It is possible to print information from matrices in the report. A matrix is the grid that appears in many registers. For example, an Invoice contains a matrix listing the Invoice Items. We will now illustrate printing information from a matrix by listing Invoice Items in our Customer list report. Follow these steps:

Return to the Report Definition record and go to the 'Data' card.
Click on the line in the report display area marked "Register: Invoices..." to select the Invoice register.
Click the [Matrix] button. Because you clicked on the Invoice register line in step 2, the 'Matrix Rows' dialogue box already contains the correct defaults when it opens:

Register/Block

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Specify the "mother" register here: the register to which the matrix belongs. In the example, the Invoice Items matrix belongs to the Invoice register, so that register is entered here.

Mother Record

Enter the name of the variable containing the current record (the record currently being printed) in the mother register.

Variable Name

Enter a name for the variable that will contain the current matrix record (in the example, the current Invoice Item).

Level

The matrix should be on a level one below that of the mother register.
Click [OK] to save the matrix. A "Register Matrix:" line is added to the report display area, indented to show that it's on the third level:

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