In the same fashion as we discussed regarding pages in Chapter 4, Pages – The Interactive Interface, when we want to create a new report of a type that we haven't made recently (or at all), it's a good idea to find another report that is similar in an important way and study it. We should also check if there is a Business Central pattern defined for an applicable category of report. As the minimum, in both of these investigations, we will learn how the developers of Business Central solved a data flow, totaling, or filtering challenge. In the best case, we will find a model that we can follow closely, respectfully plagiarizing (copying) a working solution, thus saving ourselves much time and effort.
Often, it is useful to look at two or three of the standard Business Central reports for similar functions to see how they are constructed. There is no sense in reinventing the design for a report of a particular type when someone...