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Once we have completed all the modeling steps, we are ready to create our presentation layer.
The presentation layer is the layer of our framework model that is available to report authors.
Create a new namespace called Presentation Layer.
The first thing we must consider while creating our presentation layer is how to create groupings of related items. For example, order lines, order headers, customers, and order items could be a group of items that logically go together; invoice lines, invoice headers, customers, and invoiced items could be another logical group. Generally, we would group together items that make sense from a business viewpoint.
In earlier chapters, we have looked at how to create namespaces and folders. When you want to group like data together, the use of namespaces and folders is essential.
Use folders to create logical groups; unless when you are using DMR, you will need to use namespaces...