data field

1	A report item used to display and enter data. A data field typically contains data from a database or other data source.

2	In a BIRT Spreadsheet Designer pivot range, a field that determines the calculated data or summary data that the pivot range displays. Typically, a data field uses a calculation and a database field, such as the sum of sales.

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Actuate BIRT Spreadsheet Designer, data, data source, database, field, pivot range

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