Patent ID: 6613099
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of creating a report format suitable for displaying data associated with one or more of a plurality of database records, the method comprising:obtaining a first layout, the first layout including a plurality of database fields having associated formatting information, the first layout being a first report format adapted for displaying data associated with one or more database records; creating a second layout from the first layout such that the second layout includes one or more of the plurality of database fields, the second layout being a report format adapted for displaying data associated with the plurality of database records such that data values associated with the same database field are displayed adjacent to one another; and associating at least a portion of the formatting information of the first layout with the one or more of the plurality of database fields in the second layout such that the second layout includes the at least a portion of the formatting information from the first layout, the second layout being a second report format adapted for displaying data associated with one or more database records.