# Creating the Report Layout

Conditional Detail Groups |

Multiple detail line groups can be defined. The additional detail groups will have conditions associated with them to determine which group will be used to display the contents of a record. For example, if a record has a TYPE$ field, then the user could define a detail line group for each possible TYPE$ value. The first detail line group is the default group. It has no conditions associated with it and is used if the conditions for the other detail groups are not met. A maximum of 98 additional detail groups can be defined.

To add, update or remove detail line groups, select the Detail Line Groups tab on the Groups window. To invoke the Groups window, select Groups from the Report Designer Edit menu or right click on the data source in the left data pane and select Define Groups and Group Functions from the popup menu. Alternatively, click on the cell displaying a small arrow next to a section line in the leftmost column of the layout.

The Detail Line Groups tab consists of the following:

Add | Launches the Define Filters window for adding a detail line group.
Remove | Deletes a selected group. Prior to deleting the group, a message will display.
Properties | Updates the settings for a selected group.
Move Up Move Down | The sequence in which the conditions for each group are tested can be controlled by adjusting their order with the Move Up/Move Down buttons. #### Note: Detail Group 01 is the default group and cannot be updated, removed or moved.
Use Filler line to fill gap between last line and page bottom | (Available when "Include Filler line section" check box on the Main panel is selected) Causes a Filler Line to be output between the last detail line on a page and the bottom of the page.

When a group is added or updated, the conditions associated with the group are set. Any conditions that are assigned use the same filtering mechanism as described in Data Filters with the exception that a detail group is being accepted/rejected rather than data.

Multiple detail line groups will display in the Report Designer as separate sections with yellow section headers.

## See Also

Grouping the Data