there are four different layouts in report 6i

1) Data Model - To define modify data model (querys)

2) Paper Layout - work area to format report output

3) Paper Design

4) Paper Parameter form

There are eight different layout formats :

1. Tabular

2. Form Like

3. Mailing Label

4. Form Letter

5. Group Left

6. Group Above

7. Matrix

8. Matrix with group

There are five types of triggers in report 6i

1) Before report trigger

2) After report trigger

3) Before Parameter trigger

4) After parameter trigger

5) Between pages trigger

Firing sequence of report trigger

First the before parameter trigger will raise

after firing this trigger parameter form will displayed

after passing parameter after parameter trigger will fire query will parsed & then before report trigger will fired

then if there are number of pages in your report then the between pages report will fired but it will fire between first & second & so on pages but it will not fired in reverse condition

the after reoprt trigger will fire after closing the runtime parameter form is closed.

Bind variables are used in reprot 6i for replacing the single parameter in the select statement

Lexical Parameter are used to replace the where order by .........coditions at run time.

There are three type of columns in the report 6i these are

1) Placeholder Column

2) Formula Column

3) Summary Column

Placeholder column is used to store a value for a variable.

No you can't have the form without canvas

There are five types of canvases these are

1) Stacked Canvas

2) Content Canvas

3)Tab Canvas

4)Horizantal Canvas

5) Vertical Canvas

firing seqence

before parameter form trigger

after paramerter form trigger

before report trigger

between page

after report trigger