Report creation with ReportBuilder can be divided into four main activities:

• Select - Refers to the selection of data;

• Design - Refers to creating a layout that describes how the document should look;

• Process - Refers to the manipulation of the data or the layout in order to control the generation of the document more precisely;

• Generate - Refers to the creation of the actual document.

ReportBuilder handles the Generate step for you, and with the help of this guide, you can certainly master the Select, Design, and Process activities. First, let's get a better handle on these rather abstract concepts.