Reports - Do you keep Reporting criteria simple?

Updated by Christian Morford-Waite [SSW] 12 days ago. See history

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  1. Have Selection for filters e.g. Date Ranges
  2. Have Selection for chart options e.g. Show Legend
  3. Don't have selection for chart groupings e.g. By Month or By Product
    • Crystal and Access these are built into the report and it is very complex to have a generic solution.
    • Also it is disorientating for the user to have this as a selection
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