The Ad Hoc Editor is the interactive designer where you create and edit an Ad Hoc View, which is where you define the data used in your reports. Here, you can explore and analyze data from your Topic, Domain, or OLAP data source.
This chapter discusses the Ad Hoc Editor and Ad Hoc Views, and includes the following sections:
• Overview of the Ad Hoc Editor
• Working with Standard Crosstabs
• Working with OLAP Connection-based Crosstabs
• Using Filters and Input Controls
• Creating a View from a Domain
After you create an Ad Hoc View, you - and other users with the proper permissions - can run the report, then further refine the displayed information and personalize the look of the report in the Report Viewer. For more information on that process, see Running Reports and the Report Viewer.