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In a section report, you can display totals and subtotals by modifying the summary fields of a TextBox control. Use the following steps to learn how to add totals and subtotals in a report.
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Note: These steps use the Products table from the NWind database. The NWIND.db file can be downloaded from GitHub.
In the ActiveReports Designer, create a new Section report.
As you create a new report, the Report Data Source dialog appears for you to configure the report data connection. You can also access this dialog by clicking the DataSource Icon in the Detail section band.
Choose Custom tab > SQLite Provider in the Report Data Source dialog, and bind the report to Sqlite data using the following connection string and query.
data source=c:\data\NWIND.db
Select * from Products ORDER BY CategoryID
Click OK to close the Report Data Source dialog and return to the report design surface.
Right-click the design surface and select Insert, then Group Header/Footer to add group header and group footer sections to the layout.
With the GroupHeader section selected in the Properties Window, set its DataField property to CategoryID. This groups the data on the report according to the set field.
From the Report Explorer, drag and drop the following fields onto the corresponding sections of the report.
Field Name = CategoryID
Section = GroupHeader
Field Name = ProductName
Section = Detail
Field Name = UnitsInStock
Section = Detail
Field Name = UnitsInStock
Section = GroupFooter
With the UnitsInStock field in the GroupFooter selected, go to the Properties Window and set the following:
Preview the report and see the Sub Total appear below each group of data similar to the following image.
These steps are a continuation of the procedure above. The report generated at the end of this procedure contains totals and subtotals.