shot to show you how to add a table footer.

In design mode simply right click anywhere on the row selector on the left and select "Table Footer" as illustrated in the screencap.
Once you have that new row, you can highlight the field in the dataset and drag it down into the footer of the appropriate column.




 

by: rogersanPosted on 2009-09-01 at 13:06:45ID: 25235412

   I tried adding a Table Footer to my report but the only options offered were adding a Page Header or Page Footer. I added a Page Footer and put text boxes on that for the totals, but when I tied running the report I got error messages saying that you are not allowed to put text boxes on a Page Footer.

   It seems that you have to pick the right type of report using the Report Wizard so that you can add a Table Footer. Does anyone know the which ones?

                                                  Thanks

 

by: Auric1983Posted on 2009-09-02 at 05:36:35ID: 25240287

Rogersan,

What version of BIDS are you using? If you pick a tabular report it will give you output similar to what I have above.

I've always found it easier to create reports outside of the wizard, that way I have more control over the objects used in the report.

 

by: rogersanPosted on 2009-09-02 at 17:04:59ID: 25246861

 Where can I find out the Version of BIDS?

   I have tried creating more reports using the Reports Wizard - I keep getting Deserialization Errors and when I hit the view code button nothing happens - most frustrating. I tried adding a report but I still just get a body and I can only add a page footer to it.

    How do you create a report outside the Wizard?

 

by: rogersanPosted on 2009-09-04 at 02:12:13ID: 25257835

    From what I can find out BIDS (Business Intelligence Development Studio) does not come with SQL Express which I think is all you get with Visual Studio 2008. Is that correct?

 

by: rogersanPosted on 2009-09-05 at 16:27:44ID: 25268204

    The solution to adding column totals on the Reports for my copy of Visual Studio 2008 (which does not allow anything but Page Headers and Footers to be added), is to simply put extra text boxes below the row of text boxes with the field data. The properties of the extra text boxes are set to equal the totals of the fields required.

    There is no need to add Table Footers and you cannot do it anyway.

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