About XML Reports  

XML Reports offer a powerful way of creating parameter driven reports in Recorder 6.

Key features are :-

• Run from within Recorder  
• All Recorder 6 tables can be used in reports
• Recorder 6 User Defined Functions (UDF's) can be used
• External CSV files can be accessed as tables 
• Recorder filter files (generated when importing data) can be accessed as tables
• Rucksacks can be accessed and used as tables
• Record selection is parameter driven based on user defined criteria 
• Output sort order is parameter driven based on user defined criteria
• Column output order and width user defined 
• Can be run as Quick reports from main Recorder windows
• Access to Recorder records from the reports
• Export report output in many different formats
• Easy to share with others

XML reports can not be used to update the system supplied tables in Recorder database, but a separate facility XML Batch Updates can be used to do this. Some limited Help for XML Batch Updates is included in this help system.  Note that XML reports can update tables where permission has been granted to 'public' . This allows additional table to be added to the R6 database for reporting purposes as long as the appropriate permssions are granted.