Reporting Agent Printing

Hi,
Before digging into the printing functionalities of the reporting agent, could an expert let me know whether the following scenario can be achieved ?
each month, I would need to schedule and print a query that shows the monthly reporting for a hundred cost centers (individually) as well as the nodes of the hierarchy they belong to ? In other words, can I schedule the job in such a way that the print sequence occurs following the structure of the cost center hierarchy ?
Thx very much
Stéphane

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