Creating Banded Creating Banded Reports im CF using Reports im CF using

Nested <CFOUTPUT> Nested <CFOUTPUT> tagstags

Creating Banded Creating Banded Reports im CF using Reports im CF using

Nested <CFOUTPUT> Nested <CFOUTPUT> tagstags

Douglas M. SmithDouglas M. SmithApplication ArchitectApplication Architect

Automation Creations, IncAutomation Creations, Inc

What does a traditional banded report look like

• Parts are successively nested• Each part (except the detail) has a

header and a footer• Typically allowed to do domain type

calculations– Sum– Max– Min

Reports Parts• Report• Group1• Group2• GroupX• Detail

How does Grouping work in CF?

• <CFOUTPUT Query="X" Group="Y">• Only shows records where field "Y"

changes• Does not do true grouping• Does *not* sort for you• query should be sorted by the same

fields you group by, in order for the output to make sense

<CFOUTPUT>Nesting Basics

• Query must be on the outer most level

• Must be a different group, or no group to nest

• Any number of groups can be nested• <CFOUTPUT> with no options can

be in the deepest level

Report SectionsREPORT HEADER <CFOUTPUT QUERY="X" Group="1">

GROUP 1 HEADER <CFOUTPUT Group="2">

GROUP 2 HEADER <CFOUTPUT>

REPORT DETAILS </CFOUTPUT>

GROUP 2 FOOTER</CFOUTPUT>GROUP 1 FOOTER

</CFOUTPUT> REPORT FOOTER

Example• Show the books published by each

author, organized by book type• ie, group by

– type– then author– then title

Using Style Sheets effectively

• One class for each level/header/footer

• Page Breaks