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title: "2. Table Selection"
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# 2. Table Selection

### **2. Table Selection**

**Ad-Hoc Report Wizard: Tables**

When creating a new Ad-Hoc Report, the first key component that is necessary is to specify the **primary table/area** that the ad-hoc report is using.

**Primary Table**

1. When creating a new report, the **Ad-Hoc Report Manager: Tables** screen displays immediately after clicking **Save & Continue** on the **Overview** page. If editing an existing report, click **Tables** on the side menu.

2. Select the Primary Table for the report from the pick-list that will be involved in the report.

![Table Selection Dropdown](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Ad-Hoc%20Report%20Manager%20Tables.png)

**Additional Sub/Linked T****ables** 1. To add any of the additional related/sub/linked tables to the ad-hoc report, click **Click to Add**.

2. The **Add Ad-Hoc Sub Table** pop-up window displays. Open the pick-list, select the desired table, and click **Add Sub Table**.

3. Repeat Selection of additional tables as necessary.

4. For each sub/linked table, optionally, click **Choose** to select a colour for the rows with the table's data on the run report.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/Selected%20Tables(1).png)

5. To remove a sub/linked table, click the **red X icon** (![](https://cdn.document360.io/e3626857-1fb5-4e27-b278-2d3fc5508be4/Images/Documentation/2.-table-selection-image-vu9ahqho.png)).

Once the all of the desired tables have been selected, click **Continue to Field Selection** at the bottom of the page to save all the information and move on to the next in the Ad-Hoc Report Wizard, **Field Selection**. If editing an existing report, click **Field Selection** on the side menu to navigate to that screen.