What is the difference between master-detail and Breaks?

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What is the difference between master-detail and Breaks?..

Answer / logi

In Section(Master Detail) you can have two or more
different crosstabs or tables(hori/fin) eg. orders,
customer, products etc
Where as In break one block is break into groups and
subtotal is shown eg customer can be broken into
country/state/city

In Section(Master Detail) you can have charts for each
section or detail. can have chart and table combination as
well.
Whereas in Breaks u cannot inseart a chart for each of the
groups formed out of break

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What is the difference between master-detail and Breaks?..

Answer / thirupal naik banavath

Section:the grouped value appears as a header outside the
block,and groups the entire report.

Break:the grouped value appears as a header within the
block.

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What is the difference between master-detail and Breaks?..

Answer / subhash

In break common fields are deleted whereas in master-
detail , we declare certain entity as a master to get the
detailed information or report in this case the table
format is changed.

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