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10. Creating Reports > Filtering and Sorting a Report
Reports offer much the same filtering and sorting features that you learned to use with the datasheet in Chapter 3. In addition, you have options for grouping and subtotals, which you’ll explore in Chapter 11.
The ProductCatalog report presents all the records from the Products table. However, reports often need to filter out just an important subset of information. For example, you may want to analyze the sales of products in a specific category or the orders made by customers in a specific city. In the case of the ProductCatalog, it’s logical to leave out discontinued items. After all, there’s no reason for Boutique Fudge to advertise items it no longer sells.
