Not sure you caught my meaning since a sub report has it's own query, thus you should have a separate query for each, not combine them into one.
I think you'll have to post a sample of your data, but please don't use your prior method with lots of row spacing in between. Put it in Excel, ensure the columns fit your data, and dump a sample in a post. You'll get a nicely laid out table. The fact that your data is in columns is not conducive to how data is supposed to be stored in a database, so that may be problematic. It should be in rows.
Ive managed to construct the subreports with a top N query and they work well together.
Thank you so much for your help.
I just have one more hurdle. i now need to generate a report chart for my data below taking into account a number of fields "Product","Shift Colour" for the "total falldown" averaged over a given period. This can be in a single chart or multiple charts for the different products.
Ive added an image of a pivot chart below of what id like to do. ive had several attempts in access to try to get it in the access report chart but it doesnt seem to come off the same. is it possible to do this in access report charts?
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Date[/TD]
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Product[/TD]
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Face[/TD]
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Shift Colour[/TD]
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AvgOfTotalFalldown[/TD]
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Product 1[/TD]
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1.5mm[/TD]
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R[/TD]
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4.57%[/TD]
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[TR]
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8/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 1[/TD]
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1.5mm[/TD]
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B[/TD]
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4.27%[/TD]
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[TR]
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9/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 2[/TD]
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4.0mm[/TD]
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R[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71, width: 147, bgcolor: transparent"]
2.04%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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12/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 2[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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R[/TD]
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4.01%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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12/09/2016[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, width: 130, bgcolor: transparent"]
Product 2[/TD]
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4.0mm[/TD]
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K[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71, width: 147, bgcolor: transparent"]
3.81%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69, width: 89, bgcolor: transparent"]
13/09/2016[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, width: 130, bgcolor: transparent"]
Product 3[/TD]
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2.4mm[/TD]
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K[/TD]
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2.13%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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13/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 3[/TD]
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2.4mm[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, width: 109, bgcolor: transparent"]
R[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71, width: 147, bgcolor: transparent"]
4.15%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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13/09/2016[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, width: 130, bgcolor: transparent"]
Product 4[/TD]
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4.0mm[/TD]
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B[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71, width: 147, bgcolor: transparent"]
3.23%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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13/09/2016[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, width: 130, bgcolor: transparent"]
Product 4[/TD]
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4.0mm[/TD]
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K[/TD]
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5.21%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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14/09/2016[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, width: 130, bgcolor: transparent"]
Product 5[/TD]
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2.4mm[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, width: 109, bgcolor: transparent"]
B[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71, width: 147, bgcolor: transparent"]
7.80%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69, width: 89, bgcolor: transparent"]
14/09/2016[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, width: 130, bgcolor: transparent"]
Product 5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, width: 48, bgcolor: transparent"]
2.4mm[/TD]
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K[/TD]
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1.91%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69, width: 89, bgcolor: transparent"]
14/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 6[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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K[/TD]
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2.71%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69, width: 89, bgcolor: transparent"]
14/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 6[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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P[/TD]
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2.39%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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14/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 6[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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R[/TD]
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3.09%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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14/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 7[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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B[/TD]
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12.22%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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14/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 7[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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P[/TD]
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7.63%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69, width: 89, bgcolor: transparent"]
14/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 7[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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R[/TD]
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13.95%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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15/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 8[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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B[/TD]
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10.73%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl69, width: 89, bgcolor: transparent"]
15/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 8[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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K[/TD]
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3.91%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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15/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 8[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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R[/TD]
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4.66%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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15/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 9[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
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B[/TD]
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2.17%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
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15/09/2016[/TD]
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Product 9[/TD]
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3.0mm[/TD]
[TD="class: xl70, width: 109, bgcolor: transparent"]
R[/TD]
[TD="class: xl71, width: 147, bgcolor: transparent"]
2.36%[/TD]
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