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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 |
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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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