Question

I haven’t worked with SQL Reporting much, however I have been trying to get my results to appear in a specific way but I just can’t seem to figure out how to format / group my results.

The data that I am receiving from my query resembles the following:

• ID Number (This is what the items will be grouped by)
• Display Name (Corresponds to ID Number 1:1)
• Study Date/Time (Studies have a many-to-one relationship with ID Numbers)
• Study Description

Basically, I am trying to format my results as follows:

DISPLAY NAME (NUMBER OF STUDIES)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STUDY DATE / TIME           |  STUDY DESCRIPTION                                 
----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------
01/16/2012 12:34 AM         |  EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION 1
02/22/2012 02:22 PM         |  EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION 2

I have tinkered with the grouping several times I am able to have the name appear on the left-hand side and list all of the studies to the right, however I am trying to achieve the appearance listed above but am not having any luck.

Any suggestions would be more than welcome and I will try to provide any additional details if needed.

Answer 1

• Group by ID Number.
• Include two group header rows – one for Display Name and count of rows, one for column headings.
• Include a detail row to list study date/time and description.
• You may want to include a group footer with a space in it, to insert a blank line between one group and the next.