Finding report builder very "flakey"

I'm using the report builder and finding several issues with
it .
Now it may just be my install of the app but have uninstalled
it and re-installed.
I am finding that when you set up the relationships up in the
query builder save the query come out and go back in the
relationships have been reset to a striaght forwrd = instead of
either a one to many or a many to one relationship.
Each time i have to go back in and reset these before
previewing.
Also it seems to crash alot, i have the latest build of the
program.
Very frustrating when you are trying to create reports in a
limited time scale.
Matt

I solved it... I just created the "IF" (Case) statement
within the SQL Source data instead of a calculated field on the
report.

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Report Builder very slow when using NOt Equal

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How to find the maximum of group sums within a specific column using report builder 3.0

Hi
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I have attached a screenshot since a picture is worth more than my words. I have also included some sample data
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Here is some sample data for Product A
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A 10 1/1/2104 2014 1
1 1
A 3 1/1/2014 2014 1
1 1
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1 2
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1 3
A 20 1/9/2104 2014 1
2 2
A 5 1/9/2104 2014 1
2 2
A 20 1/10/2014 2014 1
2 3
A 60 1/10/2104 2014 1
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I would like to show that in week 2 the maximum number of cases shipped on any day is 80 (1/10/2104)
I would also like to show that in perpost (month) 1 the maximum
number of cases shipped on any day is 80 (1/10/2104)

Hi
I was able to find a solution
I built a new dataset in report builder using the same table as before but tried out the "Group and Aggregate" function and for the case_ship
field I chose "Sum" as my aggregate.... In essence this gave me a very cool and easy daliy sum of the shipped cases.
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year.
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I'm hoping there's someone who has the time to help me: We are using Report Builder 9, Oracle 9i, and E-Business Suite 11.5.10.
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Srini,
Thanks so much for your reply!!!
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Query a dataset in MS SQL Server Report Builder and get splitted output of one of the fields

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I have a dataset in MS SQL Server Report Builder containing some rows like the following:
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try like this..
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CF Report Builder and Excel format

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I was trying to display a report in excel format in report builder. It shows the data, but I do not find the print button options, whereas I can see it with other formats. Is this the way it is, or do I need to format anything more within my report for showing up the print button option?This is only happening for excel format
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Hi Keiko,
Yes, CF Report builder is new and initially there was few
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Dear all,
I would like to get your opinions on CF Report Builder and
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Hi Keiko,
Yes, CF Report builder is new and initially there was few
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Well, I am using CF Report Builder. It's good for me. You can
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reports.
Mainly CF Report is platform independent and you can also
generate reports in PDF, EXCEL and FlashPaper.
Crystal Report is no doubt is very good, and it's there for
long years. I agree you can create complex reports with this, but
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Report Builder and you can judge then.
I am sure you will have fun with CF.
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(www.mindfiresolutions.com)

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Oracle® Application Server Reports Services Publishing Reports to the Web
10g Release 2 (10.1.2)
B14048-02
13 Running Report Requests
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