Related Topics

Introduction to Ad Hoc Views

Elements of an Ad Hoc View

Ad Hoc Views in the Zoola Workflow

The Ad Hoc Editor

In some circumstances, it is important to create a Topic based on the Domain and data settings you chose. In other circumstances, creating a Topic isn't necessary. The main consideration is how reports based on the Domain-based view are used. The following table explains the choices:

Result	Action	Explanation
Create a single-use report from the Domain with your settings.	Click Table, Chart, or Crosstab after defining your settings in the Data Chooser, then format the view and create your report.	Your field selections appear in the Ad Hoc Editor and you can create views from them, but the settings themselves are not saved.
Run a report repeatedly as is or with prompting for new input, or make very similar reports in the Ad Hoc Editor.	Click Table, Chart, or Crosstab after defining your settings in the Data Chooser, then format and save the view in the Ad Hoc Editor.	After you save a view, users can create reports to be run from it repeatedly and be prompted for input each time if you defined unlocked filters.
Reuse your field, filter, and display settings on this Domain to create new views with different formatting.	After saving your settings as a Domain Topic on the Save as Topic page of the Data Chooser, start a new view and choose your Domain Topic from the Domains tab.	Domain Topics appear on the Topics tab when you start a view.
Be able to modify one or more of the settings you made in the Data Chooser wizard.	After saving your settings as a Domain Topic on the Save as Topic page of the Data Chooser, find your Domain Topic in the repository and open it in the Domain Designer.	Domain Topics can be edited. After you save your changes, you can create views based on the modified Domain Topic.
Create views from the same repository data source but with different Domain settings, such as derived fields and different joins to make new fields available in a report.	Edit the Domain and save it with a new name. Then start a new view and choose your data from the new Domain.	Domains provide advanced functionality such as table joins and derived fields based directly on a data source. Domains usually require administrator permissions to create and modify.

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