# Reporting/Updating/Calculation Functions

These functions carry out reporting (retrieving data), updating (loading data) and calculation (aggregating data) tasks against the active database.

Function | Description
EssReport() | Sends a report specification to the active database as a single string.
EssBeginReport() | Starts sending a report specification to the active database.
EssEndReport() | Marks the end of a report specification being sent to the active database.
EssUpdate() | Sends an update to the active database as a single string.
EssBeginUpdate() | Starts sending an update specification to the active database.
EssEndUpdate() | Marks the end of an update specification being sent to the active database.
EssGetString() | Gets a string of data from the active database.
EssSendString() | Sends a string of data to the active database.
EssCalc() | Sends and optionally executes a calc script against the active database as a single string.
EssBeginCalc() | Starts sending a calc script and optionally executes it against the active database.
EssEndCalc() | Marks the end of a calc script being sent to the active database.
EssDefaultCalc() | Executes the default calculation for the active database.
EssGetDefaultCalc() | Gets the default calc script for the active database.
EssListCalcFunctions | Lists all available calculator functions.
EssSetDefaultCalc() | Sets the default calc script for a database.